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Posted by Bill Van Patten on June 23, 2013 at 3:10 PM Comments comments (0)
Sage Po will be presented in a recital at Kresge Theater on September 22nd, performing a program of harp showpieces spanning from Domenico Scarlatti to Ami Maayani. The concert is a winners' recital for the 2013 Pittsburgh Concert Society Major Auditions held on April 19th and 20th.
June 19th : Four Student Members at AHS Competition
Posted by Bill Van Patten on June 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM Comments comments (0)
Congratulations to four of our student members who participated in the 2013 AHS National Competition in Los Angeles!
In the Intermediate I Division Sophia Sunha Lee won 1st place and Jessica Ding won 3rd place. In the Advanced Division Sage Po won 2nd place and Chelsea Lane was a finalist.
At the winners' recital on in Zipper Hall at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, Sunha performed Impromptu by Gliere and Sage performed Maqamat by Ami Maayani.
Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton was a judge in the Young Professional and Intermediate II Divisions.
Click the link for a photo of Sunha & Sage:
Posted by Bill Van Patten on June 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM Comments comments (0)
Chelsea Lane was the winner of the Joseph Lentilhon Selden Memorial Junior Award awarded by Yale's Council of Masters. Chelsea received the award for her musical contributions to campus, a prize which is "given each year to a member of the junior class of Yale College whose verve, idealism, and constructive interest in music and the humanities exemplify those qualities for which Selden is remembered."
Posted by Bill Van Patten on June 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM Comments comments (0)
Chelsea Lane, junior music major at Yale, was this year's winner of the William Waite Concerto Competition. She will perform the Glière Harp Concerto with the Yale Symphony Orchestra in their 2013-2014 season.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on June 23, 2013 at 2:45 PM Comments comments (0)
Sage Po was selected as a winner from over 40 competitors in the 2013 Pittsburgh Concert Society Major Auditions on April 19th and 20th. She will be presented in a recital at Kresge Theater on September 22nd, where she is to perform her winning program of harp showpieces spanning from Domenico Scarlatti to Ami Maayani.
April 8th : Jessica Ding & Natalie Severson
Posted by Bill Van Patten on June 23, 2013 at 2:40 PM Comments comments (0)
In the 2013 American String Teachers Association National Solo Competition, which was held April 6 - 8, 2013, at Merkin Hall, in New York City, Jessica Ding was the Junior Division winner in the harp category, receiving a prize of $500. Natalie Severson was a Senior Division finalist.
September 5th : Duo Harp Recital
Posted by Bill Van Patten on April 7, 2013 at 1:15 PM Comments comments (0)
Courtney Hershey Bress (SSA '92), Principal Harpist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and Kathleen Bride, Professor of Harp at the Eastman School of Music will perform a duo harp recital at 7:30 p.m. at The Hillman Center for Performing Arts, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.
The works will be primarily by French composers, including Tournier, Debussy, Franck, Baur, and Inghelbrecht.
June 10th through 14th : Lucy Scandrett
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:55 AM Comments comments (0)
Lucy Scandrett will hold a Harp Camp for all ages and levels at The Ellis School. The week will end with a concert on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Contact Lucy at (412)491-6555 or www.blondeharpist.com for further details.
May 18th and 19th : Lucy Scandrett
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:55 AM Comments comments (0)
Lucy Scandrett, Principal Harp for the McKeesport Symphony, will perform with the orchestra for concerts at Sewickley Academy and at McKeesport High School.
May 12th : Students of Lucy Scandrett
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:55 AM Comments comments (0)
Students of Lucy Scandrett will present a Mother's Day Concert at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary, Church of the Ascension. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please see www.ascensionpittsburgh.org for further details.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:55 AM Comments comments (0)
Bill Van Patten will perform with the Washington Symphony Orchestra at Trinity High School in Washington at 8:00 p.m. The program will include Aaron Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:55 AM Comments comments (0)
Lucy Scandrett, Professor of Harp at Seton Hill University, will accompany her Senior Harp Major for her Senior Recital at 7:30 p.m. at Reichgut Concert Hall, Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center. All are welcome to attend.
April 24th : Lucy Scandrett and Students
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:50 AM Comments comments (0)
Lucy Sandrett and the harp students at the Creative and Performing Arts 6-12 School downtown will present a Celebration of the Harp Concert at 7:00 pm. The concert will include harp solos, harp ensemble and chamber ensemble works with other CAPA music students. CAPA teachers Dena Miller and Dale Hertrick will conduct the ensembles. This fund-raiser for harp maintenance at CAPA will highlight chamber ensemble works featuring the harp. All are welcome to attend.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:50 AM Comments comments (0)
Lucy Scandrett will perform with the Oakland Girls Choir under the direction of Kathryn Barnard at 7:30 pm at The First Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. The performance will feature the Pittsburgh premiere of Caplet's "Le Miroir de Jesus" with soprano Laura Very. See www.oaklandgirlschoir.org for further information.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:50 AM Comments comments (0)
Lucy Scandrett, Professor of Harp at Indiana University of PA, will perform with Dr. John Scandrett for a Faculty Horn and Harp Recital at 8:00 p.m. in DiCicco Recital Hall, Cogswell . She will play works by Koetsier and Singer with Dr. Scandrett and works by Marcel Grandjany and Carlos Salzedo with IUP Harp Students. All are welcome to attend.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:50 AM Comments comments (0)
Sophie Graf will perform Prokofiev's 5th Symphony with the Duquesne University’s Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jeffrey Turner at 8:00 p.m. at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:50 AM Comments comments (0)
Sophie Graf will perform with the Duquesne University Wind Symphony under the direction of Dr. Robert Cameron at 8:00 p.m. at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.
