Harp Canada Studio

I'm so happy to announce that Hannah Chua has won the “On Gossamer Wings” performance competition, and will be playing a piece with the Winter Harp Ensemble at its performance. 

Dawn on the beach - it is pretty spectacular.  Wonderful start to the ensemble year, I think it might be an annual event!  And here is Mariellen's staircase - you might need to click on the top photo to see…

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-how-a-canadian-brought-the-harp-into-one-of-the-most-economically/

No, not that kind…  a new species from the deep ocean, a harp shaped sponge. Looks pretty fantastic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3tAtXdaik

Sascha Luchkov, a young Ukrainian pianist, was studying at Shawnigan Lake School this spring, and before he left, he played a number of concerts for us here in the valley and in Victoria, organized by the Cowichan Music Teachers association…

An artist named Hadi Karimi makes digital portraits of people using all the computer tools - most of which I know nothing about. But the results are pretty cool. He has a lot of famous composers done. Here's one  https://hadikarimi.com/…

maybe this should be a ensemble piece.  Otherwise just learn the harp version - ask me if you don't know where to find it! 

I'm devoting the next few studio classes to the study of rhythm. Have your questions and trouble ready. This quote from Marja-Leena Juntunen may give you a clue where I"m going..

 "Within cognitive science, Schiavio and Timmers (2016) maintain that…

One of the audience members recorded a bit of the concert and prepped it a bit to share on facebook, to help us spread the word about the fundraisers.

I, and others, are raising funds to bring two families to…

One of the oddest words in the English language belongs to music. Seven letters, one vowel, yet 2 syllables. And better than it english-oddity-ness is its use and the pleasure it gives!

Careful application of this can really improve our…

There will be an All Saints Day service Nov 1, honouring the memories of those who have died this year, and in previous years. I mention this because the service will be in the Taize style, with music mostly from…

It is easy to forget, with youtube and downloadable recordings, how hard it was to hear from the source in earlier days. I was having a discussion about the wonders of youtube for learning music just the other day with…