tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900336239120986522024-02-19T01:28:26.502-08:00HARP IN LA BLOG.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-85296185052193201112022-09-24T08:06:00.002-07:002022-09-24T08:13:06.376-07:00DUSTY STRINGS NEW FH34S LEVER HARP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jZk-beiOLAimj6hqQEm-wCi3vngwKFBMi6zMk6FgvnfYoiP4hfie89S3IJ_YfnHuxLw2MS4nPyAHwl1mGX1UqDAj2N77uCxzWOcJ5ATqHRHXeSyl6sewieFLFiv3nq0g8F8FgCTHBDRVebYNjCUVTLNphKUjM11dhRWFCsdalUn0HPJIE8eyv7p9/s4839/FH34S1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="4839" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jZk-beiOLAimj6hqQEm-wCi3vngwKFBMi6zMk6FgvnfYoiP4hfie89S3IJ_YfnHuxLw2MS4nPyAHwl1mGX1UqDAj2N77uCxzWOcJ5ATqHRHXeSyl6sewieFLFiv3nq0g8F8FgCTHBDRVebYNjCUVTLNphKUjM11dhRWFCsdalUn0HPJIE8eyv7p9/w689-h409/FH34S1.jpg" width="689" /></a></div><p>After months of testing, design analysis and prototypes Dusty Strings' newest harp model, the FH34S, has arrived on the scene with elated reviews. HARP IN LA received an FH34S model this month and we have to say, this is a very nice harp. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Jqs1vmLPiozmjr5zxzgn-0RaN2Nkxk4ipAIZuCF6e6OQEoLMlQ4t0PvJqNd5-fBThu4uyhHBqGf8SWledIMYUnOeyT55sEvEia3w9FcWLkA7rNRatN0_Q1wOGvEg5fAXJngwN3XIiQaJp3OjnlRjWeeOdCDCAmSY5XRzdv5qlcVnMGO2Qu6Q52Uh/s4163/FH34S2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="4163" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Jqs1vmLPiozmjr5zxzgn-0RaN2Nkxk4ipAIZuCF6e6OQEoLMlQ4t0PvJqNd5-fBThu4uyhHBqGf8SWledIMYUnOeyT55sEvEia3w9FcWLkA7rNRatN0_Q1wOGvEg5fAXJngwN3XIiQaJp3OjnlRjWeeOdCDCAmSY5XRzdv5qlcVnMGO2Qu6Q52Uh/w640-h396/FH34S2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>First, this harp is very light. It is the lightest of all the Dusty Strings 34 string harps. It is so easy to transport! The string tension as well is lighter giving the harp a distinct, warm, well-balanced tone and clarity of bass. The staved soundbox has a beautiful lute-like shape to it, narrow at the top of the soundbox and comfortably rounded overall, making the FH34S easy to reach from top to bass. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_S8mkta-vtuP-x1q0zw6X8AluYAxb5xgKhemR3XgLzxINvqM6tPjkEJN4p_KKnAvWsAPxX35JQQnCfOiSUfOkXIVzMyfzHQUNUaBEWEOEW5IAkrzXhR5-nR1lldPMLzOdrrBB6pmJR1M5yO7jGZIlybWAqvn5Fk7vYulWmVOvQWbJmyGf24-7ZWD/s3308/34%20comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3189" data-original-width="3308" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_S8mkta-vtuP-x1q0zw6X8AluYAxb5xgKhemR3XgLzxINvqM6tPjkEJN4p_KKnAvWsAPxX35JQQnCfOiSUfOkXIVzMyfzHQUNUaBEWEOEW5IAkrzXhR5-nR1lldPMLzOdrrBB6pmJR1M5yO7jGZIlybWAqvn5Fk7vYulWmVOvQWbJmyGf24-7ZWD/w640-h616/34%20comparison.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Compared to its sister FH34 model, the FH34S is notably different. The FH34 weighs more, has a larger soundbox and higher tension strings compared to the FH34S which contributes the FH34's beautiful and resonant sound. The FH34S sits higher than the FH34, and with its light-weight soundbox and string tension the sound can be described as warm, almost ambient, with an even, clear tone throughout.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The FH34S is available in sapele, walnut, maple, figured cherry and bubinga. The sturdy CD34 red deluxe case, a removable stand with legs and custom tuning key are included. Full Loveland levers are also included, though Camac levers can be installed for a nominal fee. </span></span></p><p>If you'd like more information about the FH34S please <b><a href="mailto:infoharpinla@yahoo.com" target="_blank">CONTACT HARP IN LA</a></b></p><p> <iframe frameborder="0" height="135" src="https://clyp.it/amupxygy/widget" width="100%"></iframe></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CZIuPaCNtiqPp6vLDPcwqZoKv8ig2zXkAfaEPaAMVDY7GKqMbzaXEXU9jPG59SzIjpfooZQOSy7KU5SmLUrItEGdS7-jzfsf2SgJ0TQQroRu8IsFMhxwijeVohy0LJZFJ3LzI61A6h3dvvW_WD0lsqKRN2PI2yvP9wMaHpKMjYixwIwj71w69tOt/s2117/34%20BASE%20COMPARE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="2117" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CZIuPaCNtiqPp6vLDPcwqZoKv8ig2zXkAfaEPaAMVDY7GKqMbzaXEXU9jPG59SzIjpfooZQOSy7KU5SmLUrItEGdS7-jzfsf2SgJ0TQQroRu8IsFMhxwijeVohy0LJZFJ3LzI61A6h3dvvW_WD0lsqKRN2PI2yvP9wMaHpKMjYixwIwj71w69tOt/w640-h292/34%20BASE%20COMPARE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-85907954655648077902019-11-24T07:35:00.003-08:002019-11-24T08:14:52.502-08:00MARIO 'HARP' LORENZI: BIG BAND AND SWING HARPIST<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mario ‘Harp’ Lorenzi (May 29, 1894 - June 1, 1967) was a popular harpist of the 1930's, whose styles ranged from classical to ragtime and jazz. Born in Florence, Italy, Lorenzi began playing the harp at the age of four, being taught by his well-known harpist father, Georgio Lorenzi.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During the 1920's Lorenzi performed with a number of popular dance bands in the UK, including the Jay Whidden Band where he played alto sax, clarinet and harp. Lorenzi's harp playing can be heard for the first time in a recording made by the Jay Whidden Band in 1926 called. “I Don’t Want Nobody But You”, one of the earliest appearances of a harp on a dance band recording.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the early 1930s, now highly regarded in the dance band circuit, Lorenzi created a series of dance band recordings featuring himself on harp. For many years he appeared in numerous variety shows as Mario ‘Harp’ Lorenzi. Along with his own dance band, Lorenzi would perform light classical as well as swing and dance numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Take a look at what some of our talented Southern California harpists will be doing this summer! There are workshops, conferences and camps about ensemble work, solo performance, chamber music practice, harp music in places of worship and even a Celtic harp orchestra! There's still time to sign up for any and all!<br />
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<a href="http://www.idyllwildarts.org/summer/teens-kids/music/" target="_blank">IDYLWILD ARTS SUMMER HARP PERFORMANCE INTENSIVE</a><br />
Allison Allport : Faculty<br />
allisonallport@me.com<br />
