Composer’s Spotlight Series: Sahar Abasi plays ‘Nataliana’
In this interview, Sahar shares her experience playing Nataliana. She likes Nataliana because it is both ‘simple but challenging’ to play. She also encourages others who want to play the piece to put their emotions as they play Nataliana.
Sahar Abasi
Sahar Abasi is the solo harpist of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. She is also in Iran’s other orchestras, Ensembles, and Pop music bands.
Sahar works as a session player & studio recording artist for film soundtracks, animations, and other song tracks in multiple studios. She is a harp instructor and a representative & technician of Abasi Tar & Harp Company, the only factory manufacturing harp with international standards in Iran.
Do you WANT to play Nataliana?
Nataliana (PDF Download of Sheet Music for Lever or Pedal Harp)
A Mini-Interview with Sahar
How would you describe your experience of playing the piece?
What do people say when you play this piece? Do you have favorite memories of people’s reactions to it?
What drew you to this piece – why did you choose to learn it?
What does this piece add to your repertoire (and/or your life) that you didn’t have before?
What would you tell someone else who’s thinking of learning this piece that you wish you’d known before you learned it?
What do you think you can get from working directly with the composer of the piece that you can’t get from the sheet music?
Anything else you want to say?
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