March 17th : Students of Lucy Scandrett
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (0)
Students of Lucy Scandrett will perform in a St. Patrick's Day Harp Class 2:00 p.m. in the Hunt Rooms, Church of the Ascension. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please see www.ascensionpittsburgh.org for further details.
February 24th : Natalie Severson
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (0)
Natalie Severson, student of Gretchen Van Hoesen, was the First Place winner in Undergraduate Section of Carnegie Mellon University’s 2013 Concerto Competition. Natalie played Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, and as a Competition winner, will be performing next season with the CMU Philharmonic.
February 23rd : Lucy Scandrett
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (0)
Lucy Scandrett performed Welsh and classical music for the St. David's Society of Pittsburgh in honor of St. David's Day, March 1st
February 23rd : Hannah Piston, Jessica Ding, & Jadelyn Ding
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (0)
Three students of Gretchen Van Hoesen were winners in the 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Harp Festival Scholarship Competition, sponsored by the Washington DC Chapter of the AHS. In the Young Artist Category, 1st Prize of $100 was won by Hannah Piston, and 2nd Prize of $75 by Jessica Ding. In the Emerging Artist Category, Jadelyn Ding won the #rd Prize of $25.
February 22nd and 24th : Sophie Graf
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (0)
Sophie Graf played under conductor Carl Hess in Duquesne University’s performances of Francis Poulenc’s opera Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc in Carnegie, PA.
January 20th : Sarah Solomon Stern
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (0)
Sarah Solomon Stern was featured in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article. Read it here: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/pittsburgh-harpist-sarah-solomon-stern-thrives-in-buenos-aires-671154/.
January 5th : Rebecca Pfingstl
Posted by Bill Van Patten on March 4, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (0)
Rebecca Pfingstl was one of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Audition winners. In addition to receiving a $500 Anna and Benjamin Perlow Scholarship to help further her musical education, Rebecca will perform in the recital at Carnegie Mellon University’s Kresge Theatre on March 17th at 2:00 p.m. More is information at www.pittsburghconcertsociety.org.
February 9th : Suzanne Hershey
Posted by Bill Van Patten on February 10, 2013 at 3:30 PM Comments comments (0)
Suzanne Hershey will perform for a Candlelight Dinner at Seneca Hills Village retirement center beginning at 5:30 p.m. A well-known musical resident is Elden Gatwood, former principal oboe of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on February 9, 2013 at 2:25 PM Comments comments (0)
Harpist Sage Po and cellist Evan Kahn will present their sophomore recital on Valentine's Day, February 14th, at 7:30 p.m. in Carnegie Mellon University's Kresge Theater.
Works will include a special performance of the 4th movement of Henriette Renie's Trio for Harp, Violin and Cello with guest violinist Samantha Kline. Also, Sage will be joined by Rodrigo Ojeda for Debussy's Danses Sacree et Profane.
For those who can't make it to CMU that evening, the recital will be webcast at http://music.cmu.edu/pages/webcasting/
For more details, including the full program, go to the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/362355550528610/
May 19th : Sophia Sunha Lee and Hannah Piston
Posted by Bill Van Patten on December 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM Comments comments (0)
May 19th at 7:30 p.m.
Sophia Sunha Lee and Hannah Piston will perform Rainbow Body by Christopher Theofanidis with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony under the direction of conductor Lawrence Loh at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on December 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM Comments comments (0)
April 11th at 7:00 p.m.
Natalie Stafford, CMU harp student of Gretchen Van Hoesen, will perform her junior harp recital as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree. This free solo recital will take place at Alumni Concert Hall in the College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University. Natalie will perform works by Hindemith, Tournier, Pierne and Dussek. She will also perform the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto with flutist Sarah Steranko.
March 2nd : Sophia Sunha Lee and Hannah Piston
Posted by Bill Van Patten on December 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM Comments comments (0)
March 2nd at 2:00 p.m.
Sophia Sunha Lee and Hannah Piston will perform Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony under the direction of conductor Lawrence Loh at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts.
February 26th : Natalie Severson
Posted by Bill Van Patten on December 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM Comments comments (0)
January 26th at 8:00 p.m.
Natalie Severson, student of Gretchen Van Hoesen, will perform a solo senior harp recital at Carnegie Mellon University as partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music Degree Program. She will perform works by Tournier, Parish-Alvars, Guridi and Ginastera. Pianist Rodrigo Ojeda will accompany her in the Concerto for Harp by Ginastera. Natalie is expected to be awarded her BM degree in harp performance in June 2013.
Posted by Bill Van Patten on December 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM Comments comments (0)
February 24th at 4:00 p.m.
Jessica Ding will perform with the Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra, conducted by Gregory Woodbridge, at Penn State High School South Auditorium.
January 26th : Rebecca Pfingstl
Posted by Bill Van Patten on December 8, 2012 at 1:25 PM Comments comments (0)
January 26th at 7:30 p.m.
Rebecca Pfingstl will be a soloist with the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, performing Debussy's Danses Sacree et Profane, at Upper St. Clair High School. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 seniors, and $5 students age 13 and up.
January 10th, 12th, and 13th : Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton
Posted by Bill Van Patten on December 8, 2012 at 1:25 PM Comments comments (0)
January 10th at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., 12th at 8:00 p.m, & 13th at 3:00 p.m.
Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, Principal Harpist of the Toronto Symphony, will be the featured soloist performing the Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp with Principal Flutist of the Toronto Symphony Nora Shulman and Music Director Peter Oundjian. (10th & 12th at Roy Thompson Hall, 13th at George Weston Recital Hall, both in Toronto.)
Posted by Russ Hoffman on July 29, 2011 at 10:54 AM Comments comments (1)
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