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Idyllwild Arts is a beautiful and special place. The camp is situated in a dramatic mountain range and forms its own small town of creative students and dedicated faculty. After an intense two-week session, students leave the camp with new friends, expanded musical skills and a greater love for playing the harp. Open to harpists with at least one year of experience, ages 14-18, activities include harp ensemble, chamber music coaching and private lessons with an emphasis on ensemble skills and musicality.<br />
Two Sessions: July 9-22 and July 23-August 5<br />
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<a href="https://www.musicacademy.org/harp-masterclass/?rq=harp" target="_blank">MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST HARP MASTER CLASS</a><br />
JOANN TUROVSKY : Faculty Artist<br />
Ticket Office: 805-969-8787<br />
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The Music Academy of The West's 70th Anniversary Summer Festival features over 200 events in Santa Barbara, California, many of which are free to the public. The Festival events highlight the 2017 Summer school's 137 fellows from more than 20 states and 10 countries, and nearly 70 faculty and guest artists performing in orchestral, chamber music, opera, guest recitals, live competitions, masterclasses, and more! Two harp masterclasses are scheduled taught by JoAnn Turovsky and featuring this year's Harp Fellow, Alyssa Katahara.<br />
July 11 and August 1.<br />
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<a href="http://campkiya.com/" target="_blank">2017 CAMP KIYA MUSIC CAMP</a><br />
AEDAN MACDONNELL : Instructor; harp, back-up piano<br />
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A wonderful little music camp in the Tehachapi mountains. Aedan will be teaching harp for beginner to intermediate levels, as well as music theory. The camp is not limited to harp, but includes many different instruments and the opportunity to try a new instrument.<br />
July 23 - 27.<br />
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<a href="http://www.harpinworship.org/index.html" target="_blank">2017 HARP IN WORSHIP CONFERENCE</a><br />
BONNIE MOHR : Chairperson, Performer, Instructor<br />
626-357-0355<br />
harpsong1@gmail.com<br />
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This 5-Day event (this year taking place in Littleton CO) is a wonderful place to enhance your skills as a harpist using the harp for worship. Enjoy great teachers, performers, fellowship and camaraderie! You will come away from this experience revitalized with new ways to incorporate the harp into heartfelt worship.<br />
July 27 - 31.<br />
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HARP DAY CAMP IN FULLERTON<br />
KAFFEE MIMUN : Instructor<br />
Text/call: 714-814-0885 for info.<br />
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Kaffee's first summer program will involve ensemble work, practice solo performances in front of an audience and working on music theory. You'll take a walk with your harp to a nearby park for an open air performance! Simply have fun making music together. Ages 8-14 preferred with at least two years of harp playing experience and referred by your harp teacher.<br />
August 7 - 14.<br />
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<a href="http://debussytrio.com/wp2/harp-workshops/" target="_blank">CENTRAL COAST HARP WORKSHOP</a><br />
MARCIA DICKSTEIN : Artistic Director, Instructor,<br />
Co-Founder and member of The Debussy Trio<br />
310-472-9740<br />
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The Central Coast Harp Workshop is a jam-packed musical weekend to remember. Held on the beautiful west coast of Morro Bay, California, time is spent on individual's needs; whether it is repertoire, interpretation, technique, stage presence or physical issues. Chamber music and ensemble playing is a special opportunity during this wonderful weekend of music. All levels and all types of harps are invited!<br />
August 11-13.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CelticHarpOrchestraofSoCal/" target="_blank">THE CELTIC HARP ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA</a><br />
AEDAN MACDONELL : Artistic Director, Arranger, Coordinator<br />
aedanm@sbcglobal.net<br />
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The Celtic Harp Orchestra of Southern California will resume for its second season! First rehearsal scheduled Sunday, June 25th to practice repertoire for performances at the Seaside Highland Games October 14 & 15. All levels are welcome. More information on their Facebook page or contact Aedan directly.<br />
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The Celtic Harp Orchestra of Southern California (CHOSC) is open to harpers of all ages and levels who are interested in playing, performing, and learning about the music of the Celtic countries. It is also a social gathering where one can meet other harpers. It's mission is to preserve and promote the Celtic harp tradition through education, performance, and the support of aspiring and established Celtic harpers.<br />
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.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-77447408675817090292016-12-21T11:40:00.002-08:002017-02-16T14:13:15.058-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS, TO YOU.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In May, 1946 after being approached by Mel Tormé during a gig at The Trocadero Club in Los Angeles, it was decided that the (Nat) King Cole Trio would record Tormé and Robert Wells' "The Christmas Song". Nat King Cole, Oscar Moore, Johnny Miller and their manager, Carlos Gastel, were emphatic that the song needed more orchestration than the Trio could provide and requested Capitol Records allow the recording session to include strings. Capitol Records was not interested, insisting the song be recorded by only the Trio members.<br />
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On June 14, 1946 the Trio recorded the song at the WMCA radio studios in New York. Cole, Moore and Miller were not pleased with the playback version of the song insisting it required more backup. Finally convinced, Capitol Records decided not to release this first recorded version as planned. On August 19, 1946, the Trio returned to WMCA studios to record the song again, this time, Capitol Records allowed a small addition of 4 violins, a harp (Reinhardt Elster) and drummer (Charlie Grean).<br />
