Melody's Traditional Music

05/21/2026

This is a follow-up to the May 14 Harp Teachers Gathering. We played ensemble music over zoom without a delay. It went very well. Thank you Nancy Hurrell.

Email from Melody's Production Inc. Follow Up for the May 14 HTG with Nancy Hurrell Nancy Hurrell gave an excellent presentation that had us playing in a virtual Renaissance Harp Ensemble. We played

04/19/2026

Harp Teachers Gathering - May 14, 2026 3:00-4:00pm CST;

4:00-5:00pm EST

Nancy Hurrell – Renaissance Harp Ensemble

Play in our virtual Renaissance Harp Ensemble! Nancy will introduce historical harp technique, tuning and harp models. Then we’ll play (muted) with her on two of her multi-level arrangements that were performed by her students in the Brandeis University Early Music Ensemble: “Browning Madame” from Historical Harp Collection, Vol. 2 and “La Rosa Enflorece”, from Historical Harp Collection, Vol.3. The music pdfs will be available to download at the session (no charge) or you can purchase the music ahead of time from Melody’s. Intermediate level; all types of harps are welcome.

Nancy Hurrell performs on historical and modern harps in New England. She taught a Renaissance harp ensemble class at Brandeis University for eight years and has been a guest teacher at the Boston Conservatory, Tufts University and Wellesley College. As a harp historian, Nancy was a consultant to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for twenty years demonstrating historical harps in the collection in gallery talks, and her book on the nineteenth century harp maker John Egan is The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, patrons and players (Four Courts Press, 2019). She has seven books of music published by Afghan Press. www.hurrellharp.com

To Register:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

When: May 14, 2026 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RL3I-mckQW-Fseo167ZDIw
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Nancy Hurrell – Renaissance Harp Ensemble Play in our virtual Renaissance Harp Ensemble! Nancy will introduce historical harp technique, tuning and harp models. Then we’ll play (muted) with her on two of her multi-level arrangements that were performed by her students in the Brandeis University ...

02/23/2026

Hosted by Kimberly Snaufer DeRosa and Therese Honey, and sponsored by Melody's Traditional Music, we invite you to join us on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 3pm Central.
For our March 12, 2026 Harp Teachers Gathering, we’ll enjoy an open discussion with contributions from anyone who would like to share. You’re warmly invited to bring your ideas — or simply listen in — on the following topics:
Apps
Repertoire for adult students
How you map out a lesson
And just for fun: if you’d like, you’re welcome to share a favorite teaching tip (about 3 minutes or less). Completely optional!
Register for the March HTG: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/LAHTG3fVTrSbTk_E4XhilA
Looking ahead:
April: Rachel Green
May: Nancy Hurrell
June: Anne Roos
July: Julianne Rabens

02/07/2026

Feb. 12, Thursday at 3p Central - Harp Teachers Gathering: We’re delighted to welcome Therese Honey, who will guide an informal, interactive conversation centered on her book The Left Hand Toolbox. Bring your questions, your curiosity, and your teaching ideas. Register here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Left Hand Toolbox with Therese Honey. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

02/07/2026

March 24, 2026
6:30 - 8pm
Christ Church Sugar Land

Exploring the Harp : Discovering Your Voice
---Applying arranging tools to make a classical work your own.
This will be a workshop and recital by Amelia Romano. Amelia is an up and coming "star". She has a performance degree in LEVER harp!!

Let's all put that on our calendar and come out in support of this young and talented harpist. She has given a webinar for "Harp Teachers Gathering" and you can see it here: https://folkharp.com/harp-teachers-gathering/ Her video is third row down left side entitled "Chromatic Works". She is enthusiastic and I think we'll all enjoy it.

01/12/2026

There will be a Harp Journeys Festival for adult harpists and students on March 6-7, 2026 in the Dallas area. Faculty and performers Kimberly DeRosa, Dr. Jaymee Haefner, Therese Honey, Stephanie Poyner, Alexander Coronado, and The Octavia Harp Ensemble will provide workshops that look outstanding—thoughtfully designed, genuinely useful, and offering something of value for everyone, from beginners to seasoned professionals. And you can peruse sheet music. Melody's will have a booth with music for sale. Let us know any specific titles you may want.

FESTIVAL for Adults WHERE WILL YOUR HARP TAKE YOU?Journey into the world of harp!Workshops, harp ensemble, performances and community tailored for the adult harpist. March 6-7, 2026Early Registration Fee TBARegistration Fee TBASpouse/Partner Fee (observation only) $65Lamb of God Lutheran Church1401....

12/31/2025

Join us 01/08/26, 3pm Central "Harp Teachers Gathering". Stephanie Bennett sheds light on the use of iPad, forScore, and teaching harp. Preregister: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qQkwdEvSRoOeRNhn46hWBg

12/20/2025

I found this project, which started in September 2023. John was already very sick at that point, and then I sold the house, so I forgot about it. I'm sharing this here and appreciate any feedback. I'll also post it on the Afghan Press FB page.

The Best of Bill Mahan is a project to identify from each of Bill’s 21 books the pieces that are most beloved. These selections will be made into a collection called, “The Best of Bill Mahan” and will be edited for piano (separate book) and possibly re-edited for harp. We have sent out an emai...

12/08/2025

Our most recent E-blast, and podcast episode!

Email from Melody's Production Inc. Melody's Traditional Music - December 6, 2025 There are three parts to this newsletter: Our 2025 year-end podcast with Kathleen Blackwell-Plank An Advent Reminder U

11/30/2025

Members of the Gulf Coast Harpers, Scholarship recipients, and The Fort Bend Accordion Club join the handbells at Christ Church Sugar Land today for an early Christmas concert!