November 3, 2003

BYU-Idaho to host harp recital

 

 

            The Harp Ensemble at Brigham Young University-Idaho will present a free recital Saturday, Nov. 8,  at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall of the Snow Center for the Performing Arts. Concert dress is requested and tickets are not required. 

            The Harp Ensemble, directed by Shari Pack of the BYU-Idaho Music Department, is made up of students who are not music majors, but love the harp and have learned to play together.
            The recital will include a variety of pieces including “Amaryllis” by Ghys, “On Wings of Music” by Mendelssohn, “Rondeau” by Mouret, “Amazing Grace,” “Rachmaninoff Rhapsody,” and four melodies from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.”

            Harpist Leslie Mielke and violinist Angela Carlson, both of the Idaho Falls Symphony, will perform in the recital. Two BYU-Idaho students, Greg Blankenbehler, a tenor from Sunnyvale, Calif., and Adam Sparhawk, and organist from Rexburg, will also be featured.

            “Audiences enjoy hearing the lovely sounds of the harp, and enjoy seeing the interaction between ensemble members and also the various instruments,” said Pack

            Following the concert, those in attendance will be invited to come on stage and try the harps themselves. Members of the Harp Ensemble will stay on the stage to answer questions and help audience members play a few notes on the harps.

 

 

  


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