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The recording was released fall of 1946, immediately becoming a cross-over hit, which at the time meant white people were buying the recording as well as people of color, something quite uncommon back then.<br />
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Harpist Reinhardt Elster freelanced prolifically in New York after the war, recording with many, including Perry Como, Marian McPartland, Nat King Cole, and the NBC Symphony under Toscanini. He soon went on to be principal harpist for the Metropolitan Opera House. By the time he retired, Reinhardt Elster had played in thousands of performances at the Met. Marian Anderson’s racially groundbreaking debut in 1955, Lily Pons last performance in 1960, as well as many performances with Leonard Bernstein at the podium. Elster passed away October 5, 2015 in western Massachusetts at the age of 101.<br />
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Click the link below to hear Elster and his harp on the first <i>released</i> version of The King Cole Trio’s August, 1946 recording of “The Christmas Song".<br />
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.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-83013219067141439502016-09-12T08:51:00.001-07:002016-09-15T02:07:10.292-07:00DUSTY STRINGS RAVENNA 34 AND CRESCENDO 34<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dusty Strings makes three lines of harps; the Ravenna series, the Allegro/Crescendo series and the FH series. The biggest differences between these three lines are the woods used, sound and price. The solid-wood design of the FH series will offer the most volume, resonance and clarity of tone of the three designs, however the Ravenna and Allegro/Crescendo series are pretty amazing on their own merits.<br />
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The <a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.fr/p/blog-page_28.html" target="_blank">Ravenna 34</a> (shown left) and <a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.fr/p/allegro-crescendo-series.html" target="_blank">Crescendo 34</a> (shown right) are part of Dusty Strings' low and mid-range priced instruments. Both models offer a good quality, well made, well designed harp with an excellent range and sound. Those looking for an affordable, portable and beautiful sounding instrument will be pleased with either model.<br />
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There are important design differences that Dusty Strings intentionally made with the Ravenna and Crescendo models, so if you are looking to purchase either, it is worth taking time to compare the two.<br />
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<b>WHAT'S THE SAME?</b><br />
Note range, similar height and weight. And both models are made using the same high-quality hardware and wood working techniques as Dusty Strings' higher-end FH series.<br />
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Note range is the same with both models, the highest note being 1st octave A, going down to 6th octave C. Standard stringing is mono filament nylon, wrapped nylon and wrapped bronze/nylon bass strings. Both models offer lever gut stringing at an additional cost. <i>(Note: as well, <a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.fr/p/blog-page_10.html" target="_blank">Dusty Strings Boulevard 34</a> model has the same body structure as the Ravenna 34, designed to be strung with pedal harp gut strings.)</i><br />
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<b>SIZE:</b><br />
Very similar in size. Fitted with the attachable base and 4" legs, the Ravenna 34 harp stands at approximately 54" high and weighs close to 24 lbs. Its soundboard width is 14". Fitted with the removable base and 5" legs, the Crescendo 34 harp stands at approximately 53" high and weighs close to 23 lbs. Its soundboard width is 13.5".<br />
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<b>WHAT'S DIFFERENT?</b><br />
Primarily, woods used and method of construction. Dusty Strings uses clever time-saving construction techniques for both models which allows these harps to be priced at a great value and still be mindful of Dusty's beautiful design and characteristic bell-like tone.<br />
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The Ravenna 34 is crafted with a solid ash neck and pillar, laminated European birch sound box and soundboard, with an ash wood-like grained vinyl veneer.<br />
A streamlined method of construction minimizes hands-on work, allowing production costs to be cut considerably. The end result is a low-cost favorable, super-playable instrument.<br />
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The construction of the Crescendo 34 is streamlined by using a laminated birch soundboard with bound edges. The neck, back, and sides however are made of solid sapele wood. The addition of solid wood sides and back, along with Dusty's featured "hybrid-stave" sound box construction, makes the Crescendo 34 an excellent, resonant mid-priced instrument.<br />
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<b>WHAT ABOUT SOUND?</b><br />
The Ravenna 34 sound is characterized by a warm, strong bass and clear treble. The Crescendo 34 has a clear, bright treble with a deep, resonant bass.<br />
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Typically, harps made with more solid wood have more resonance, clarity, depth and richness of tone than harps made of laminated wood. A laminated wood however helps reduce stress and adds stability to an instrument (super important!). Solid wood allows an instrument to flex and grow with consistent playing, which develops tone. So by nature of their construction, the Crescendo 34 design will give you more resonance and clarity compared to the all-laminated sound box of the Ravenna 34.<br />
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<b>THINK ABOUT IT.</b><br />
Dusty Strings took great thought in creating the Ravenna and Allegro/Crescendo lines. They were designed specifically to be as affordable as possible without sacrificing any of Dusty's high quality standards.<br />
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You can't go wrong with either a Ravenna 34 or a Crescendo 34.You will have a wonderful experience playing either, so just consider your needs. Which model financially, would best serve you right now? Then, go with what <i>you</i> like best and what sounds best to <i>you</i>.<br />
