[nataliecannedy]

Hi Karen,

I know I’m a few months late, but I’m wondering if you worked out that Grandjany Noel Provencal? If you haven’t, you definitely should give it a try. My daughter plays it beautifully on her lever harp (L&H Prelude). If you haven’t pursued it already, and decide to, I’d be happy to ask her what adaptations she may have made.
Natalie

[nataliecannedy]

My daughter just joined our area Youth Orchestra, with her Lyon and Healy Prelude Lever harp. We realize there may be difficulties ahead, and know this may lead to her wanting a pedal harp. However, so far this experience has been exciting. She loves all the buzz of the orchestra. On her first day, she found she did not have a part in two of the assigned three pieces. She knew that might happen; her harp teacher had joked beforehand that she should take up knitting to keep her busy in the down time. During the first piece, she looked over her music and wrote in where to make lever changes. It was a complicated piece, so she looked ahead to help make the first playing a bit more comfortable. To her surprise, she was pulled over to the Timpani. A quick lesson later, and she was making music she never imagined she’d make! By the time the final piece came up, when she could play, she was warmed up and already felt like a key part of the orchestra. Hopefully this experience encourages other young lever harpists.

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