Harp Concerts, Harp Festivals, Hawaii, Music, Performances & Events
SATURDAY SEPT. 8, 10 AM: QUEEN LILI’UOKALANI BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL
Please join me and my flutist, Kathy Dorn, next Saturday, September 8 at 10 am in Lili’uokalani Gardens in downtown Hilo. Kathy and I will be opening the He Hali`a Aloha No Lili`uokalani festival, playing original tunes composed by the last monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili’uokalani. I will also be playing during the Ho’okipa ceremony, where Hawaiian dignitaries will offer gifts in honor of the Queen.
The annual festival is held on the occasion of the Queen’s birthday and is a free family fun event all day long. Featuring children’s activities, entertainment, craft and demonstration booths, food trucks, tea ceremony, and mass hula. (I once danced in this festival about 10 years ago. Now I feel incredibly blessed to perform the Queen’s music.)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
This event is co-sponsored with County of Hawaii Parks & Recreation Department Culture & Education Division and Lili`uokalani Trust. For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1857406794554886/
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K. Freeman, Sacramento, CA
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“Green Harp” Tutorial Part 1: Section A, Left Hand
I have always loved jazz. I grew up in Greeley, Colorado, where there has been a jazz festival in the spring for decades. I used to sneak of school to sit in the cool dark of the auditorium and listen to band after band for hours and hours.
When I came to the harp in my 40s, I heard that it was possible to play jazz. Most folks felt that a pedal harp was required, but as that was not an option at that time, I was thrilled when Ricky Rasura introduced me to “Green Harp,” an adaptation of the famous jazz tune, “Green Dolphin Street.” This tune was created by Megan Metheney, and is available for free on her website.
I originally created this video for a friend who was coming to visit me from England. She plays music by ear, and I wanted to play with her. Now, I’m sharing this video with you.
Learn the left hand of Section A of “Green Harp” – a sweet jazzy tune for lever harp or pedal harp by Megan Metheny. I’ll teach you the Right Hand in the next lesson.
Megan says, “Enjoy using this music as you like!” Thanks, Megan!
Harp Concerts, Harp Festivals, Hawaii, Music, News & Updates, Performances & Events
SATURDAY SEPT. 8, 10 AM: QUEEN LILI’UOKALANI BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL
Please join me and my flutist, Kathy Dorn, next Saturday, September 8 at 10 am in Lili’uokalani Gardens in downtown Hilo. Kathy and I will be opening the He Hali`a Aloha No Lili`uokalani festival, playing original tunes composed by the last monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili’uokalani. I will also be playing during the Ho’okipa ceremony, where Hawaiian dignitaries will offer gifts in honor of the Queen.
The annual festival is held on the occasion of the Queen’s birthday and is a free family fun event all day long. Featuring children’s activities, entertainment, craft and demonstration booths, food trucks, tea ceremony, and mass hula. (I once danced in this festival about 10 years ago. Now I feel incredibly blessed to perform the Queen’s music.)
Monarch and Talented Composer
Like all royals of her day, she received a solid musical education in the Western tradition from the missionaries who arrived on Hawaiian shores. The Queen showed particular talent and composed more than 300 tunes in her lifetime, many of them while she was under house-arrest in the I’olani Palace.
Kathy and I will be playing old favorites, like “Aloha ‘Oe” and “Sanoe.” And some that we played earlier this year at the Palace Theatre in the Ho’okia’i: Lili’uokalani, like a love song for the forest of Puna and a little ode to a water sprinkler…
For more information
This event is co-sponsored with County of Hawaii Parks & Recreation Department Culture & Education Division and Lili`uokalani Trust. For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1857406794554886/