This has been a fascinating series of vignettes, and Rees-Rohrbacher’s profile is a fitting end to the series.Īs usual, our Ask the Experts column gives us three thought-provoking perspectives on a potentially sticky situation. We close out our Arranger Profile series with one of the harp world’s most prolific arrangers (she has over 200 arrangements!), Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher.
This may become required reading for my students. Her humorous and spot-on thoughts had me nodding my head and yelling “Amen!” as I read her article. Vancouver Symphony Principal Harpist Elizabeth Bligh Volpe weighs in with this issue’s Sounding Board on orchestral markings. I think this issue is a perfect example of a harp potluck.
In each issue of Harp Column, we aim to give you the best potluck we can muster-plenty of good stuff to fill your plate from experts and interesting voices, and a selection that offers something for everyone. No, it’s not just the abundance of choice at a potlock that I love, it’s that nearly every dish is a homecooked specialty of the person who made it. You’d think, given my penchant for potlucks, that I would love the all-you-can-eat buffet, but you won’t catch me dead at an Old Country Buffet or Ponderosa. Who doesn’t? Filling your plate high with an array of meatloafs, Jell-O salads, mystery crockpot casseroles, and enough deviled eggs to stuff yourself silly.
