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Baltimore Harp Camp
As usual, I will be running a week-long day camp for harp students in the Baltimore area. Campers will play in large and small harp ensembles, improve their music theory skills, and study harp history. The week will culminate in a recital by all of the campers.
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July 2024
Recording of a Solo Harp Piece
Recently, I went into the recording studio to record Harper's Ferry by Nicky Hind, a Scottish-American composer. Hind wrote this meditative solo work for harp for me a few years ago and will be including the recording of it on a forthcoming studio album.
June 2024
Chichester Psalms Performance
On June 7 at 7:30pm, I will be performing with the Emmanuel Choir at Emmanuel Episcopal Church (811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD) in their concert Glitter and Be Gay! We will be performing Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, along with other works by Bernstein, as a celebration of Pride Month. Tickets are available here. Hope to see you there!
June 2024
Trio Sirènes at the Library
Trio Sirènes (Marcia McHugh, flute; Karin Brown, viola; Jacqueline Pollauf, harp) will give a performance at the Light Street Library Branch (1251 Light Street, Baltimore, MD) on Saturday, June 15 at 3pm. Program selections include music by Claude Debussy and Lori Laitman. This will be an informal concert and audience members are welcome to ask questions or simply enjoy the music for a few moments while browsing.
June 2024
Performance with Percussion Ensemble
The UMBC Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dustin Donohue, has asked me to join them for a performance of Julia Perry's Homunculus C.F. This little-known work is for eight percussionists, plus piano, celesta, and harp. I'm excited to collaborate with this unusual combination of instruments!
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May 2024
Solo Recital at the Arts Club of Washington
On April 12, I will be giving a performance at the historic Arts Club of Washington. This short performance is open to public and will feature works by Gabriel Fauré and Aram Khachaturian.
April 2024
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
I love working with choirs and am looking forward to a performance of John Rutter's Magnificat with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society. Rutter is a prolific English composer of choral music and although I've played many pieces by him, I believe I have only performed the entire Magnificat once before. I'm looking forward to the performance on March 17.
March 2024
Atlanta Harp Festival
I really enjoyed participating in and attending the Atlanta Harp Festival. There were many great performances, workshops, and presentations. Here I am presenting about recording the harp.
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March 2024
Presentation at the Atlanta Harp Festival
I'm looking forward to the Atlanta Harp Festival, taking place March 15 - 17 in Decatur, Georgia. I'll be giving a presentation on recording the harp, and also will be part of panel discussion harp pedagogy. Hope to see you there!
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March 2024
New Article in the American String Teacher Journal
My recent article about using warm-up exercises in teaching has been published by the American String Teacher Journal. I gave a presentation at the American String Teacher Conference about this topic a couple of years ago and enjoyed putting everything together for this article, which has the lengthy title: Building Technical Harp Skills through Warm-up Exercises.
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February 2024
Video with cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski
A beautiful video of Six Studies in English Folk Song by Ralph Vaughan-Williams for harp and cello has been released. We filmed at First and Franklin Church in Baltimore, Maryland, which made a stunning backdrop. I am so appreciative to the Maryland State Arts Council for their support in making this video!
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January 2024
New Publicity Photos
I recently had new publicity photos taken and am so pleased with how they came out. Thank you to photographer Roy Cox!
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January 2024
Video of Histoire du Tango Released
The video of Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzolla, recorded with flutist Marcia McHugh, has just been released. We recorded this at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as part of my Maryland State Arts Council Creativity Grant. Thank you to the MSAC For their support!
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December 2023
Performance at Governor's Mansion
I feel so lucky to have the chance to perform at such varied places! Recently I played at the Governor's Mansion in Annapolis, Maryland, which is an historic and interesting building.
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December 2023
Holiday Performances
Throughout December, I will be involved in several holiday performances.
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Emmanuel Episcopal Choir
Sunday, December 3rd at 4pm
Jacqueline joins the Emmanuel Episcopal Choir for a performance of Benjamin Britten's
A Ceremony of Carols in a program of works by Britten.
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Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Tuesday, December 5th at 7:30pm
The Baltimore Choral Arts Society presents Christmas with Choral Arts,
a program of works for chorus and orchestra.
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Candlelight Choral Concert
Sunday, December 10th at 4pm
Jacqueline will perform at First and Franklin Church's Candlelight Choral Concert,
including works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Henri Büsser, and solo harp music.
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December 2023
Pour le tombeau d'Orphée Released
Recorded as part of my Maryland State Arts Council Creativity Grant, I am excited to announce the release of a beautiful video of the solo harp work Pour le tombeau d"Orphée (At the Tomb of Orpheus) by Marius Flothuis. We wanted to echo the haunting quality of the music in the setting and filming.
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November 2023
Recording Session with Dariusz Skoraczewski
Dariusz Skoraczewski, principal cello of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and I recently recorded Six Studies in English Folk Song by Ralph Vaughan-Williams at the beautiful First and Franklin Church. A video will be coming soon, as part of my Maryland State Arts Council Creativity Grant.
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October 2023
Music in the Valley Concert Series
Held in a beautiful stone church, Trio Sirènes (Marcia McHugh, flute; Karin Brown, viola; Jacqueline Pollauf, harp) enjoyed performing on the Music in the Valley Concert Series for the second time.
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October 2023
Performance at the Cosmos Club
Trio Sirènes (Marcia McHugh, flute; Karin Brown, viola; Jacqueline Pollauf, harp) had the pleasure of performing at the Cosmos Club in Washington D. C. in a sold out concert. The program included music by Arnold Bax, Lori Laitman, and Jean-Marice Leclair.
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September 2023
Trio Sirènes Review
Trio Sirènes (Marcia McHugh, flute; Karin Brown, viola; Jacqueline Pollauf, harp) performed an "alluring program" at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to open the season of their new Sunday afternoon chamber music series. Washington Classical Reviewer Charles T. Downey found that "Brown... shone in her low range" and "McHugh... produced a languorous, silvery tone" while "Pollauf... swooped and sighed elegantly".
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September 2023
