The harp has its hindrances, and a lot of composers are terrified of writing solo music for it. This instrument has 47 strings, each tuned like the white notes of a piano, with the player’s feet ...

“To him, it sounded like a piano, and he was transposing from the keys to the harp strings. He brought home ... I’m grateful I had my family’s support and found teachers who could connect ...

It is true that, compared with the piano, the range of its sound and its repertory are small—largely because a concert harp has only 47 strings while ... In 1913, the family emigrated to Chicago ...

The fact that she plays harp, piano, cello, guitar and is learning ... and it takes so long to tune because you have to individually tune each string. On top of being in her school orchestra ...

This day camp is open to string (violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, and piano) students ages 8 to 15 ... in a recital performance for friends and family. Campers build confidence, teamwork ...

Favorite aspect of Cleveland/Northeast Ohio: Cleveland is a great place to raise a family. My husband and ... I started violin when I was five, then piano, and began harp when I was eight.

When the harp is called for in the orchestra, it’s not too hard to spot — rising serenely above less statuesque instruments, perhaps tucked between other strings and the percussion.

“Then I saw a brochure with blueprints for a harp for serious woodworkers. It was just $100 for the strings and hardware.” That was better. The family moved to Lancaster County in 1994 and by ...

“Louis teaches harp and piano. He’s just wonderful with everyone,” she said. Keefer met Sister Paula Marie Beiter, of Holy Family Convent, while an outpatient at Holy Spirit Hospita ...