{"id":6102,"date":"2015-08-24T07:54:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T11:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harpcolumnmusic.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6102"},"modified":"2026-07-11T14:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:57:52","slug":"bernards-christmas-complete-set","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/megan-metheney\/bernards-christmas-complete-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernard&#8217;s Christmas\u2014Complete Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to tracks\u00a0from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=bernards-christmas-complete-set\">Bernard&#8217;s Christmas<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernard&#039;s Christmas: Variations On Works By Bernard Andres\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=OLAK5uy_msdS4ct-rFFrFXr47SvVq-eZhxDDh0aVI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Notes from the Arranger:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The idea for this project arose during a holiday season many years ago after I had discovered the hauntingly beautiful music of Mr. Andr\u00e8s. As Mr. Andr\u00e8s\u2019 compositions shared the music stand with my holiday repertoire, one thing led to another and these arrangements began. Throughout this project, I have attempted to convey my love for Mr. Andr\u00e8s\u2019 complex yet simple style and my appreciation for his contributions to the contemporary harp repertoire, both for the beginning and advanced harpist. Some of these arrangements contain a small phrase of an Andres&#8217; composition juxtaposed with a carol; some are set as medleys, while others combine the two parts so that they are played simultaneously. Because most of the tracks were improvised in the recording studio, the arrangement on the page might differ slightly from the recording; nevertheless, I&#8217;ve done my best to notate what actually &#8220;happened.&#8221; I recorded these pieces on a 38-string lever harp, but I\u2019ve included markings for both pedals and levers. Lever changes are indicated in the score with diamond-headed notes while pedal changes are written below the score. I did not add fingerings to Mr. Andr\u00e8s\u2019 music unless they were indicated in the original publication. Chord symbols were added, when useful, in hopes that you will enjoy experimenting with these pieces as much as I have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Metheney has published the arrangements featured on her 2014 album <em>Bernard&#8217;s Christmas: Variations on Works by Bernard Andr\u00e8s<\/em>, in this collection for solo lever or pedal harp. Each pieces uses a\u00a0selection of music by Bernard\u00a0Andr\u00e8s and combines it\u00a0with a Christmas carol. &#8220;Metheney should be thanked for her juicy addition to the Christmas repertoire,&#8221; said Alison Young in a <a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/bernards-christmas\/\"><em>Harp Column<\/em> magazine review<\/a> of the recording. See below for more notes from the arranger. The arrangements are available as a complete set, or individually.\u00a0Included are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=rimbambelle-5-carol-of-the-bells\">Ribambelle #5 \/ Carol of the Bells<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=marelles-9-unto-us-is-born-a-son\">Marelles #9 \/ Unto us is Born a Son<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=alkermes-1-gabriels-message\">Alkermes #1 \/ Gabriel\u2019s Message<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=ribambelle-1-the-first-noel\">Ribambelle #1 \/ The First Noel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=marelles-12-tomorrow-shall-b-my-dancing-day\">Marelles #12 \/ Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=asters-6-whence-comes-this-rush-of-wings\">Asters #6 \/ Whence Comes This Rush of Wings?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=les-petits-pas-12-still-still-still\">Les Petits Pas #12 \/ Still Still Still<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=a-martine-what-child-is-this\">A Martine \/ What Child is This?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=ribambelle-8-coventry-carol\">Ribambelle #8 \/ Coventry Carol<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=un-bal-a-la-campagne-people-look-east\">Un bal \u00e0 la Campagne: Promenade \/ People, Look East<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=aquatintes-3-we-three-kings-of-orient-are\">Aquatintes #3 \/ We Three Kings of Orient Are<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=les-petits-pas-1-o-come-o-come-emmanuel\">Les Petits Pas #1 \/ O Come, O Come, Emmanuel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=marelles-4-whence-is-that-goodly-fragrance\">Marelles #4 \/ Whence is that Goodly Fragrance?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=asters-2-christ-was-born-on-christmas-day\">Asters #2 \/ Christ was Born on Christmas Day<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=danses-dautomne-5-o-come-all-ye-faithful\">Danses d\u2019Automne #5 \/ O Come, All Ye Faithful<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=tiento-par-pablo-i-wonder-as-i-wander\">Tiento Per Pablo \/ I Wonder as I Wander<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?product=ribambelle-3-bring-a-torch-jeannette-isabella\">Ribambelle #3 \/ Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This collection is a PDF download available for <strong>$25.00<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Click titles to purchase pieces\u00a0individually\u00a0for <strong>$4.00<\/strong> each)<\/p>\n<p>Length: 50 pgs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[408],"product_tag":[8411,1079,411,517,434,1394,570,477,480,1435,1436],"class_list":["post-6102","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-megan-metheney","product_tag-split-products","product_tag-alisons-picks-18","product_tag-bernards-christmas","product_tag-best-seller","product_tag-christmas","product_tag-christmas-collection","product_tag-collection","product_tag-harp-solo","product_tag-holiday","product_tag-holiday-staff-pick","product_tag-holiday-staff-solo","pa_artist-metheney-megan","pa_collection-collection","pa_composer-andres-bernard","pa_composer-various","pa_genre-folk-traditional","pa_harp-type-harp-lever","pa_instrumentation-harp-solo","pa_level-intermediate","pa_occasion-christmas","first","instock","downloadable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=6102"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6102"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}