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All posts tagged orchestra

Nosferatu and Light (or lack thereof)

3 years ago

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 …

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Practicing for Any Contingency (Part 3): Six Ways to Prepare For An Orchestra Gig as a harpist

3 years ago

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 …

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harp music stand rehearsal

Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Russian Easter Overture:” Harp part, page 4

4 years ago

This Sunday afternoon I will be performing harp on the “Russian Easter Overture” for the third time. I love it when I get to repeat an orchestral work because I …

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On Thumbs and Appreciating 20th Century Music

5 years ago

You don’t appreciate your thumbs until you lose one for awhile.

Isn’t it always like that in life? You’ve got a good thing going – full use of all ten fingers …

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A peripatetic part-time orchestra harpist

6 years ago

Why peripatetic?
Well because it’s a great word that for me it will forever summon to mind Elizabeth Peters’ thrilling novel set in 1890’s Egypt, “The Crocodile on the Sandbank,” in …

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10 Ways to Enjoy an Orchestra Concert

8 years ago

… whether or not you’re a music-lover.

Photo credit: ubackdrop/ Foter / CC BY-NC

The best place to sit in an orchestra concert is, of course, on stage. The conductor’s face will …

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Harp strings

My Author and Conductor

9 years ago

There is a sentence in the book Hebrews that I love. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set …

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Osmo Vanska conducts

A Tale of Two Orchestras

10 years ago

Today I read an alarming article from Minnesota Public Radio entitled, “Do the Twin Cities Need 2 Orchestras?” by Euan Kerr. The title, in my opinion, is phrased to be …

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Reflections from the Concert Hall Stage | Harp in Orchestra

10 years ago

“My moist hands rest loosely on the black film of my skirt. The air around me shakes and I feel the excitement of my fellow musicians through my feet on …

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Recital featuring Jacob Tews

10 years ago

Come hear the world premier of two orchestral works by violist Jacob Tews:

knowing the river: a narrative for viola and orchestra in three acts and
Chamber Symphony, ‘Three Reflections’

Jacob …

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Lever Harp Series – Online

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