Jul 12, 2017 | harp, Harping & Harpists, Harps, Performance, Tour Diaries |
July 12, 2017 – Hong Kong – World Harp Congress As harp players, we spend a lot of time thinking about transport. Stuffing harps into elevators, taxis, trunks, vans, station wagons. This particular elevator was a tiny one, a slow 14 floors, and it was the...
Jul 11, 2017 | harp, Harping & Harpists, People I Meet, Tour Diaries |
July 11, 2017 – Hong Kong – World Harp Congress This may look like a simple photo of a mother, a daughter and a harp — but what I see is a new generation of dreaming. Last week I was in Hong Kong at the World Harp Congress. After a lunchtime harp...
Jul 11, 2017 | harp, Harping & Harpists, Harps, Tour Diaries |
It’s not every day you have a signature harp built for you, and I’m so deeply proud of my signature harp, the CAMAC “DHC” – it’s changed my life and given me a way to fully express my creative voice. It’s a creative marriage...
Jul 6, 2017 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Online Courses |
Do you ever wish you could just let go and play music? Or draw – or sing – or dance? Nobody is stopping you. But you can’t. And is it true? Is it TRUE that nobody’s stopping you? You feel tied down by a thousand tiny silken voices like the...
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Jul 5, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Danny Boy (for lever or pedal harp) ~ NEW VERSION IN 2019 – for LEVER and PEDAL harp. This is DHC’s arrangement of the traditional classic. Deborah says: “I always loved this tune and the story behind it, and enjoyed re-harmonizing the simple melody....
Jul 2, 2017 | Composing, Musical Theater |
I was in NYC just one week ago today for a “Writer-Producer” speed date presented by the “Theater Resources Unlimited” (TruOnline.org) folks. It was GREAT!!! Despite the fact that I locked myself out of my cellphone (I recommend NOT ever doing...
Jul 1, 2017 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events, Online Courses |
Do you wish you had the creative FREEDOM to just sit down and PLAY? What does that even mean? Is it something you either ‘have’ or don’t? Or … is it something you can learn? FIND OUT HOW! Join me July 4th at 2pm EDT! In this FREE Play-along...
Jun 24, 2017 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
Sometimes I feel like I have a secret life inside my Hip Harp Academy. Each week I meet live online with the Core-Level students for an Q&A chat about the current course. The more time I spend with my students, the more I realize that the school’s about way more...
Jun 16, 2017 | Baroque Flamenco, Composer's Spotlight, Harping & Harpists, MY Baroque Flamenco - Player's Series |
This is a blog series featuring performances of my harp showpiece “Baroque Flamenco” by other musicians. Click HERE to link to the overview blog Baroque Flamenco Around the World. Featured Performer: David Ice, USA WEBSITE: www.azharpist.com BRIEF BIO or...
Jun 14, 2017 | Interviews, Performing |
There are 2 things I love to hear people say after my shows, “I had no idea the harp could do that!” is one of them… Before my performance at the 2017 Virginia Arts Festival’s Norfolk Fringe, I stopped by the WHRO studio for an interview with Wayla Chambo (who...
