An 8 harp extravanganza!

Well, our final concert of the month took place last night at The Lights Theatre in Andover where we were performing the final concert of the season for Andover Music Club. To make this concert extra special, the club asked us to bring not only our four concert harps but also our pearlescent white electric harps! This was the first time we have combined both types of harp in one concert, and although we had some concerns beforehand about the practicalities of stage moving between the eight harps, the concert went fantastically well and with enough space on the stage for all the harps to fit with no reorganising needed.

We did encounter an unexpected problem in rehearsals on the electric harps though.... Ellie's harp kept making a lot of 'interference' type noise and we couldn't work out what the problem was. It turned out that her rubber soled shoes were creating lots of static electricity which was being picked up by the harp. Shoes off = problem solved!

We were pleased to have composer Paul Patterson in attendence again. Paul was very pleased with our performance of his piece Avian Arabesques and said that our ensemble playing in the very tricky last movement of the piece was extremely tight which pleased us immensely!

A month's break now before we come back for the next round of concerts in May, June and July.

All 8 harps on stage awaiting our arrival!

Some picture from our concert at Rottingdean Spring Festival

We really enjoyed our concert last Sunday (6 March) for Rottingdean Spring Festival. We were in a beautiful village and performing in a very atmospheric church to a packed and very enthusiastic audience. We thought you might like to see a few pictures from the day:

Wheeling in the harps

Having a tea break during rehearsals

Awaiting for our arrival on stage

Hard at work

Audience checking out our harps

Enjoying the applause

New Year = New Music!

Well,  we are really looking forward to the run of concerts we have got coming up next month (March). We are trying out a new programme for the first time on 6 March at Rottingdean Music Festival. The music includes new arrangements of works by Mozart and Khachaturian plus a performance of Paul Patterson's Avian Arabesques and a freestyle jazz medley! Other concerts later in the month include the Broxbourne Arts Forum on 16 March and Andover Music Club on 24 March where we will also be performing on our electric harps!

Hello again!

Having had a couple of months off concerts (Harriet got married and Keziah went back to the USA for a bit) we are now back with a vengence for a new series of concerts over the 2010/11 season!

Earlier this week we really enjoyed playing at the Brighton Pavilions in their beautiful music room. The music room is part of the Royal Pavilion built as a sea side retreat for the Prince Regent in the 19th Century. The famous blind harpist John Parry used to play here and apparently his harp was on show for a number of years before being moved back to London. The room is incredibly ornate with wonderful oriental wall carvings and vibrant carpets and walls. Our four harps looked amazing amidst the sumptious decor and it was really inspiring to be performing in such surroundings.

This coming week we are off to play for the Tenby Festival in Wales which we are really looking forward to - Wales is the land of the harp after all!

Review from our concert at the Newbury Spring Festival

Finished DVD recordings on You Tube

We are so excited as our long awaited DVD recordings are now available to view on You Tube! You can watch them by clicking here - hope you enjoy them as much as we do :)

More airtime with Alan Titchmarsh

We are very pleased that Alan Titchmarsh has taken a liking to our CD, as he played it again on his BBC Radio 2 show last night. To listen to our arrangement of Saint-Saens' Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals being broadcast, click here - we are on at approximately 1 hr 19 mins and 55 seconds!