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Stephanie Claussen playing harp at MN Scottish Fair

Practicing for Any Contingency (Part 2): Six Ways to Prepare for a Solo Harp Concert

1 year ago

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 …

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Enjoying the drudgery

2 years ago

Sometimes a piece reaches that in-between stage where it can truthfully claim almost all the right notes, correct timing, and a decent set of dynamics. And there the piece languishes, …

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A Performance Observed: Fear and Elation

3 years ago

March 25th, 2017

Yesterday I joined a visiting wind ensemble for a concert of Navarro’s “Clarinet Concerto N. 1” and David Maslanka’ “A Child’s Garden of Dreams.” I had played the …

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Reflections from the Concert Hall Stage | Harp in Orchestra

8 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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Harpist Keeping Busy During Covid-19

The first few weeks were special. I felt so free to work on projects that I never had time for before. I composed more music in March and April of …

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Light So Brilliant: Christmas Carols and Tunes for Solo Harp

“Evoking an ancient rather than modern setting, Claussen’s renditions contain variations that intermediate through advanced harpists will find both intricate and satisfying.”

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