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TCU Summer Harp Workshop 2024

7/10/2024

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Congratulations to all of the participants in the TCU Summer Harp Workshop! It was so much fun to work with these five fantastic young Harpists over the past three days in masterclasses, harp ensemble rehearsals, and movement classes. I'd like to add thank you to TCU Music Education major and our intern Allison for all of her assistance at the workshop, and to Dr. Paul Cortese for many of the photos! 
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Spring 2024 Student Achievements!

5/5/2024

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It was a busy spring for some very hard working harp students in our studio! 
Annabelle, Harper, and Stella all successfully completed both sessions of the Music Education Auditions & Evaluations program presented by the Dallas Chapter of the American Harp Society at TCU with advisors Denise Holland and Kimberly Snaufer DeRosa in February and April.
​TCU Harps performed at the TCU College of Science and Engineering's Student Research Symposium.
TCU Music Preparatory harp students received certificates and medals for all of their accomplishments this year at the spring Music Preparatory Recitals.
Harper was invited to perform on the American Harp Society Dallas Chapter's Annual Student Recital.
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TCU Harp Ensemble presents "A Harp-o-ween Concert"

10/30/2023

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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
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TCU Summer Harp Workshop 2023

7/8/2023

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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. 
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Sima's Senior Recital

5/26/2023

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Congratulations to Sima Galaganov on a beautiful solo harp performance at tonight's TCU Music Preparatory Senior Recital in PepsiCo Recital Hall! Five other graduating high school seniors, four pianists and a vocalist, were also featured on this evening's concert. I know all of her harp teachers these past few years are just as proud of Sima as I am! All of her hard work this year lead to beautiful performances tonight of Lolita la danseuse by Marcel Tournier and La Source, Op. 44 by Alphonse Hasselmans. I will miss you so much next year, and wish you the best in your studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Brava Sima!
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TCU Harp Ensemble Celebrates TCU's 150th Anniversary with special guests!

4/29/2023

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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

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Registration now open for the 2023 TCU Summer Harp Workshop!

3/1/2023

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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/
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IsabellaGrace named to TMEA All-State

11/15/2022

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Congratulations to our studio's IsabellaGrace on all her hard work throughout the TMEA audition process this fall! She auditioned for All-Region in early October, and advanced to record her audition for All-State a few weeks later! We learned this week that she ranked high enough in the auditions to be invited to perform with one of the bands at the TMEA All-State Clinic and Convention in San Antonio in February! I'm so proud of all IsabellaGrace's hard work, and can't wait to hear her performances at Region and State this year!
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The TCU Harp Ensemble presents "French Impressions"

11/9/2022

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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!

Click here to view the PDF program
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Hangin' With the Harp

10/18/2022

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​Thanks to Mary Jane D'Arville and Robbin Gordon-Cartier for having me on the October episode of Hangin’ with the harp! Nothing like being live online!
The Atlanta and Virginia Harp Centers Present, "Hangin' with the Harp: ​Enchanting Effects - How to weave magic into your music with Kela Walton"
"Halloween is around the corner and there’s magic in the air! Join wizard Kela Walton as she shares some of the coolest special tricks that can only be conjured up by the harp! An active performer and innovative teacher, Kela will show you how to enchant your audience with various techniques used by composers like Andres and Salzedo to take the mystery out of the markings. So get on your broom, or rather, bench, and get ready to defy gravity!"
A PDF for this presentation is available HERE
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