Nosferatu and Light (or lack thereof)
I am reading Dracula for the first time. It seemed appropriate to start a classic horror novel in October. Even more so because on October 18th and 19th I played …
Recording “The Road Home From Skye”: Day Five in the Studio
Day One in the Studio
Day Two in the Studio
Day Three in the Studio
Day Four in the Studio
Day Five
In the evenings between the recording sessions, I listened to the mixes we …
Recording “The Road Home From Skye”: Day Four in the Studio
Day One in the Studio
Day Two in the Studio
Day Three in the Studio
Day Four
Hannah Flowers joined us on the fourth day. She brought with her the most amazing almond-flavored scones. …
Recording “The Road Home From Skye”: Day Two in the Studio
Recording “The Road Home From Skye”: Day One in the Studio
Day Two
My dad stopped by the studio to take some videos and photos of me, since I always forget. I …
Recording “The Road Home From Skye”: Day One in the Studio
Day One
I encountered morning rush hour on my way to the studio – to my shock. (Why do I always forget that rush hour is a thing?)
It took about forty …
A Harp Weekend in Bemidji
Two weeks ago I spent a few days in Bemidji doing harp stuff.
My schedule included playing 2nd harp on Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, giving …
Practicing for Any Contingency (Part 3): Six Ways to Prepare For An Orchestra Gig as a harpist
In Part 1 and Part 2 of the series Practicing for Any Contingency, I shared tips on preparing for background harp gigs and for solo harp concerts. In this post …
Practicing for Any Contingency (Part 2): Six Ways to Prepare for a Solo Harp Concert
In my first post of the series, Practicing for Any Contingency (Part 1) : Six Unorthodox Ways To Prepare for a Background Harp Gig, I talked about all the things …
March Showers Are Better than February Snow Storms
New challenges
No really, I DO want you to come to harp lessons. See, I even built this lovely obstacle course on my sidewalk for you….”
Somehow I thought that when the …
Practicing for Any Contingency (Part 1): Six Unorthodox Ways To Prepare for a Background Harp Gig
1. Practice with a light shining in your face.
Once I played harp for a lovely wedding reception on a cruise boat. Dramatic clouds spotted the western sky as a glowing …