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I have a recording of While Shepherds Watched in which the last verse ends:
“Good-will henceforth from heaven to men
Begin and never”and the recording stops dead on the unresolved chord.
For higher levels, look at http://www.abrsm.org/?page=exams/diplomas, and follow links for performance.
Another good place to look is the ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) website in the UK.
Miles – if you’re in the UK have a look at affairsoftheharp.com – there’s a big section of adverts and you can phone or e-mail Geraldine, who is very helpful (and charmingly eccentric).
Go easy, guys – I’m sure we all agree that what was written for two harps should be played on two harps, but it is only right to consider each case on its merits.
I posted the original enquiry and in the end did as Elizabeth suggests: they had a keyboard player for the celesta (using an electronic keyboard) and he played the other harp part in Mercury.
This link takes you to the harp page of the BBC’s (rather basic) guide to the orchestra: you will find there a link to hear the range of the instrument.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/guide/harp.shtml
And this one takes you to Catrin Finch playing the overture to Britten’s Suite for Harp.
Ask the faculty for her CV (resume) as a harpist. They are selling you a service: you want to understand what they are offering.
Ask the faculty for her CV (resume) as a harpist. They are selling you a service: you want to understand what they are offering.
Ask the faculty for her CV (resume) as a harpist. They are selling you a service: you want to understand what they are offering.
