Here's another thing that's interesting for Europeans about having the World Harp Congress this side of the Atlantic: more contact than usual with the Salzedo school of harp playing. CamacCam got talking to Lynne Abbey-Lee, one of the many American professionals who studied this technique - studied with the legendary Alice Chalifoux, in fact.
This WHC has also had plenty of ideas regarding harp ensemble repertoire, from Mahalia Kelz's very successful ragtime arrangements for harp trio, to the final performance of the entire congress: Dream, Light, Movement for four harps and orchestra by Bozidar Obradinovic, performed in Vancouver by the Belgrade Harp Quartet. And Lynne herself has done a lot of harp quartet arrangements, which you can also hear about on CamacCam!
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