AHJ, Vol. 7 No. 1, Summer 1979

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64 WRITE FOR OUR CURRENT BROCHURE CASWELL HARPS 15095 FRUITVALE AVE., SARAT(]]A, CA. 95070 FLOWING SONGS by Virginia Kendrick harp arrangements by Anne Ransom all for medium or medium high voice Before the World Was moving setting of verses from Proverbs 8 Jade Summer melodic, impressionistic, strong coloration Two Songs: Wealth of Mine lyrical, pastoral, rippling Tribute rich in modern, colorful harmony $1.50 $1.75 $2.50 available from: Schmitt Music Co. 88 South 10th Street Minneapolis, Minn. 55402 National WATS Line 1-800-328-8480 Minnesota WATS Line 1-800-292-7959 the Annual Christmas Concert on December 10, 1978, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Palo Alto. Performers were: Michaela Alioto, Amy Stone, Amanda McIntyre, Mary Quinn, Heather Windes, Liest Mathis, Potts Cahill, Laurie Dick, Reni~ Quinn, Judy Hernandez, Beverly Sebanc, Peggy Osborne, Lynne Gruver, and Lisa Pease. Lynne Gruver gave a premiere performance of On the Banks of the Nile for Harp and Voice, by Menlo Park composer, Frank Van West. Lynne Gruver sang this song and When David Sang by Karl Carlson at a meeting and fund raising Fair for Peace in Alto in November. She and Heather Windes also played solos as a part of the entertainment. Heather Windes played for The King and I production in San Jose in February and March. Potts Cahill, Michaela Alioto, Laurie Dick, and Reni~ Quinn, performed in recitals at the Institute in San Francisco on February 4, 8 and 11th. Pamela Stutzke has been appointed assistant to Phyllis Schlomovitz by the Dean of Music and Arts Institute of San Francisco. Marjorie Chauvel has trained and directed several recent concerts. On February 25, Stanford harp students Marianne Stewart, Carol Littlefield, Jane Irwin, Ruth Bonaparte, and Tamar Richards appeared in a program that included flute, voice, and ensemble as well as solo harp. At California State University of San Francisco on March 11, a concert of aeolian harp duet; harp and wind ensemble; harp and piano; and solo harp was presented by Bennetta Heaton, Katherine O'Keefe, Linda Berg, and Pamalia O'Shea. April 29th will see the "19th Annual Spring Harp Concert" at Cubberly Performing Theatre in Palo Alto. Leslie Weinfield, Cynthia Stretch, Anna Marie Mendieta, Wendy Gamble, Katherine Riley, Laura Gatlin, Tina Peratis, Gretchen Hellman, and Nancy Oeth will present works by Salzedo and Grandjany, as well as other compositions in the standard repertoire. Anna Marie Mendieta will be the soloist with the California Youth Symphony in their spring concert, performing the Suite from Childhood by Harl McDonald. The harp students of Deborah Ricks who performed in a Christmas recital in Los Gatos were Tisha Sheeder Cheney, Dorothy Bowen, Donna Hunt, and Eileen Walsh. Patricia Wooster performed the Debussy Dances with the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra in Bellevue, Washington, on March 29 and April 1, 1979. Juliet Olszewski, also from Bellevue, was selected for the All Northwest Orchestra for the M.E.N.C. Conference in Montana in March. Karen Skinner, from Tacoma, Washington, was appointed harpist for the All Northwest Band. The Duo Reyns-Bonnet (Piet Reyns, flute; Alex Bonnet, harpist) made an interesting tour of Iran in April and May 1978. The Duo, played in Teheran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Rezayeh, Gargan, Rasht, Rud bar, and Lahijan. The last evening was a concert for the Dutch amabassador, the Dutch colony and several guests. The major part of all the audiences were young people, 12 to AMERICAN HARP JOURNAL
30 years of age. Both Mr. Reyns and Mr. Bonnet are residents of Holland. Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators, announced that Mary Emily Mitchell was the recipient of their Fine Arts Grant, awarded this year to a harpist. Linda Booth was selected as alternate. Forty-four harpists applied for the grant. From tapes and supportive material sent by these applicants five finalists were selected by the Alpha Delta Kappa Award Committee. The five finalists were flown to Kansas City and heard there by judges Roslyn Rensch Erbes, Margaret W. Ling, and Debbie Wells. Mary Emily Mitchell received $4,000 and Linda Booth received $1,000. Mary will be a featured performer at the next national convention of Alpha Delta Kappa. The organization, which has 45,000 members, gives two Fine Arts Grants each year. In 1979, in addition to the award in harp, similar grant money was given in Needle Art. Gail Barber played the Gliere Concerto with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in March. Texas Tech University featured the following students in a harp recital in April: Carol Berg Actkinson, Felice Franks, Elizabeth Hall, Andra Rodden, Carla Scaletti and Sharon Towndrow. Carla Scaletti will be featured in a Percussion Ensemble Concert playing Waves, her own composition for harp and percussion. A Musician's Harp Insurance Plan thru EDWARD A. GOODMAN & co. Insurance Specialists One North Broadway White Plains, N.Y. 10601 CONCERT CALENDAR MAY, 1979 5 - Susann McDonald, Gliere Concerto, San Gabriel Civic Orchestra, Civic Auditorium, San Gabriel, CA JULY, 1979 12 - Phyllis Schlomovitz, Concerto for Harp and Chamber Orchestra by Gerard Victory, Hull Symphony Orchestra, Hull, England 18 - Phyllis Schlomovitz, Concerto by Gerard Victory, Dublin Radio Orchestra, Dublin, Ireland. 22 - Phyllis Schlomovitz, Recital, York University, Heslington, Yorkshire, England 24 - Phyllis Schlomovitz, Concerto by Gerard Victory, Yorkshire Music Festival Orchestra, York University, Yorkshire, England SUMMER/ 1979 "TEACH YOURSELF TO PLAY THE FOLK HARP" Book by SYLVIA WOODS $ 5.98 + 50¢ postage companion cassette - $4.98 + 50¢ postage Sylvia Woods P. 0 . Box 2 9 5 2 1 Los Angeles, CA 90029 Distnbutor of Folk Harps 65
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