Concert: Themes and Variations

A theme and variations is a classic form, and one that highlights the many moods and capabilities of the harp. Join Jacqueline for a concert featuring themes and variations by four different composers.

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Program:

• The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land

 by John Thomas

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• In a Lanscape

by John Cage

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• Passacaglia

by George Friedrich Handel, trans. by Tiny Béon

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• Fantaisie sur un Theme de Haydn

by Marcel Grandjany

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Workshop: Glissandos and Harmonics on the Harp

Jacqueline presents an online workshop on playing  glissandos and harmonics, two highly specific harp effects. Students of any level playing either a lever or a pedal harp are welcome to join Jacqueline via Zoom to build and refine these skills

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Throughout the 90 minute class, Jacqueline will present each skill at its most basic level and then demonstrate increasingly difficult exercises. Registrants will receive a PDF set of exercises, and can either refer to this, or simply follow Jacqueline's demonstrations and explanations. All students can identify the level appropriate for them and focus in on this level.

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Students will set up at their harps at home to play along throughout the workshop. The camera will remain focused on Jacqueline, with breaks for questions. When asking a question, students have the option to turn their camera on. However, students who are feeling a bit tentative can keep their camera off the entire time.

Concert: Jazz Favorites

Join Jacqueline for a concert of jazz favorites on the harp, including some of her own arrangements. These beautiful and lush works showcase the harp in a different light from the classical world.

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Program:

• Can't Help Falling in Love

by Peretti, Creatore and Weiss, arr. J. Pollauf

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• All the Things You Are

by Jerome Kern, arr. Skaila Kanga

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• Liten Visa Till Karin

by Staffan Linton, arr. Jacqueline Pollauf

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• Georgia on My Mind 

by Hoagy Carmichael, arr. Paul Baker

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• Moon River

by Henry Mancini, arr. Skaila Kanga

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• Preludes II and III

by George Gershwin, trans. Jacqueline Pollauf

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Masterclass: Inspirational Pieces

Jacqueline presents an online masterclass for students, based around her popular YouTube Series: Inspirational Videos for Young Harpists. In this series, Jacqueline plays beginning and intermediate repertoire as a model for students.

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Participants at any level, playing either a lever or a pedal harp, are welcome and are encouraged to select repertoire from Jacqueline's Inspirational Videos series. During each participant's twenty minute time slot, they will perform their solo piece, and then receive feedback and work with Jacqueline in a traditional masterclass style. 

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Observers are also welcome to attend and watch the entire masterclass, which will last around 90 minutes. 

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View repertoire guidelines here.

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Concert:

Award Winning Compositions

The Northern California Harpists' Association Award was a mid-twentieth century composition competition that aimed "to enlarge the harp literature" and was chaired by harpist Yvonne LaMothe Schwager. Several outstanding pieces came from this competition, and in this concert Jacqueline will present a diverse selection of the prize winners.

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Program:

• Apunte Betico (1952)

by Gerardo Gombau

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• Legend of the Redwoods (1950)

by Grace Becker Vamos

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• Impromptu (1955)

by Lex van Delden

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• Petite Suite (1961)

by David Watkins

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Workshop: Building Technical Skills

Jacqueline presents an online workshop on building technical skills on the harp. Students of any level playing either a lever or a pedal harp are welcome to join Jacqueline via Zoom to dive into the nuts and bolts of playing the harp, including chords and inversions, placing and replacing, arpeggios, and scales.

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Throughout the 90 minute class, Jacqueline will present each skill at its most basic level and then demonstrate increasingly difficult exercises. Registrants will receive a PDF set of exercises, and can either refer to this, or simply follow Jacqueline's demonstrations and explanations. All students can identify the level appropriate for them and focus in on this level.

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Students will set up at their harps at home to play along throughout the workshop. The camera will remain focused on Jacqueline, with breaks for questions. When asking a question, students have the option to turn their camera on. However, students who are feeling a bit tentative can keep their camera off the entire time.

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Concert:

The Music of Claude Debussy

Jacqueline presents a concert of the music of Claude Debussy (1862-1918). French impressionistic music suits the harp beautifully, and this program of Debussy transcriptions accentuates the delicate nuances of the harp.

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Program:

• En bateau

trans. Henriette Renié

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• Sarabande

trans. Yolanda Kondonassis

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• Premiere Arabesque

trans. Henriette Renié

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• La fille aux cheveux de lin

trans. Marcel Grandjany

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• Clair de lune

trans. Marcel Grandjany

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