A live performance of Deborah Henson- Conant’s wild and wonderful Baroque Flamenco! Recorded July 16th, 2022 in Wickham Market, UK. Want to play Baroque Flamenco? Buy the sheet music at Deborah’s website (includes versions for small, medium, and large sized harps!) Joris Beets was kind enough to take some time to chat with me at […]
When I last wrote I’d just arrived in the UK. Since then I’ve spent a week in Suffolk, starting with a solo concert in Wickham Market on Saturday, July 16th. It was a real joy to perform again in front of a live audience. I’ll post some clips from the concert soon, but you can
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July 12, 2022 And I’m off! Off on a big adventure. I’m planning to spend my summer and fall in Europe – something that was originally scheduled for 2020… :) Hoping that it all goes smoothly and excited to travel, perform, meet old friends and make new ones! My first stop is the UK, where
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I’m headed to Cardiff, Wales, to perform at the World Harp Congress this July, but before I do that I will be giving a solo concert in Wickham Market in Suffolk! See you there :)
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Marcel Tournier’s Etude de Concert (Au Matin) is beautifully expressive piece that’s also lots of fun to play. As well as this performance, I just posted a Harp Tuesday episode on it: And speaking of Harp Tuesday, lets catch up with some other recent episodes:
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I’m getting ready to travel and perform for the first time since the start of the pandemic! It feels exciting (and a little scary and strange). I’ll be in the DC area on Monday, April 25th. Here are the details: Levine Music – Silver Hills CampusPOLINGER HALL 900 Wayne Avenue, 2nd FloorSilver Spring, MD 20910
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This week’s Harp Tuesday episode: Practice in sections Analyze the piece Test yourself
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First, a music video: Here’s the accompanying Harp Tuesday episode on “Au Bord de Ruisseau”: And this week’s episode:
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The time signatures of 3/4 and 6/8 both contain a total of six 8th notes. So what is the difference between them?? This is a question I’ve often been asked by students, and in this video I attempt to answer. (Quick answer – 3/4 has 3 beats or pulses per bar, and 6/8 only has
First, a look at the process of recording yourself, listening back, and refining and shaping a piece of music: And then a look at the technique of muffling a string before changing a lever:
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