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For any questions or thoughts, <a href="mailto:info@harpinla.com" target="_blank">contact HILA</a>. We love to talk harp.<br />
<a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.fr/p/blog-page_28.html" target="_blank">Ravenna series link</a><br />
<a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.fr/p/allegro-crescendo-series.html" target="_blank">Allegro & Crescendo series link</a><br />
<a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.fr/p/blog-page_10.html" target="_blank">Boulevard 34 link</a><br />
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.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-86634190369847350562015-12-21T19:59:00.000-08:002015-12-21T23:12:03.355-08:00ROBERT MAXWELL; MAD MAN MADE HARP GO POP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1964, Maxwell's piece <i>Shangri-La</i> (originally </span>entitled<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i>Fantasy for Harp</i>) became a Top 40 hit when Jackie Gleason started using it on his television variety show. Below is a YouTube audio of its original 6 minute 1946 version, performed by its writers, Robert Maxwell on harp and Matty Malneck, conductor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Maxwell also wrote <i>Solfeggio</i>, or <i>The Do-Re-Mi Song,</i> which Ernie Kovacs made famous using it in a bizarre bit with the Nairobi Trio; a motley group of mechanical monkey musicians.</span><br />
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<span lang="FR">The Chicago and 85 series are both a wonderful series of instruments, each providing something special to its player. It could be as concrete as cost or
looks, or more personal, such as tone or feel. Inform yourself to their
similarities and differences, weaknesses and strengths. Then, whichever you choose, know that either model will bring you much pleasure and joy. Let's
play!</span></div>
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The Chicago series is a low cost alternative pedal harp series, well built,
responsive with a full even tone. The Chicago's purpose is specific; it's a great
instrument at a relatively affordable price.* It's a perfect option
for someone moving from lever to pedal, a serious adult student or as
a light gig instrument.</span></div>
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<span lang="FR">The 85 series has been referred to as the work
horse of the Lyon & Healy pedal harp line. Closer in comparison to the
higher end instrument's construction, the 85's full, rich sound and bright
high-end quality make it a choice option for students, professionals, universities and performing arts schools. </span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SIZE</span></b><span lang="FR"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In comparing models
the Chicago Concertino Extended and the 85-E Concertino are similar in size. </span><span lang="FR">So are the Chicago CG-EX and the 85-CG models.The Chicago 40 model has
nothing in comparison. This small 3/4 size pedal harp packs a responsive and
powerful tone. The bottom two notes, the A and the B, do not have a pedal action. <b> </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">WHAT'S THE SAME?</span></b><span lang="FR"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chicago</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">'s focus on a well-built structure, high wood
quality, the pedals and the action are the same found in the 85 series. Both series
are built from locally harvested hard maple with high quality </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">sitka</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> spruce soundboards. The soundboard tempering
or heat treating time with the </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chicago</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> series may be less compared to the 85 series,
however the tempering methods are exactly the same.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Everyone is strung with the same quality and type of nylon, gut and bass wires. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chicago</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> bodies are constructed using a 3-rail solid
body procedure. You will find this same procedure in some previous Lyon & Healy
pedal harp models, such as the 85-P, 85-GP and the 85-SG. </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Soundboards are generally tapered following specifications to each model. </span>This streamlined
method minimizes hands-on construction and allows production costs to be cut
considerably. The end result is a low cost favorable alternative to the higher
end pedal harps. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The body construction
for all other Lyon & Healy pedal harps including the 85 series is a
4-rail body construction with a hand-fitted back panel. </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Time is focused upon hand-tapering the soundboard to allow the board flexibility in vibrating freely. </span>This construction
involves much more hands-on work but which creates a more detailed and
responsive sound box and soundboard. </span><b><span lang="FR"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span lang="FR">SO, HOW ABOUT SOUND? </span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Because the body
construction process is so different between the </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chicago</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> series and the 85-series there will be a
difference in tone. In general, the </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chicago</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> harps have a warm, even tone and
overall tend to project well. The 85s have a bright tone quality,
particularly full and resonant with a rich, deep bass. Their projection is far
more than that found in the </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chicago</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> series however for its design, the Chicago series will not </span><span lang="FR">disappoint. Both series are musically gratifying to
play.</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">THINK, THINK,
THINK...</span></b><span lang="FR"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As with any
instrument, choosing a pedal harp is like choosing a tool. Consider your needs.
