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Hi Kay, that is interesting. First looking at it, thought it might be Casper Reardon, but I don’t think it is. I am wondering it that is one of Robert Maxwell’s brothers, Abe or Myor Rosen.
Is a very nice picture, did you bid on it?
If you can find the music, it is not a hard piece at all to play on the harp. Typical Puccini writing. I just beef it up with bigger chords and arpeggios in the B section.
This is interesting. I have had this happen many times in the past because I played songs that people knew. My instinct was to slow down and follow them, that is the accompanist in me I guess.
A weird one that happened was I was playing before a wedding. I have an arrangement that I did of Chi il bel sogno di Doretta from Pucinni’s La Rondine. Not many people know this beautiful aria, but from behind me, as I was playing, this woman began to sing, what a lovely voice she had! I continued to play and she sang never missing a beat!
I want to tell everyone about a piece that was brought to me this past holiday season.
Norman Dello Joio’s The Holy Infant’s Lullaby. It is written for Piano and Medium Voice.
This is a beautiful work and found that it works very well on the harp. I listen to a recording of it down with a piano, but I think it sounds so much better on the harp. It is not that difficult, probably in the interm area of playing.
If you have a vocialist looking for something to do with you next season, think about this work.
There is a wonderful German composer Gregor Peters-Ray has written a piece for Flute and Harp called Drei Duos (Three Duos) My flutist and I just love this work and you can print a copy for FREE right from his website. He encourges you to do so.
Here is a link to the page where this work is located
The lady that I mentioned above, the correct spelling of her name is Maryce R Pickering. She died in Lafayette LA in 1977.
Your right Carl, I gave in a did support them. Even with my neg comments, I have to admit that we are lucky here in Denver to have a 24/7 Classical station and they do support the local arts very well.
As for internet listening. I love to listen to Beethoven.com out of Hartford Conn. They even take request!
Very nice work. Have you ever had a harpist actually play any of them? Nice computer reproduction of the harp too.
I have had one of those concert night mares where I am trying to get dressed and get to a concert, running late and when I get there realize that I forgot the harp!
