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Workshop for the Puerto Rico Harp Chapter
I am looking forward to giving a workshop about Rhythm on the Harp for the Puerto Rico Harp Chapter. The workshop will take place via Zoom and is open to harpists of any level, playing either a lever or a pedal harp.
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August 2023
Recording Session
Marica McHugh and I really enjoyed recording Astor Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango as part of my Maryland State Arts Council Creativity Grant project. The recorded is currently being edited, with a video coming soon.
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July 2023
Baltimore Harp Camp
We had a great time at the Baltimore Harp Camp this summer. Students worked on ensemble music, music theory, and harp history projects. The week ended in a recital with all of the campers performing both solo pieces and as an ensemble.
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July 2023
Performance in Washington D. C.
I had the pleasure of performing a house concert at Edgewood Community Farm in Washington D. C. Photographer Erik Fong captured some beautiful photos from the event.
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July 2023
Maryland State Arts Council Grant
The Maryland State Arts Council has awarded me a Creativity Grant for a project to create, edit, and share videos. I'll be creating videos of Pour le Tombeau d'Orphée by Marius Flothuis for solo harp, Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzolla with flutist Marcia McHugh, and Six Studies in English Folk Song by Ralph Vaughan Williams with cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski. Additionally, I will be putting together a couple of instructional videos. Once complete, all of the videos will be posted to my YouTube channel.
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I also received a Creativity Grant a year ago, for a similar project. I'm so grateful to the Maryland State Arts Council for their support!
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June 2023
Performance for American Harp Society
I'll be giving a lecture recital at The American Harp Society's Summer Institute, taking place June 1 - 4 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. I'll perform solo harp pieces by three woman composers: Grace Becker Vamos' Fontainebleau Suite, and my own transcriptions of works by Betty Jackson King, and Lili Boulanger. More information is available here.
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May 2023
New Transcription Available
I'm happy to announce that my transcription of Trois Mocreaux pour piano by Lili Boulanger is now available for purchase. This advanced level transcription is a challenging set of three short pieces, available as a PDF through HarpInsideOut.com.
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May 2023
Publications available through Sylvia Woods Harp Center
I'm pleased to announce that several of my publications are now available through Sylvia Woods Harp Center. You can see a full list of these titles here.
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May 2023
May Performances
I'm looking forward to the last performance of the Spring Season of my Online Concert Series on May 19 at noon (EDT) in a program of Lamentations. As usual the concert will last around thirty minutes and I'll offer some thoughts throughout. The performance will be available free of charge, with contributions accepted, through my YouTube channel to either watch in real time or at a later time.
Program:
• Lamento by Alphonse Hasselmans
• Gymnopedie no. 1 by Erik Satie, trans. J. Pollauf
• Summer Interlude and Autumn Dance by Betty Jackson King, trans. J. Pollauf
• Pour le tombeau d'Orphée by Marius Flothuis
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Then, on Saturday, May 27 at 2pm, I'll give a solo recital at An Die Musik (409 N. Charles Street, Baltimore), including music by Marcel Grandjany, Florence Price, and Claude Debussy. Tickets range from $10 - $20. More information is available here.
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May 2023
Baltimore Harp Camp
The Baltimore Harp Camp will be running this summer from July 24 - July 28, 2023. This week long day camp welcomes harp students from ages 8 - 18 to spend their days playing in an ensemble, learning some music history, playing duets and trios, and studying music theory. The week culminates in a performance by all of the students. More information is available here.​
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April 2023
April Online Performance
I'm looking forward to performing on April 21st at noon (EDT), in a thirty-minute online recital of music I'm calling the Harp in Springtime. As usual, I'll share my thoughts about the composers and arrangers throughout the performance. It will be available free of charge, with contributions accepted, through my YouTube channel to either watch in real time or at a later time.
