Programs
HarpEssence has a wide and varied repertoire. We offer programs such as:
"Christmas Joy" with traditional Christmas music from around the world
"Music Through The Ages" showcasing favorites from each musical period, classical through modern
“Sounds of the Silver Screen” highlighting music from the movies
"Love Makes the World Go Around" celebrating romantic music
"A World of Music" featuring selections from various international traditions
Programs typically run 1 hour and consist of music interspersed with brief dialogs on the harp and music being performed. At the end of the program, there is a brief question and answer period and also a chance for all attendees to try their hand playing the harp!
Repertoire
This is a partial list
CLASSICAL:
Arioso (Bach)
Autumn (Vivaldi)
Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart)
Bouree' #1 (Bach)
Canon in D (Pachelbel
Gymnopoedie (Satie)
Harp Concerto in Bb Excerpt (Handel)
Liebestraum (Liszt)
Minuetto from L'Arlessienne (Bizet)
Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
Puccini Medley (Pucchini)
Siciliano (Bach)
The Swan (St. Saens)
William Tell Overture (Rossini)
Winter's Largo (Vivaldi)
MODERN/SHOW TUNES:
A un Recuerdo (Ortiz)
Beauty and the Beast (Menken/Myrow)
The Blue Danube (Strauss)
Blue Moon (Rodgers)
Can-Can (Offenbach)
Cecilia (Simon)
Cumbia Deliciosa (Ortiz)
The Entertainer (Joplin)
Getting to Know You (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
The Girl from Ipanema (Jobin)
Great Day (Gustavson)
Hallelujah (Cohen)
Memory (Webber)
Moon River (Mancini)
Music of the Night (Webber)
New York, New York (Kander)
Over the Rainbow (Arlen)
Pineapple Blues (Maerz)
Polka in C (Press)
A Scott Joplin Montage (Joplin)
Skater's Waltz (Waldteufel)
Sonata in Re (Albeniz)
Sound of Music Medley (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
Strolling Through the Strings (Voltz)
Tennessee Waltz (King)
CELTIC:
Annie Laurie (traditional Scots)
Carrickfergus (traditional)
Lament for the Wild Geese (Coulter)
Londonderry Aire (traditional Irish)
O'Carolan Duets
The Parting Glass (traditional Irish)
When Irish Eyes are Smiling (traditional)
Who Threw the Overalls in Mistress Murphy's Chowder? (Giefer)
CHRISTMAS:
Joy to the World
Neapolitan Carol
Angels We Have Heard on High
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
and more...