What will help you with your playing and performing? Think about size, range,
repertoire. Which model financially best serves you? What instrument will help you move forward until your next step up? Which model may work for
school, university or second instrument purposes? Which one simply, do you
enjoy playing? </span></div>
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<b>BE HARP SAVVY.</b></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Get advice, Talk to
your teacher. Ask questions and play everything you can. Always, always, always take any opportunity to try a harp, no matter the model or maker. </span></div>
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question? Feel free to contact HILA by email or phone.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">No 'harpe', even so, these 11 French
expressions will get you ready for Fête de la Musique.*</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. Accordion
(accordion): en accordion : crumpled, wrinkled, fan-folded.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2. Chanter
(to sing) : chante comme une casserole : to not be able to carry a tune.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3. Cordes
(strings) : être dans les cordes de quelqu’un : to be in one’s line of work, to
be right up one’s alley. </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4. Au
diapason (in tune) : mettre au diapason : to bring up to speed.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5. Disque (disc, record) : changer
de disque : to change opinion.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">6. Flûte (flute ): Flûte! :
Darn!</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">7. Musique (music) : connaitre la
musique : to know the ropes (note, the i is not </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">î here)</span></b>.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">8. Papier à musique (musical note
paper) : être réglé comme du papier à musique” : to be like clockwork,
it’s a given.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">9. Pipeau
(reed-pipe) : être du pipeau : to be rubbish, to be bull#@!%.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">10. Sourdine (mute) : mettez-la en
sourdine : keep it down.</span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">11. Violin (violin) : pisser dans un violin : </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">to do something useless, to piss in the wind. </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">*Fête de la Musique is a free music
festival taking place on the longest day of the year, June 21st. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Its purpose is to encourage both
amateur and professional musicians to perform on the streets together,
with basically everyone having a groovy time. These all night extended music
block parties have been going on in France since 1982 and now can be found all
over the world. It's a wonderful thing really. Sometimes known to get out
of hand, but for the most part, people are there to have a good
time. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Images above: </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Born in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhine,
France, Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer is a French illustrator and
a writer in three languages. He has published over 140 books ranging from much
loved children's books to controversial adult work.</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>'Music in </span><span>New York</span><span>, Homage to Johann Sebastian Bach' (</span><span>USA</span><span>, 1946) </span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>by Maxwell Ashby
Armfield.</span><span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Tempera on board. 35cm x 42.5cm (13.77" x
16.73")</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Born at Ringwood, England, Maxfield Ashby Armfield
(1881-1972) studied at the Birmingham School of Art in 1899 and later at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Part of a diverse group of artists associated to The Modern British Period, Armfield painted a majority of his works in egg or milk tempera technique. He and his wife, writer Constance Smedley, lived for a period in the United States, with time spent near the coast of California. Armfield
was a highly regarded illustrator & painter, deeply involved in theater, music,
teaching and writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Description of the painting from Peter Nahum Leicester Galleries:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"The strings of the harp echo the extraordinary
vertical rhythm of the skyscrapers of New York, and through this visual
reverberation, Maxwell Armfield suggests the parallel structures of
architecture and music. Just as architecture creates and defines space,
music creates and defines sound. More specifically, the painting
evokes the structure of counterpoint in a score by Bach, whose music,
although diverse, is ordered through the vertical relationships of notes
within a scale. Accordingly, Maxwell Armfield includes an inscription
on the harp, which reads: diverse parts in ordered harmony. Bach
wrote very little for the harp because it was not a professional
ensemble instrument until the early Romantic Period, but the key to
Maxwell Armfield's depiction of the instrument, with its regular array
of vertical strings, becomes apparent when envisaging his visual
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ethno-musicologist and performer Robert Labaree seen playing an Ottoman harp during a concert of music from Istanbul during the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1985, Labaree collaborated with the instrument-maker Feridun Özgören
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EurAsia Ensemble from 1980 to 1995, Labaree performed and taught Turkish
classical music across the U.S. His recordings with EurAsia Ensemble
include <i>Eski Dünya ile Sohbet </i>(<i>Conversations with the Old World</i>), <i>Istanbul on the Charles</i>, and <i>Boston Sema</i>. His solo CD, <i>Çengnağme</i> (<i>Song of the Harp</i>), appeared in Turkey in 2001 on the Kalan label. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Featured will be Lyon & Healy's Style 85-CG & Prelude models currently on sale, as well as Dusty Strings' beautiful FH36S model instruments. There will also be Lyon & Healy's Style 23, Style 30, Style 100, Style 150 and the complete Chicago line of instruments. There is also a used <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.com/2014/02/venus-paragon-grand-concert-pedal-harp.html" target="_blank"><u><b>Venus Paragon pedal harp</b></u></a></span> available at a very good price. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dusty's economical Crescendo model is available to try, along with their newest 34 gut-strung model, the Boulevard. Also Lyon & Healy's Ogden lever harp and some special sale-priced Ravenna 34s (limited quantity). HARP IN LA has two Ogden lever harps available for rent. <u><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:info@harpinla.com" target="_blank">Contact HARP IN LA</a></span> </b></u>to make arrangements. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Composer Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti (1730 - 1793), is shown posing with a beautiful blue harp along with painter Giovanni Battista Tempesti of Volterra, Italy (1729–1804). Both men lived and worked in Pisa and in Rome, primarily. Born in Vienna of Italian descent, Lidarti, best known for his oratorio, "Esther", composed a huge body of work using Hebraic text specifically for the large flourishing Jewish community in Amsterdam.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1st Baronet, RA (born: 1735) was a successful and notable English portrait painter<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting" title="Painting"></a> who studied with Francis Hayman and Angelica Kauffman, as well as various ateliers all over Italy. One of the founding members of the Royal Academy, in 1790, Dance-Holland gave up a stunning career as a painter to become Member of Parliament in Sussex. He continued in politics until his death in 1811.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah Curran (1782-1808), the youngest daughter of John Philpot Curran,
an eminent Irish lawyer, was the great love of Irish nationalist Robert
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Curran met Robert through her brother Richard, a fellow student of Emmet's at Trinity College in Dublin. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-The_Robert_Emmet_Society_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Curran#cite_note-The_Robert_Emmet_Society-2"><span></span></a></sup>