Program:
• Quatre Preludes by Marcel Tournier
• Les Cerisiers en Fleurs by Marcel Grandjany
• Rhapsodie by Marcel Grandjany
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April 2023
March Performances
During March, I will perform online on March 17 at noon (EDT) in a program of Harp Showpieces. Throughout the thirty-minute performance, I'll share a few thoughts about the music. The performance will be available free of charge, with contributions accepted, through my YouTube channel to either watch in real time or at a later time.
Program:
• Impromptu, op. 86 by Gabriel Fauré
• Fantasia for Harp, op. 35 by Louis Spohr
• Danny Boy (Londonderry Air), traditional Irish,arr. Carlos Salzedo
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Then, on Saturday, March 25 at 3pm, I'll perform at the Light Street Library Branch (1251 Light Street) in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. Throughout this informal performance, I'll perform solo works for the harp with a focus on women composers, including Florence Price, Grace Becker Vamos, and Betty Jackson King. The performance is free and open to the public.
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March 2023
February Online Performance
I'm excited to give my first online performance of 2023 on February 17th at noon (EST), a thirty-minute recital of music from the American Songbook. Throughout the performance, I'll share my thoughts about the composers and arrangers. It will be available free of charge, with contributions accepted, through my YouTube channel to either watch in real time or at a later time.
Program:
• Embraceable You by George Gershwin, arr. Verlye Mills
• What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? by Michel Legrand, arr. Stella Castellucci
• Ain't Misbehavin' by Fats Waller, arr. John Escosa
• Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen, arr. Jacqueline Pollauf
• Misty by Erroll Garner, arr. Skaila Kanga
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February 2023
Spring 2023 Season Announced
I am happy to announce my Spring 2023 concert season. I'll continue to give online performances on the third Friday of each month through my YouTube channel. These will be short thematic recitals during which I'll offer some thoughts about the music and composers. Additionally, I'll give a variety of live and in-person performances, including several solo recitals in the Baltimore area and a lecture-recital at the American Harp Society Summer Institute in Los Angeles, California.
A preview of my online concert series in the below video. For more information about the entire spring season, please visit my calendar page.
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January 2023
December Performances
Friday, December 9 at 7:30pm (EST)
Live Concert: Emmanuel Episcopal Choir
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD
Tickets are required with a contribution of your choosing.
I'll be joining the excellent Emmanuel Episcopal Choir for a performance of the classic holiday work
A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten, as well as several other carols.
Click here for more information.
Sunday, December 11 at 4:00pm (EST)
Live Concert: Candlelight Choral Concert
First and Franklin Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Madison Street, Baltimore, MD
Admission is free with contributions accepted.
This holiday performance will feature choir, organ, and harp. In addition to
two solo works for harp, I'll be joining the choir for works by John Rutter and
current composers Mark Hardy and Christian Humcke.
Click here for more information.
Friday, December 16 at noon (EST)
Online Concert: Holiday Performance
Admission is free with contributions accepted.
Join me for a short online performance of holiday music, including my a couple of
my own arrangements of carols and music by Marcel Tournier.
Click here to access through my YouTube channel
Saturday, December 17 at 3pm (EST)
Live Concert: Harford Choral Society
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 1200 E. Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD
Tickets are $10 - $20.
I'll be performing Oratorio de Noël by Camille Saint-Saëns
with the Harford Choral Society as part of this holiday performance.
Click here for more information.
Sunday, December 18 at 3pm (EST)
Live Concert: Chancel Choir of Grace Church and Harford Choral Society
Grace United Methodist Church, 5407 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
Admission is free with contributions accepted.
I'll be performing Oratorio de Noël by Camille Saint-Saëns
with the Chancel Choir of Grace Church and the Harford Choral Society
as part of this holiday performance.
Click here for more information.
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December 2022
New Arrangement
There are many beautiful carols in this world and I really enjoying coming up with my own arrangements when I have a chance. I've just completed an arrangement of O Come, O Come Emmanuel with Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence intertwined. You can see a performance below, and sheet music is available here.
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December 2022
November Performances
I'll be performing on November 11th at noon (EST) on the Friday Noon Concert Series at the Arts Club of Washington (2022 I Street NW, Washington D.C.). I'm looking forward to this short recital, where I'll perform works by Alphonse Hasselmans, John Thomas, and William Alwyn.
