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News 2018-2019
YouTube Videos
I have a couple of exciting new videos on my YouTube channel, where I post twice a month. I've been branching out and recently did two videos about approaching technique through repertoire. Check them out below.
July 2019
New Piece by Scottish Composer
I am honored by having a new piece for solo harp written for me by the Scottish-American composer Nicky Hind. We met last April when working on music Hind had written for voices and harp with the Scottish Voices ensemble and this led to a new collaboration. I'm really excited to learn this new work!
July 2019
Houston Summer Harp Festival to Perform Arrangement
I'm honored to announce that The Houston Summer Harp Festival, taking place at Houston Baptist University in Houston Texas in July, will be performing my arrangement of Brian Boru's March for lever harp this summer.
July 2019
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
As always, it's a pleasure to spend some of my summer at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Western Michigan. Besides working with talented young harpists, I also had the chance to perform with the Blue Lake Festival Orchestra and to collaborate with the dance faculty on a performance. The setting is absolutely beautiful.
June 2019
New Recording to be Released Fall 2019
Beau Soir, a recording of pieces for cello and harp with Dariusz Skoraczewski (principal cello of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) is nearing completion. The recording will be released in both digital and physical formats this fall.
May 2019
Masterclass for Student Harpists
The Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra Program hosted a masterclass for young harpists at the beginning of May. I had the pleasure of working with a variety of student harpists (pictured below) from the Washington D.C. area and was so impressed with the level of their playing and their responsiveness!
May 2019
New Publication
Lyon and Healy Publications has just released my transcription of Three Songs for Voice and Harp by Reynaldo Hahn. These beautiful songs were originally written for voice and piano. More information is available here.
May 2019
Collaboration with Scottish Voices
Next month I'm looking forward to collaborating with the Scottish Voices, an ensemble of four female vocalists under the direction of conductor and composer Graham Hair. The group is based in Glasgow, Scotland and specializes in contemporary classical music. I'll be performing in concerts with them in Boston, Massachusetts and Radford, Virginia and we'll be collaborating together on a new recording.
March 2019
Concert Review
I had the pleasure of performing with the Columbia Pro Cantare recently, both accompanying the choir and performing solo harp music, and we received a great review:
"We were then treated to two harp solos by Pollauf. She played two pieces by the Frenchman, André Caplet, “Divertissements à la Française’ and “Divertissement à l’Espagnole.” The first sounded like a reflection of a Parisian street on a rainy day, and the second had a Flamenco flavor. Pollauf’s expertise on her instrument was apparent as her fingers effortlessly caressed the strings."
Click here to read the full review on MD Theater Guide.
March 2019
Songs and Dreams Performances
In March and April I'll be giving several solo performances featuring music from my recent album, Songs and Dreams at several local library branches. Admission is free. Anyone is welcome to attend or simply to listen to a piece or two while browsing for books.
Thursday, March 7, 6:30 PM
Catonsville Branch, 1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD
Wednesday, March 20, 7 PM
Rosedale Branch, 6105 Kenwood Avenue, Rosedale, MD
Saturday, March 23, 2 PM
Owings Mills Branch, 10302 Grand Central Avenue, Owings Mills, MD
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Saturday, April 20, 3:30 PM
Washington Village Branch, 856 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
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Saturday, April 27, 3 PM
Light Street Branch, 1251 Light Street, Baltimore, MD
February 2019
Article in Stringendo Magazine
I recently had a short article about practicing published in the American String Teacher Maryland Chapter Handbook.
January 2019
Trio Sirènes Concert
January was a busy month with several concerts with Trio Sirènes, with flutist Marcia Kämper and violist Karin Brown. We especially enjoyed performing at the Cosmos Club in Washington D. C. Below are a couple of photos from our performances.
January 2019
Book Release
I am thrilled to announce the release of my new book, Exercises in Harmonics! There are two versions, one for pedal harp and one for lever harp, and both are available either as PDF download through Harp Inside Out, or as a hard copy through Amazon. Use the below links to see more info!
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Exercises in Harmonics for Pedal Harp
• PDF Download through HarpInsideOut.com
• Hard copy through Amazon.com
Exercises in Harmonics for Lever Harp
• PDF Download through HarpInsideOut.com
• Hard copy through Amazon.com
December 2018
Exercises in Harmonics Book
My newest pedagogical publication, Exercises in Harmonics, is just about to be released by Oakway Studios. It's actually being released in two versions, one for pedal harp and one for lever harp, and will be available as a PDF download through my informational harp website, HarpInsideOut.com, and through Amazon.com. More information will be coming soon. In the meantime, check out this video about playing harmonics that I put together.
November 2018
Interview with Mary Brigid Roman
I had the honor of interviewing harpist Mary Brigid Roman as she celebrates her 50th year (!) of teaching at Florida State University. The interview was just published as a feature article in The American String Teacher.
November 2018
Songs and Dreams available
My new solo recording, Songs and Dreams, is now widely available. You can find it on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon. For general information about the recording, click here.
October 2018
Livewire New Musical Festival
I'm looking forward to performing on the Livewire New Music Festival at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Saxophonist Noah Getz and I will be performing a piece by the featured composer, Anna Rubin.
October 2018
World Premiere at Florida State University
Later this month I'll be traveling to Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida to give the world premiere of Aulos by the Czech/American composer Ladislav Kubik with flutist Eva Amsler. The premiere will be part of a memorial concert in memory of the composer and will feature a variety of works by him.
October 2018
Rehearsing with flutist Eva Amsler.
Opperman Music Hall, Florida State University.
Harp Inside Out
HarpInsideOut.com is now live! This is a new informational harp website that I put together, which organizes and presents the many resources I have for students and amateurs. You can find articles, videos and publications from Oakway Studios throughout the site. One of my favorite parts is the illustrations of harps done by children!
September 2018