Sarah's father considered Robert unsuitable, and their courtship was
conducted through letters and clandestine meetings.When her father discovered that Sarah was secretly engaged to Emmet, he disowned
her and then treated her so harshly that she had to take refuge with
friends in Cork, where, in 1805, married Robert Sturgeon. The two had a child which died in
infancy. Sarah died of consumption in 1808. She is buried in County Cork. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Born in Burford, Oxfordshire, 1753, William Beechey was appointed portrait
painter to Queen Charlotte in 1793 and knighted in 1798 in
recognition of his most ambitious painting, the huge Review of the Horse
Guard with King George III and the Prince of Wales. Beechey painted not only the portraits of the royal family, but of nearly all the most famous or fashionable people of the time. Beechey died in London, 1839.</span>.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-5997325564306002242014-03-29T08:19:00.000-07:002014-03-29T08:19:13.748-07:00BENJAMIN BAGBY PERFORMING BEOWULF ON 7TH C. GERMAN HARP REPLICA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 6-string harp used by Benjamin Bagby for his re-created telling of the poem "Beowulf"was built by Rainer Thurau of Wiesbaden, Germany. It is based on the remains of an instrument excavated
from a 7th century Alemannic nobleman's grave in Oberflacht, just south of
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<i>Links:</i><br />
<a href="http://www.bagbybeowulf.com/index.html" target="_blank"><i>Benjamin Bagby</i></a><br />
<a href="http://www.thurau-harps.com/" target="_blank"><i>Rainer Thurau</i></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf" target="_blank"><i>About Beowulf</i></a><br />
<i><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/180445" target="_blank">Beowulf poem (modern English translation) </a></i><br />
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Augusta Savage (b. Augusta Christine Fells) was a sculptor and teacher associated with <a href="http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/1998/art/harlemcommunity2.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">The 306 Group</span></a> of artists during the Harlem Renaissance<b>. </b>Named after<b> </b>the art studio at 306 West 141st
Street, this place saw the likes of black artists such as Charles Alston, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRPXzIBs7mqIk2uTEmv5FxM5MRQhYRy7-CUe8phC9hQBSDc0dXLKrOR8z6hJgHBcEfyI7P0AVBiyeTqbVZGoh4A5FIB6dPtgTNxK2wRTf_jFO7L8lwZ7et6-Bd7OV6M_Np_DG3U_oFRA/s1600/augusta-savage-the-harp.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRPXzIBs7mqIk2uTEmv5FxM5MRQhYRy7-CUe8phC9hQBSDc0dXLKrOR8z6hJgHBcEfyI7P0AVBiyeTqbVZGoh4A5FIB6dPtgTNxK2wRTf_jFO7L8lwZ7et6-Bd7OV6M_Np_DG3U_oFRA/s1600/augusta-savage-the-harp.jpg" width="269" /></a>Savage was commissioned to create a sculpture for the 1939 New York
World's Fair. This massive work, exhibited in the Court of Contemporary Arts, was entitled "The Harp" and was influenced by James
Weldon Johnson's song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing."<br />
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The sculpture depicted a group of twelve
stylized black singers in graduated heights symbolizing the strings
of a harp. The sounding board was formed by the hand and arm of God,
and a kneeling man holding music represented the foot pedal. No funds
were available to cast "The Harp", nor were there any facilities to store
it. After the fair closed in 1940, "The Harp" was demolished, as were many other works of art created for the fair.<div><br /></div><div><div>In her <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/opinion/confederate-monuments.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">2017 OP-ED piece for the New York Times</span></a>, film documentarian, Aviva Kemper advocates that Savage's "The Harp" should be rightfully restored as a work of art "wrongfully destroyed". </div><div><br /></div><div>"It should be recreated and displayed in New York City" she suggests, "Or better yet, how about placing a second replica of “The Harp” in front of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington for all to see?"</div>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Released in 1948<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Based on a story by Robert Nathan<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Cary Grant's "hands" performed by harpist Mr. Gail Laughton.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>Lost April, where did you go</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>Like the winter snow, I saw you vanish.</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>Lost April, so soft and warm</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>A memory not even time can banish.</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>Lost April that taught me this,</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>A single kiss could lead to heaven.</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>But April had numbered days</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>So when they passed, love couldn't last.</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="FR" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>I lost love and you, and April too...</i></span></span></div>
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.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-85889435906283344632013-07-26T09:58:00.001-07:002013-07-26T09:58:09.759-07:00ROYAL STRINGS ATTACHED; HANNAH STONE AT BOW BRAND STRING FACTORY, KING'S LYNN<br />
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Royal Harpist Hannah Stone visits the Bow Brand factory in King's
Lynn, where they make the strings for her harp - Hannah in the string
drying room. <em>(Picture: Matthew Usher).</em><br />
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...Carolyn Clarke, managing director of Bow Brand, said the company was
established in 1902 and was the only factory of its kind in the UK.<br />
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were here when this was just fields and they used to drive the cattle
up the A10 to the cattle market,” she said. “I guess they thought:
‘We’ll just build a factory and steam the intestines here’.”<br />
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the two world wars, Bow Brand made sutures for stitching wounds – those
made of gut dissolve gradually as the injury heals.<br />
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Mrs Clarke said the company, which employs 25, was having its busiest ever year.<br />
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<i>Excerpt from <a href="http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/prince_charles_s_personal_harpist_visits_king_s_lynn_factory_where_they_make_the_strings_for_the_royal_harp_1_2299570" target="_blank">article written by Chris Bishop</a>, July 26, 2013 </i>.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-91966734891512337752013-07-09T21:19:00.000-07:002013-07-09T21:21:20.989-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in a Lyon & Healy harp, or have a student interested in purchasing, we suggest taking advantage of the current lower prices <b><a href="http://harpinlalhupdates.blogspot.fr/p/chicago-pedal-harps.html" target="_blank">(and the Chicago CG harp sale!)</a></b> before September, 2013. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HILA has </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the new price list effective September 1st. If you have any q</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uestions regarding the price of a new harp, or anything at all, <a href="mailto:info@harpinla.com" target="_blank">please ask! </a> </span><br />
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<em>Image from French coat manufacturer, Blizzand, entitled "Red Coat" by Gruau, c. 1965</em></span></div>
.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-779121052470339772013-06-03T17:44:00.001-07:002013-06-03T17:44:47.486-07:00HARP ILLUSTRATED: FLORENCE GRISWOLD WITH J PITT LEWIS & CO PEDAL HARP<br />
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<span class="small_orange">Alphonse Jongers (1872-1945)<br />
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During the first two decades of the 20th century, the village of Old
Lyme, Connecticut, was the setting for one of the largest and most
significant art colonies in America. Centered in the boardinghouse of
Miss Florence Griswold, the colony attracted many leading artists --
Henry Ward Ranger, Childe Hassam, Willard Metcalf and others, who
were in the vanguard of the Tonalist and Impressionist movements in America. Its identity as an artists’ colony held fast and grew in reputation.