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On November 18th at noon (EST), I'll give an online performance, with a program of Welsh Composers for the Harp. Throughout this thirty-minute recital I'll share thoughts about the music and composers. It will be available free of charge through my YouTube channel.
Program:
• Watching the Wheat by John Thomas
• Sonata in D Major by John Parry
• David of the White Rock by John Thomas
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November 2022
Article Published in American String Teacher
I just published an article in the American String Teacher journal called Composing Added Harp Parts for a Student Ensemble. It's aimed at how to compose a harp part to include young students in ensembles and help them build crucial ensemble experience. I'm so pleased to have this published and available as a resource.
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November 2022
October Performances
On October 21st at noon (EDT), I'll be giving the next performance of my online concert series. This thirty-minute recital will feature Little-Known Works for solo harp and I'll share thoughts about the music throughout the program. It will be available free of charge through my YouTube channel.
Program:
• Deux Pieces by Jeanne Adrienne Kufferath
• Adoration by Florence Price, trans. Jacqueline Pollauf
• The Mermaid's Chimes by Carlos Salzedo
• Lotus Land by Cyril Scott, trans. Jacqueline Pollauf
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Then, on October 23 at 3pm (EDT), I'll be performing with Trio Sirènes in a live and in-person performance on the Catonsville Concerts at 3 concert series. We'll be performing a program of works by composers including Maurice Ravel, Sergei Prokofiev, Robert Paterson, and Ladislas Rohozinski. The performance will take place at Catonsville Presbyterian Church (1400 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD). Admission is free. More information is available here.
October 2022
Exercise Book Featured on Podcast
My exercise book, Pedal Exercises for Harp was recently featured on the Harp Column Music Podcast on an episode about Back to School Skill Builders. Host Dr. Kristina Finch discussed several different exercise books, including works by Maeve Gilchrist and Eira Lynn Jones. Finch called my book an “absolute gem. Pedal Exercises for Harp by Jacqueline Pollauf is everything I’ve been looking for and so much more.” Thanks to Harp Column Music for including my book!
You can listen to the full episode here.
September 2022
Review of Performance of French Harp Music
Throughout September, I really enjoyed performing for live audiences, including a solo recital at the Community College of Baltimore County on September 23rd. A reviewer from The Avenue News had this to say about my program of French harp music, "The audience was captivated. As Pollauf’s hands caressed the strings of her harp with vigor and grace… echoes of applause filled the hall.” Thanks to all who attended!
September 2022
September Performances
On Friday, September 9 at 7:30pm (EDT), I'll give a live and in-person performance at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. This hour-long solo recital will feature Music from the Paris Conservatoire and take place in the Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building (1000 Hilltop Cirlce, Baltimore, MD). Tickets are $5 - $15. More information is available here.
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On Friday, September 16 at noon (EDT), I'll give a thirty-minute online recital French Harp Music. Throughout the concert I"ll share some thoughts about each of the pieces on the program. The performance will be availabe free of charge, with contributions accepted, on my YouTube channel. Click here to access the concert.
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• Divertissements a la française et a l'espagnol by André Caplet
• Prélude in a minor by Maurice Ravel, trans. by Carlos Salzedo
• Images Suite no. 1 by Marcel Tournier
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On Wednesday, September 21 at 11:15am (EDT), I'll give a live and in-person performance at the Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus (800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD). This hour-long solo recital, called Music from the Paris Conservatoire, will feature music by Gabriel Pierné, Lili Boulanger, and Marcel Tournier. The performance is free. More information is available here.
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Finally, on Friday, September 23 at 12:20pm (EDT), I'll give a live and in-person performance at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus (7201 Rossville Boulevard, Baltimore, MD). This hour-long solo recital, called Music from the Paris Conservatoire, will feature music by Gabriel Pierné, Lili Boulanger, and Marcel Tournier. The performance is free. More information is available here.
September 2022
