Piedmont Artists Concert Series Performance - March 17, 2013!

The North Carolina Harp Ensemble will present an evening of harp music for the Piedmont Artists Concert Series on March 17, 2013 at 4:00pm at Jamestown Presbyterian Church, 1804 Guilford College Road, Jamestown, NC. The program will feature ten accomplished student and professional harpists performing a delightful blend of classical and modern works for harp, with a few Irish melodies for a festive flair. The Ensemble is directed by Jacquelyn Bartlett, Professor of Harp at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Appalachian State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The performance is free and open to the public. Please join us for this wonderful evening of harp music on St. Patrick’s Day! For more information on the Ensemble, please visit: http://www.ncharpensemble.com

Sherena & Xavier - Harp Trio

Congratulations to Sherena and Xavier on their marriage! Sherena and Xavier were married on Saturday afternoon, March 2 at the Grand Marquis Ballroom in Garner, NC. I performed at this wedding as part of a harp trio comprised of members of the North Carolina Harp Ensemble. The bride contacted me in July about the possibility of the Ensemble performing at her wedding and I was thrilled to be able to see her musical vision come to life. For the prelude, the harp trio performed a variety of music including Mendelssohn’s On Wings of Song, Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Salzedo’s Tango and selections from Bach’s Sixth French Suite. For the processional, the trio performed Henson-Conant’s The Nightingale for the seating of the mothers, Turning Page by Ryan Curtis O’Neal from the film the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 for the entrance of the bridal party, and A Thousand Years by David Hodges and Christina Perri also from the film for the entrance of the bride. During the ceremony, the trio performed Malotte’s The Lord’s Prayer during the circle of prayer. For the recessional, the trio performed Rameau’s La Joyeuse. The North Carlina Harp Ensemble was honored to be part of this special wedding celebration! Congratulations again to this gorgeous couple on their beautiful March wedding!                           

John Rutter's Requiem

On Sunday, November 4, I performed the John Rutter’s Requiem for choir and orchestra at First Presbyterian Church in Hickory, North Carolina. I love performing this beautiful choral work with such an outstandingly, beautiful harp part. The choir and musicians were wonderful and I was so pleased to be a part of such a beautiful performance!  Here is a YouTube clip of one of my favorite movements from the Requiem. 

Jaclyn & Patrick

Congratulations to Jaclyn and Patrick on their marriage! Jaclyn and Patrick were married on Saturday afternoon, October 27 at the Highgrove Estate in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. For the prelude, I performed various classical and popular selections including Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Debussy’s First Arabesque, and Arlen/Harburg’s Over the Rainbow. For the processional, I performed Pachelbel’s Canon in D for the seating of the mothers, Henson-Conant’s The Nightingale for the entrance of the bridal party, and Weiss/Peretti/Creatore’s Can’t Help Falling in Love for the entrance of the bride. For the recessional, I performed Purcell’s Trumpet Voluntary. I was honored to be a part of such a special wedding celebration on such a beautiful and breezy (thanks Hurricane Sandy) afternoon! Congratulations again to this beautiful couple on their gorgeous October wedding!

Orchestral & Ensemble Performances!

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, I performed with at the Univeristy of North Carolina at Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (UNCG). I performed Mason Bates’ Mothership featuring orchestra and electronia and Prokofeiv’s Romeo & Juliet (Second Suite) featuring music from the famous ballet. I really enjoyed performing these beautiful orchestral works with great musical character! I am currently working on music for performances with the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble at UNCG in November and December.

In addition to preparing for performances at UNCG, I will be performing Rutter’s Requiem featuring choir and orchestra at First Presbyterian Church in Hickory on November 4, 2012. I will also be performing with The North Carolina Harp Ensemble at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham from 1:00pm-3:00pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012 and at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville for their Candlelight Christmas Tour on Saturday, November 24, 2012 with Ensemble member, Taylor Fleshman. Looking forward to these exciting musical performances!

Videos from July 13 Harp Trio Performance!

I had the pleasure of performing with members of the North Carolina Harp Ensemble's Touring Ensemble has a harp trio on the Voices Summer Chorus Concert in Chapel Hill on July 13, 2012. I had so much fun performing beautiful harp ensemble works by Bach, Salzedo and Granados with the very talented, Kristen and Taylor. Our performance is now on YouTube, so click on the attached videos and enjoy!

Performing selections from Bach's 6th French Suite.

Performing Salzedo's Chanson dans la Nuit

 and Granados' Spanish Dance.

Harp Trio Performance - July 13, 2012!

I will be performing with the North Carolina Harp Ensemble's Touring Ensemble as a harp trio at the Voices Summer Chorus concert titled "Stairway to Heaven" on July 13, 2012 at 7:30pm at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, NC. The program includes Faure's Requiem plus Gershwin, Berlin and more. For tickets and additional information about this event, please visit their website - http://www.voiceschapelhill.org.