We've going in two weeks to the beautiful Cox Bay resort on the edge of Long Beach on the far west coast of Vancouver Island. Just a little too early to know the weather, but it could be anything from…
Read moreNot a great start to the year...
I had such a beautiful Xmas - Our fantastic ensemble concert and its repeat at the Cowichan Hospice, wonderful church service with all the harping and glissandos I could squeeze in (and I counted them for the choir - 39…
Read moreA superb lot of dynamics
I was thinking of you all in the studio classes where I've been hammering - or is it tip-toeing around the idea of dynmics in our playing. Here is a superb example of musicians who use them so well. Opus…
Read moreLA Harptette plays Carol of the bells
One of my students alerted me to a pretty VERY nice recording of the piece I arranged for our adult ensemble a while ago. click here to have a listen!
Back to Cox Bay -
Cox Bay on the west coast, just outside the Pacific Rim national park, and just south of Tofino, is a very beautiful place. And when you can bring your harp, and play and learn in the company of other like-minded…
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Harps for peace in Nanaimo
Congratulations to Eleanor and her fellow Nanaimo Harpists who played August 6 in Nanaimo. She sent me these beautiful photos and I asked her to send me some words about the event so I got the details write : Here's… Read more
Duo Camassia
Finally tired of saying, “my flute-playing partner Danel Cove, and I”, we've done something about it. Named ourselves duo Camassia for the camas flowers that are so beautiful just now. (Camassia is the latin name of the species)
We hope…
Read moreGold medal for Chutzpah!
This is for all those worried about playing - I hope they ask her for a followup in a few years!!! Thanks to Eleanor for sending this along!