Haley Rhodeside, Harpist

From last week’s Ukrainian Ballet Benefit…I’ve never had the opportunity to play so much traditional ballet music at once! In this charming bit from Minkus’ “Don Quixote,” we really see the harp’s ability to be the candy sprinkles on top of the sundae 🙂🍨🎶

Nothing like some Grandjany to wake you up for an 8 AM rehearsal and subsequent two services! A church gig asked if I could learn Aria in Classic Style in just over a week, and I was unsure as I had never learned it before and had also just returned after being away from a harp for a couple of weeks. But how could I turn down the opportunity to play this harp standard?? It was a fun challenge and a great experience. Especially cool to play it with a string orchestra instead of organ, including some of my colleagues from OPO 😀 Special thanks to the many cups of tea involved in getting my fingers moving that early in the morning 😉