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.

Welcome Liam!

On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, Tim and I welcomed another little BOY! Liam Timothy was born at 9:44am, weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces! Liam and his big brother Grantham (who celebrates his second birthday in July) will certainly be keeping me busy! I am looking forward to spending the rest of June acclimating to life as a family of four and will begin teaching and performing again in July! Many thanks for all of the blessings and support our family has received!

NC Harp Ensemble's Spring Concert - May 19

The North Carolina Harp Ensemble will present their Spring Concert on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 7:00pm at Jamestown Presbyterian Church, 1804 Guilford College Road, Jamestown, NC 27282. The church is located conveniently off of interstate I-40 headed through Greensboro.

The musical program will include famous compositions by J.S. Bach, Enrique Granados, Mateo Albeniz, Carlos Salzedo and many more beautiful ensemble and solo works. I will be performing with the Concert and Touring Ensembles and also performing Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto in C Major, Andantino with area flutist, Vashti Forrest.

The performance is free and open to the public. Please join us for a wonderful evening of harp music! For directions to the Concert, please visit: http://www.2jpc.org/

About the NC Harp Ensemble
The North Carolina Harp Ensemble, founded in 2010, 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. Our mission is to provide professional harp ensemble instruction to professional, advanced, intermediate, and beginning harpists of all ages throughout North Carolina, allowing them to benefit from participating and performing with an ensemble, which is an essential component to any musician's training. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.ncharpensemble.com/

The NewArt School's Harp Studio present their Spring Recital!

The NewArt School's Harp Studio at the Newton-Conover Auditorium will be presenting their Spring Harp Recital in the Atrium at Pinecrest Independent Living, 915 29th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601 on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 2:00pm. This musical event is free and open to the public. The recital will feature performances by the harp students of Grace Wepner Ludtke and performances by NewArt School faculty members, Grace Wepner Ludtke, Harp and Cheryl Brinn, Flute. Please join us for this Sunday afternoon of music! To learn more about the NewArt School, please visit the Newton-Conover Auditorium website.

Carolan Harp Duo - April 29, 2012

Hello everyone! Kristen and I performed as a harp duo for an afternoon performance at Martha's Chapel in Apex, North Carolina on Sunday, April 29. We were very excited to accept Pastor Bob's invitation to perform again for the wonderful folks at Martha's Chapel and in the surrounding community. We performed Bach's Sixth French Suite, Debussy's Clair de Lune, and Salzedo's Chanson dans la Nuit, Tango and Rumba. Kristen performed Tournier's Vers la Source dans le Bois and Debussy's First Arabesque, and I performed Grandjany's Fantaise sur un Theme de Haydn. Kristen and I had so much fun performing at Martha's Chapel! Thank you to to everyone that attended this afternoon of harp music!