Schedule
FEBRUARY 2010
Thursday, Feb 18 at 7:15 pm
AstralHarp presentation at the Wellington of Hershey's Mill, West Chester, PA
Sat, Feb 27 at 4:30
Stonegates, Wilmington, DE- Performance of Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto with Dr. Lynn Cooksey, flute and Lotus Cheng, piano
MARCH
March 11-14
On faculty at the "Beginning in the Middle" harp conference in Williamsburg, VA
www.beginninginthemiddle.com
APRIL
Sat, and Easter Sunday, April 3 & 4
Longwood Gardens Conservatory in Kennett Square, PA from noon to 3 pm.
www.longwoodgardens.org
Sun, April 18 at 8:30 and 11 am
Services a Trinity Lutheran Church, 31 S. Duke St, Lancaster, PA 17602
Music for harp, organ and choir withPeter Brown, organist and choirmaster
www.trinitylancaster.org
Sun, April 25, 1:30-3:30 pm
Mt Cuba Center, Greenville, DE Open House Day for 650-acres of wildflower gardens
splendor!
www.mtcubacenter.org
MAY
Sun, May 2 at 7 pm
Concord Presbyterian Church, 1800 Fairfax Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19803
Performing the Rutter Requiem with choir and instrumental ensemble
www.concordpc.org
Sun, May 16 from 2-6 pm
An Affair to Remember- Garden Party and Silent Auction for Alzheimer's.
Brantywn Mansion, Wilmington, DE
JUNE
June 26-30
On faculty with Alison Austin at the Pacific Harp Institute in Levinworth, WA www.pacificharpinstitute.org
JULY
July 1-5
Teaching and performing at the 39th American Harp Society National Conference in Tacoma, WA
www.harpsociety.org
July 29- Aug 1
Teaching and performing at the Somerset Harp Festival in Parsippany, NJ www.somersetharpfest.com
AUGUST
Sat, Aug 21 at 8 pm
Performing with Brandywine Harp Orchestra with the Kennett Symphony at Longwood Gardens, PA
www.kennettsymphony.org
Brandywine Harp Orchestra (BHO) concerts- visit www.brandywineharps.com for upcoming performances.
"Your playing of the Swan on youtube is BRILLIANT! Beautifully played with such sincerity."
Catriona McKay- Scottish harp virtuoso and composer.
"Thank you for a great concert. It's so fun for me to work with super-talented musicians. Playing the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto was like having Mozart himself sitting there- so beautiful!"
Peter Brown, Organist and Music Director at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. Nov. '09
"Thank you for playing at Ron's memorial service. The music was absolutely wonderful, and those musically educated were effusive in their praise. The harp music was the shell that held the service together, and I was absolutely entranced."
Wendy Bashford, Dec '09
"Congratulations on your excellent achievements as arranger and director."
—Ray Pool
"The concert that sticks in my mind the most was on the last day, when Janet Witman led the Somerset Harp Ensemble in a program of her fun and fascinating arrangements. Not the usual, occassionally dull ensemble stuff- great rhythms and special effects added interest."
—Kathy Chanik, "Harp Column" conference report, Fall 2009
"Witman did a wonderful solo set, including a really devishly complex jazzy piece by Scottish harpist Savourna Stevenson called, "Emily's Calling"- a piece that showed off Janet's lever harp "chops of death".
Kathy Chanik, "Harp Column " conference report, Fall 2009
"Janet is my new harp idol!"
—Ray Pool, July '09
"Janet's own harp performance was a real treat- the music just rippled effortlessly from her strings."
—Gerry Serviente, founder and past director of the Somerset Harp Festival, July '09.
"Your unique gift is not only to comfort but to entertain. You seem to have a finger on the pulse of what the audience responds to- thanks for sharing your talents with all of us in D.C."
—Bonnie Berkmeier, PA, harpist, July '09
"It's always a pleasure to have you perform at Longwood Gardens. Your music always adds something special to our programming."
—Emily Moody, Performing Arts
"You play divinely and I have a great feeling about working with you as a soloist".
—Karl Middleman, conductor Philadelphia Classical Symphony
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