Updates from Summer Part 1: American Harp Society Summer Institute (June 2015)

-
Dear friends,

It has been quite a while since I last wrote..... I had a rather busy and fruitful summer this year. I was invited to participate at the American Harp Society Summer Institute in Logan, Utah in June.
My performance of the New Chinese Folk Songs and Wendy Lee's world premiere were both receivd warmly. I am very honored that it was attended by Cherly Cunningham, Chairman of the Board of American Harp Society Inc., as well as the First Lady of Utah State University, amongst other enthusiastic participants of the Summer Institute.

Here are some of the highlights at the Conference:


      Taken at the Art Museum where I performed the new works, before my performance.
                             
     
     At the food truck with Kathy Kienzle, Chairman of the World Harp Congress. 



             Staying warm during a concert with Lucy Scandrett and Jane Bishop, past President and                            past Chairman of the Board of AHS.

                                               
 Enjoying the amazing young talents at the final prize-winner concert of the competition.

Listening to the educational Orchestral Project Concert.

            Last but not least, kudos to the hosting committee Anamae Anderson and Chilali                                      Hugo for your hospitality!!!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pictures from the CD Launch

-
Image
The CD was launched successfully at the Christmas Concert of Hong Kong Oratorio Society on 12/12/2010. Here are some pictures from the launch. Teresa would like to thank all of you who bought the CDs! Tracklist of the CD "Longing": 1.    Carlos Salzedo -  Prelude Intimes No.1, "tenderly emoted" 2.    Carlos Salzedo- Chanson dans la nuit 3-5. Paul Hindemith- Sonata 6.    J.S.Bach/Marcel Grandjany-  Etude No.3 7.     Gabriel Pierné-  Impromptu-Caprice, Op.9 8.   John Cage- In a Landscape 9.     Camille  Saint - Saëns- Fantaisie in A Minor, Op.95 10.  Enrique Granados- Spanish Dance No.2, "Oriental" 11.   Carlos Salzedo- Prelude Intimes No.3, "profoundly peaceful"
Read more

John Cage

-
Image
American composer John Milton Cage (1912-1993) 's compositional style and philosophy may not be everyone's cup of tea, however, I found his writings in "Silence" very thought-provoking and creative. The book "Silence" talks about Cage's thoughts on music and sound. He believed that silence is as important as music itself, and has a rather enlightening view on space. The book is also visually stimulating as the author arranges his articles randomly. For me, he definitely teaches me one thing: every pause between music notes are as important as the music notes themselves. And if you are a harpist, you would definitely know what I mean, because our dear harp strings are forever vibrating, so it is essential for us to do what we need to do to clean up the sound "mess." ;) The year 2012 is coming to an end soon. I would like to make use of this golden opportunity to pay tribute to Cage. 2012 marks the composer's 100th birt...
Read more

Christmas Concert: Mozart Concerto for flute and harp

-
Image
Flautist Izaskun Erdocia and I will be joining the Hong Kong Strings to perform Mozart's Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra, 1st movement , under the baton of Prof. Chan Wing Wah on: Dec 17, 2009 (Thur) 8 pm Hong Kong Cultural Centre For ticket information, please visit:  http://www.oratorio.org.hk/ Background information: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra, K.299/297c (1778) I. Allegro When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart went to Paris at the age of seven, he was received as a child prodigy with his unique talents on the klavier. Aristocracy and royalty adored him. Fourteen years later, however, at the age of 21, when Mozart returned to Paris again and started searching his fortune by himself, it was a very different story. He was unable to secure any promising appointments except meeting the influential noble and former ambassador to London, the Duc de Guines in Paris. The Duc himself played the flute very well. His daughter, an accompli...
Read more