The constant behind this was the central figure of Florence Griswold
(1850-1937), affectionately referred to as “Miss Florence”.<br />
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<b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.florencegriswoldmuseum.org/learning/foxchase/html/essay_colony.php" target="_blank">Click here</a></span></b> to learn more about Miss Florence and the Old Lyme Art Colony.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.florencegriswoldmuseum.org/learning/foxchase/html/harpist.php" target="_blank">Click here</a></b> to learn about the painting of Miss Florence and her harp by Alphonse Jongers. <br />
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<br />.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-32422549856583266212013-04-20T12:45:00.002-07:002013-10-18T00:41:00.214-07:00OLIVETTE MILLER AND WURLITZER GG STARKE AT CAFE SOCIETY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Olivette Miller was the daughter of vaudevillian Flournoy Eakins Miller
(1887-1971), and niece of producer Irvin
Colloden Miller (1884-1975). She was married
to dancer Freddy Gordon in the 1940s, divorced then married comedian Bert Gibson in the
1950s, and was called Olivette Miller Darby
in the 1970s, but later went by Olivette
Miller-Briggs, when she was married to tap
dancer Bunny Briggs (b. 1922). It is sourced that Olivette passed away in Inglewood, CA. sometime in January, 2010. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://chad-org.webs.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Coalition of Harpists of African Descent </span></span></span></span></i></a></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are please to welcome again harp technician and guest author Steve Moss of <a href="http://harpherald.com/" target="_blank">The Harp Herald</a> who presents a series of informative articles to our blog about harp care. </span></span></span></i>
<i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In today's article, Steve gives an abridged version of buying used.</span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #783f04;"><i>Thank you, S<span style="font-size: small;">teve!</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You may have noticed that harps cost a lot of money. You check the prices of new pedal harps and then you pick your jaw up off the floor. At this point, you may ask yourself<span style="font-size: small;"> "</span>I wonder if I<span style="font-size: small;"> c</span>an<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>find a good used harp?" </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The answer, of course, is "maybe." It depends on luck, timing, the number of resources you consult with<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> and mostly, luck again. While there are definitely some good buys out there, you’ll need to do some detective work, get to know the market and educate yourself on what to look for when you look at an instrument to determine whether it's a gem or should be sent to the junk heap<span style="font-size: small;">.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In my perfect world, only experienced harpists would get into
the used harp market. People who have been around harps for a while are
more able to assess a given instrument’s sound and may also know better
how to assess whether it has reached the point where major repairs are
going to be necessary. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In reality though, it is very often beginners
who look to save some money and get into harp playing on an affordable
instrument. This is a perfectly logical idea, but unfortunately I’ve
seen a few occasions when beginners bought a harp because the price was
right, only to find that it was in need of major structural repairs,
which ended up adding thousands of dollars to the purchase price. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, how do you find used harps, and how do you tell whether they’re worth buying or not?<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>This post is a synopsis of a six post series I did on<a href="http://harpherald.com/2012/07/25/used-harps-can-you-find-a-good-buy-part-1-of-6/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: black;"><b>my own blog</b></span></a>, but here a</span><span style="font-size: small;">re a few <span style="font-size: small;">s</span>uggestions to consider as you delve into the used harp market:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>CAST A WIDE NET</b><br />In order to have a choice of harps to buy, you’ll want to look around as much as you can. Talk to<br />harp teachers and working harpists in your area about used harps for sale. Check harp<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>dealers’ websites to find out if they have used harps. You can even check ebay. I wouldn’t buy a harp from ebay sight unseen, but you might find one within driving distance that you can look at. Aside from finding harps, reaching out and seeking information from as many resources as you can will help you get a sense of the used harp market in general.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN</b><br />You may be lucky enough to find a few harps for sale in your own community, but more likely<br />some prospects will be several hours’ drive away. To save time and money, get as much <span style="font-size: small;">i</span>nformation as you can over the phone and via email. Talk to the seller. Learn the instrument’s<br />past. Ask how old it is, and whether any major repair work was done. Ask if some photos can be emailed. If the owner is not a harpist, ask if any harpists in the area know the instrument and<br />whether you can talk with them about it. From the information the owner gives you, it is often<br />possible to get some clues as to how well the instrument has been cared for in the past.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>BRING IN A PROFESSION<span style="font-size: small;">AL</span></b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ideally, you should have a technician look a harp over before you buy it. He or she can spot signs of structural damage and warn you if a harp is likely to need major work in the near future. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It can be helpful to bring your harp teacher or another experienced harpist along with you. He or she will be able to help you assess the instrument’s sound, and may spot warning signs or damage that you might not. At the very least, bring someone with you to look at the harp, be it a spouse, good friend, or family member. A second pair of eyes, even if they are inexperienced in all things harp, will help you make a more objective assessment of the instrument. <b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Speaking of eyes, bring along a camera. If you can’t consult a pro, take pictures. If you can’t get an expert to look at the harp, there are some areas where you can spot or rule out the need for major repair. Pay attention to the area where the harp’s body meets the base (the bottom piece where the pedals are). Is the base flush with the body, or is there a gap there?<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Test for twisting of the neck by pedaling the harp into all sharps and checking the strings in the 5th octave. Most harps have some twist in the neck, but if the sharp discs barely engage the strings in the 5th octave, this twist may indicate the need for a new neck.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you aren’t sure, take photos (you brought your camera, right?) of these areas and of any others that concern you, such as cracks or other damage, and contact a technician. It may be possible for an expert to tell from your photos whether a situation is troubling or not. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not all technicians will be comfortable commenting on a harp they haven’t seen, and it may not be possible to make a definitive diagnosis from your photos, but it doesn’t hurt to try.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If I’m scaring you, well, it would be a lie to say I don’t mean to. I
