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Hi Lyn
I just saw that you are thinking of coming on this year’s Retreat to the Harp. Please do, it will be fun! Last year, none of the participants knew each other, arrived terrified and left with 13 new adult harpy friends! I would be very happy to put you in contact with a couple of participants who came last year and have signed up to come again this year.Eleanor Turner has arranged Libertango
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GigdOAPLe0g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This year, Sarah Schuster’s ’20th Century Harp Sonatas’ CD was nominated in the ‘best solo instrumental performance’ category…a huge achievement…the CD is excellent!
Do you know about the following workshop at the RCM?
05/10/2010
Inner Parry Room at 14:00C P E Bach’s Sonata for harp is a standard for most harpists today. Italian harpist and authority on this sonata, Emanuela Degli Esposti gives us an insight into her interpretation of the music.Hiya
I am in Crystal Palace, near Croydon and could help. Send me an email: keziahthomas@hotmail.com
Two little stories:
In a singing lesson at school I fainted…no lunch, a hot day and lots of breathing exercises…my poor teacher was so worried!
In another lesson (not saying when, who etc…) I went to the toilet in the middle of the lesson only to be greeted by the teachers partner having a shower. Was mortified…I always tell my boyfriend to lock the door if I’m teaching.
A Minstrels Gallery by Skaila Kanga has about 30 pieces for lever or pedal harp. It is beginner/grade 1 or 2 level and has 3 or 4 fun pieces with effects. There is one called The Snake Charmer. Spooky City…you can imagine what they’re like!
Well being 25 last week, maybe I’m getting old but I find the kids are impressed by the following (some prob uk famous only ie. haven’t managed to break america yet!!!!)
Busted (my pupils esp love their home-made loveingly by me arrangements for grade 1 harp)
Daniel Bedingfield
Will Young
David Grey
Nora Jones
Harry Potter film music
Guys love Lord of the Rings music
U2, basically any songs you hear on the radio that would some better on the harp!
Also, UK rapper Dizzy Rascal has a sample form South Pacific in his latest single so you may be that cool without even realising it!Thank you for the greeting-I played for someone’s wedding that day!!!!!
I have the Nora Jones 1st album book-Come Away with Me and there are about 4 song which sound ok although they are quite tricky to translate as her melodies are so vocal (hope this makes sense)
South Pacific….Dizzy Rascal is SO funny, you must try and hear the song but the chorus is ‘How you gonna make a dream come true’ from the show.Alex, Happy New Year, boy have I missed out on some gems!!!!
Men’s feet are generally disgusting; pongy and hairy toes I’m thinking so…. I’d advise very bad idea if you are trying to look appealing (main reason to play the harp in my opinion!)Message to Christian:
Are you sure you’re cool and hip?..EMINEM is the coreect spelling or maybe you mean’t someone more ‘underground’?Re. pedals can’t damage….I have a scar on my foot from a pedal springing up, maybe ok in Faure but watch out for Boulez!
Flattery will get you everywhere!!!! But I’m not the one with the ????’s!! Wish I was more funky too, but unfortunately I’m not blessed with such an interesting voice as Joanna. However YOU should def go for it especially if you add some other instruments -maybe a bit less acoustic could be good? Let me know how your recording goes…..
Hi Alex,
I got my copy at last…..and I love it!!!! Been emailing all my harp buddies to buy it too. Think me and you should be her UK distributors or a least get free concert tickets?!! I’m really enjoying her crazy poetry and especially the non-harpy harp playing. I think most people would imagine harp and voice to be folky new-age wishy washy but it’s really funky and rhythmical. Lovin’ It!!!!!Hi again Alex! I sympathise 100% with this….I have the same problem. I live in a flat and the lady above me hates my harp playing/teaching. She is a shift worker and sometimes sleeps in the day when I need to play. I have lived here for 2 years and it is such
I was using the Ricordi edition but now have the Billaudot edition. It has been revised by Marielle Nordmann and has some great fingering.
I’ve been practising it all morning so next time i’ll be thinking of you! Ps. re the octaves at the end Marielle has a bracket round some so I think she’s suggesting splitting them between the hands and leaving leaving out a line….if i’m correct…..yipee!!!!!!!
