What a great time we had!

The idea of playing in a concert, when I've been teaching pretty exclusively lately, was quite an idea - and one I rejected any number of times over the past couple of years. But happily, my friend Ann Mendenhall just wouldn't take no for an answer. I was fortunate/foolish enough to say yes to her idea of a harp concert for Chemainus Classical Concerts. Most happily she agreed to play as well, along with my Nanaimo Conservatory colleague Alexandra Lee. I was able to put together a program around the idea of the Three Strains of Music which were both a ancient celtic myth/origin story and a way of training harpers for a few hundred years in the first half of the last millenium.

It was a fantastic experience to work with these two wonderful musicians, and a great chance to get my chops in order, to play. I did play a lot of my own pieces, as part of the idea of the ancient harper/composer as well as new and old pieces that included piano and cello.

It was so nice - such a supported feeling - to have so many of my students there! The concert was sold out and I know some people could not get a ticket, while others were not able to come that day. For all of you in that category, I can say that we are working to try to present it elsewhere on the island in January or February, and if you have a favourite venue or concert series where you are, let me know - have scores, will travel!

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