Improve the overall artistry of my playing. Share music with others, even if it’s imperfect! Since the idea of playing live in front of people is terrifying to me, this blog and its corresponding video content is a way to dip my toes in the water. I am hopeful that planning regular blog posts will help me set goals and meet them. My harp practice has been too unfocused to support steady progress.Ĭreate goals. This case came with a Lyon and Healy Harp currently in the gallery for display and on sale. The case is in very good condition with hinges, latches, and working lock without key. Much to my surprise, I found the bar motivating rather than overwhelming. Vintage lyon and healy harp case.This beautiful antique Lyon & Healy harp case dates back to the early 1900s. Today best known for concert harps, the company's Chicago headquarters and manufacturing facility contains a showroom and concert hall. The clarity of expression in his playing and the immediacy of his overall performance in everything ranging from Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” set the bar for artistry very high. is an American musical instrument manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois and is a subsidiary of Salvi Harps. By far and away, the largest sources of inspiration for me were the masterclass and the performance by Sasha Boldachev.
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The Harptacular events I attended included a performance by four professional Oregon-based pedal harpists, a workshop about making a living as a harpist, and an exhibition of harps.
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At the registration table, no one demands to see my credentials. My sense of imposture diminishes slightly. To my delight, he recognizes the maker’s name. He drops one of the dreaded questions: do you have a harp? Why yes, I say. Nearing a stairwell, I merge lanes with a gentleman who also appears to be in search of a registration table. It’s nearly 7PM, and I’m wandering the halls of the Lincoln building trying to look like I know where I’m going.
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My harp teacher had been urging me to connect with other harp students for months, but for a dyed-in-the-wool introvert with a full time office job whose harp practice was an excuse to take a break from people, connecting through music was an overwhelming prospect. Surrounded by pedal harpists (would a lever harp student fit in?). A harp event coming to Portland? Yes, please! I went online and registered with mild trepidation about being The golden ticket (read: flyer) to Harptacular 2018! As luck would have it, I received a flyer from Lyon & Healy in the mail. According to the Lyon & Healy website: 'The Silhouette is an electric lever. A lack of defined goals, a disorganized approach to practice, and isolation were the culprits, but I wouldn’t have been able to identify them as the problem if you had asked me. The Silhouette is a lever harp manufactured by American harp maker Lyon & Healy. Although my enthusiasm had carried me through nearly two years of weekly lessons, around the two-year mark I began experiencing frequent bouts of frustration and the sense that I was spinning my wheels without making progress. I began taking harp lessons about two and a half years ago with the vague goal of learning to play, but the motivational power of that goal was rapidly losing steam. In September I had the exhilarating opportunity to attend the Lyon & Healy Harptacular event in Portland, and it couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. Lyon & Healy originally posted this photo on Facebook and I am sharing it here with their permission. Hannah Cope, Chelsea Lane, Adam Phan, Juan Riveros, and Grace Roepke were all recognized as honorable mentions.įor more information, visit the competition website.Sasha Boldachev performs at the Lyon & Healy Harptacular event in Portland, OR in September 2018. Anya Garipoli, Claire Thai, and Noël Wan were selected as the competition prizewinners. The 2019 Lyon & Healy Awards featured 54 harpists performing Nino Rota’s Sarabande e Toccata and Le Jardin Mouillé by Jacques de la Presle. The three winners chosen will receive a $2,000 cash prize and a $500 gift certificate to Lyon & Healy. 1 from La Vida Breve or Carlos Salzedo’s Jeux d’eau for their second selection. Renié, and can choose between Manuel de Falla’s Spanish Dance No. The 2021 competition was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Competitors are required to perform Franz Liszt’s Un Sospiro, arr. The Lyon & Healy Awards will take place March 9–12, 2022, at the company’s concert hall in Chicago. to r.) Anya Garipoli, Paula Page, Yolanda Kondonassis, Sarah Bullen, Marco Salvi, Janet Harrell of Lyon & Healy, and Claire Thai at the 2019 Lyon & Healy Awards.
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