would love to see every new harpist buy a brand new instrument with a
nice warranty and no hidden issues. But it would also be a lie to say
you can’t save money on a perfectly good used harp if you know what to
look for.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy hunting!</span></span>.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-12234614168034059512012-10-10T18:42:00.001-07:002012-10-10T18:42:31.508-07:00DOROTHY ASHBY: SWEET!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-84044047805398931492012-08-07T04:48:00.001-07:002012-08-07T04:48:17.161-07:00HARP SIGHTING: ANN HEYMANN & HER TRINITY COLLEGE REPLICA<br />
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Ann Heymann, ancient harper extraordinaire, and her Trinity College replica harp made by <a href="http://www.kortier.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><u>David Kortier</u></span></a> of Duluth, Minnesota. Its bass strings are 18k gold. <br />
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<a href="http://www.clairseach.com/group/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><u>Ann and her husband Charlie</u></span></a> have recently been awarded the prestigious Moore Fellowship at the National University of Ireland in Galway, and for one year, will explore the role of the Cláirseach in the performance of poetry in Early Ireland (in Ireland!). Congratulations you two!<br />
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<em>This photo appeared in the </em><a href="http://journalofmusic.com/radar/early-irish-harp-concerts-kilkenny-galway-and-dublin" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><em><u>Journal Of Music, July 31, 2012</u></em></span></a><br />
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</div>.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11086667413469587470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890033623912098652.post-40034330973217555792012-07-18T07:04:00.000-07:002012-07-18T07:24:52.037-07:002012 HARP CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK GETS THUMBS UP!<div class="yiv1236323765MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_69_1342446484561538" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>"The AHS Conference was the best one yet - where else but in New York, New York, can you play the harp in the middle of a place like Times Square? The people passing by were fascinated and amazed! </em></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>~Julia Marie Schorn; </em></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>harpist, San Diego, CA</em></span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_69_1342446484561540" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many great performances took place; Sivan <span class="yiv1236323765mark" id="yiv1236323765misspell-3">Magen's</span> playing was the most beautiful and affecting, I think. Park <span class="yiv1236323765mark" id="yiv1236323765misspell-4">Stickney</span> performed late one night with a bass, drums and a wonderful, quirky singer, who sang a few of his own songs with Park. One, was about his pit bull, and another about not mumbling your life away. Lyon & <span class="yiv1236323765mark" id="yiv1236323765misspell-5">Healy</span> had created an <span class="yiv1236323765mark" id="yiv1236323765misspell-6">electro</span>-acoustic Walnut/Bronze Style 23 that Park played with a sound very clear and even. Park played his jazz version of the Debussy <span class="yiv1236323765mark" id="yiv1236323765misspell-7">Danses</span> and the crowd went wild. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>"We were absolutely honored to be asked to play at the conference and enjoyed it tremendously. Thanks again to the American Harp Society for asking us to play!"</em></span></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">- Josh Bicknell, drummer with the group, </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">double-breasted, Brooklyn, NY</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kristy Chmura: harp, vocals</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ardith Collins: cello, vocals</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Josh Bicknell: drums, vocals</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Went to Yolanda <span id="yiv1236323765misspell-8">Kondonassis</span>’ master class on the Ravel Introduction and Allegro. It was so great, but too short. Went to Sivan's master class where we worked exclusively on tone production. It also was very, very good, but too short. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Carl Swanson brought his Erard </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Gothique harp which was played in a concert. He spoke about how this was the harp that all of Europe played; Renie, Laskine, Hasselmans, etc. Straight board, smaller in general, no veneer over the sound board, lots of room on the top strings, 47 strings with the action on the top G. Nice, clear clean, sparkly sound and not a very big bass sound, of course. Very cool. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time Square, with all its energy and history was a great setting for this unforgettable gathering of harpists and I think we all came away inspired and energized.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am really looking forward to next year's American Harp Society Summer Institute and National Competition being held right here in downtown <span class="yiv1236323765mark" id="yiv1236323765misspell-13">Los</span> <span class="yiv1236323765mark" id="yiv1236323765misspell-14">Angeles</span>!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>Images: </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>Times Solo: Harpist Julia Marie Schorn in Times Square by Jo Ann Schorn.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>Sound Check: double-breasted preparing for conference concert by Josh Bicknell.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>Touch & Play: Lyon & Healy harps on display in exhibition hall by Keri Armendariz.</em></span><br />
<em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">We Harp NY: Says it all in Convention Hall by Josh Bicknell.</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em>Links:</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.harpcenter.com/category/harp-music-books-paul-baker" target="_blank"><em>Paul Baker</em></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://doublebreastedmusic.com/" target="_blank"><em>double-breasted</em></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.harpsociety.org/ConferenceInstitute/2013Institute.asp" target="_blank"><em>10th Summer Institute & 20th National Competition in LA</em></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><em><a href="http://8tracks.com/harpinlaradio/look-into-the-future-alternative-indie-jazzy-harpists#mix_set_id=50637601" target="_blank">Look Into The Future: HILA's radio mix of music featuring some performers during the "Into the Future" 2013 Convention Concert Series.</a></em></span><br />
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