Our studio’s Suzuki ensemble as well as the combined all ages ensemble both received all Superior ratings, the best possible rating, from all three adjudicators for their performances. The adult ensemble from our studio received Excellent ratings from the adjudicators. Everyone worked hard and played beautifully! I’m so proud of each of these students and how much they accomplished in just a few months. I also especially appreciate the effort their families and friends made to transport harps and support us in the audience at the festival!
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This afternoon the TCU Harp Ensemble celebrated the music of the Allhallowtide season with our 2nd annual "Harp-o-ween" recital featuring Music Preparatory harp students and the TCU Harp Ensemble. The program included mystical and mysterious melodies by Gounod, Salzedo, and more. As you can see we dressed to impress!
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This evening the TCU Harp Ensemble presented and eclectic evening of harp music by our composer friends as well as performances with special guests. The program included jazz originals by Cindy Horstman, cosmic inspirations by Julia Kay Jaimeson, French impressions by Megan Metheney, and more.
Click here to watch the performance on YouTube Click here to view the PDF program This evening the TCU Harp Ensemble celebrated the music of the Allhallowtide season with a recital featuring Music Preparatory harp students, and the TCU Harp Ensemble. The program included arrangements by TCU alumna Nancy Hurrell and by several of the performers to celebrate Halloween, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day and all things Autumnal. As you can see we dressed to impress!
Click here to watch the performance on YouTube Click here to view the PDF program  Congratulations to everyone who participated in the TCU Summer Harp Workshop! It was so much fun to work with seven amazing Young Harpists over the past three days in masterclasses, harp ensemble rehearsals, and movement classes. Huge thank you to TCU Music Education major and harpist Lyndsey Walker for all of her assistance at the workshop! You can see the live stream recording of the 2023 TCU Summer Harp Workshop Recital here on YouTube.
Today the TCU Harp Ensemble celebrated our Past, Present, and Future with a recital featuring Music Preparatory harp students, harp studio alumni, and former harp faculty. Our special guests Dr. Laura Brandenburg, Sydney Howell, and Dr. Mallory McHenry returned to campus to perform as a frog faculty quartet with current harp instructor Kela Walton. The program included arrangements by TCU alumni Elizabeth Hames and Nancy Hurrell. This unique concert concluded with all of the Horned Frog harpists past, present, and future performing together as a large ensemble for the finale.
I'm so grateful to all our many guests for joining us, and so proud of my students for their hard work this semester! Click here to view the PDF program I am thrilled to once again teach at the TCU Summer Harp Workshop this July on the beautiful campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX!
Intermediate and advanced harp students are invited to join us this July 6-8, 2023 for three days of solo masterclasses and ensemble rehearsals as well as interactive and informative sessions about the harp. In a dynamic masterclass setting, each student will have the opportunity to receive individually tailored instruction on a prepared solo of their own choosing. Students may select 2 pieces of repertoire from standard harp solo literature, All-State etudes, orchestral excerpts, or harp concerto. The Summer Harp Workshop Final Presentation is open to friends and family at the conclusion of the workshop and will also be live streamed. The workshop accepts young harpists entering 8th grade and above, intermediate to advanced level. Overnight accommodations and recreation activities are available on TCU’s beautiful campus. Registration is now open! https://finearts.tcu.edu/music/events-and-programs/summer-camps/tcu-harp-workshop/
I can hardly believe my first semester teaching at Texas Christian University is rapidly concluding. Tonight students from both the University harp studio and the Music Preparatory harp studio performed a program of pieces by Andrès, Debussy, Dussek, Tournier, Press, Salzedo, and Waddington that all share French connections. I'm so proud of everyone's hard work to make this beautiful recital happen!
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