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One of my gig book favorites is Eleanor Fell’s arrangement of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd
Piano Concerto. It carries well and seems to be appreciated by listeners of many ages and backgrounds.Hi, Mary! Kerstin Allvin did a recording of harp and flute Christmas pieces several years ago. It’s called Comfort and Joy, and can be found on Spotify. If you like the arrangements, Kerstin might share some of them with you. She is on Facebook.
A friend made a Medieval looking gown for me a few years ago. I’ve worn it for several Halloween themed concerts. If any asks, I say I’m the queen of the pedals!
Thanks for the suggestions! I did suggest to the student and her mother in person that they talk with someone at her school about having a secure place to store her folk harp. I also mentioned that suggestion to her father in an email. … Every lesson since then has been cancelled. I don’t think the motivation to learn the instrument is really there.
This is a blog that is not harp specific. It deals with building careers in the ever-changing world of music business!
First, I want to get an appropriate fee in mind, then figure what’s the lowest I’d be willing to discount it for less affluent sites.
“Nocturne” from the group Secret Garden is a pretty tune! The piano sheet music I found/downloaded is very harp friendly as written. The music I bought says it’s by Borodin, but it’s the exact same music that’s also listed as by Rolf Lovland. He also wrote “You Raise Me Up” which is becoming quite popular with brides. I believe there is a harp arrangement of that one.
I’ve used this CPE Bach piece before, and have enjoyed it. I also found a listing for a harp and organ piece by Alfred Holy, called “Legend for harp and organ, Op. 32.” I’m not familiar with that work, but it might be interesting to see what it looks like.
Three Duets for Organ and Harp (or Keyboard) by CPE Bach, edited by Ludwig Altman, with performance options by Linda Wood and Dale Wood, 1976, originally written for a musical clock using flute pipes and harp
I’ve found that using Bow Brand – Concedo gut strings on the second octave helps a lot. The strings that are normally clear are white
