Nancy O’Brien received her Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Therapy from Alverno College and Master’s in Creative Arts Therapy from Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University). She is a Board Certified Music Therapist. She studied harp with Elizabeth Asmus, Julia Ann Scott, Gretchen Van Hoesan and Maria Luisa Rayan. She is a harp regulation technician trained and certified by LYON & HEALY/SALVI Harps as well as CAMAC Harps. As an accomplished professional harpist, she has a broad range of performance experience from orchestra to private parties with several CD’s available exploring various genres of music. With over 40 years of teaching experience of all ages from young children, college to retired as well as having been on the music faculty of The Pennsylvania State University and Lewis University. Other than harp she has taught: organ, piano, guitar, dulcimer, music theory, harp improvisation, looping, amplification and recording the harp as well as basic harp care.
Regulation Information
Area of Travel: currently PA, TN
I am located in Oak Park, IL. You are always welcome to bring your harp to me, please do schedule tho.
- ROAD REGULATION SCHEDULE:
- Regulation trip to State College, PA not scheduled currently.
- Regulation trip to Mt. Juliet (Nashville), TN, week of May 19, 2024.
Please make sure a harp is holding tune before a regulation appointment, especially if you have just changed strings. If you will need assistance with any of this let me know when you are scheduling the appointment.
PRICE LIST: Zelle payments accepted.
Regulation: pedal: $380/ lever: $190
Replace wire strings: $75, strings not included
Complete stringing: pedal: $250/ lever: $150, strings not included
Other work: price to be determined. Hourly rate $100
House call: $100+ depending upon travel time to and from location
Links
lyonhealy.com; salvi harps.com; camac-harps.com; harp.com; harpcenter.com; folkharp.com; harpcolumn.com; vaharpcenter.com; harpsociety.org; folkharpsociety.org; musictherapy.org; etsy.com/shop/harpink
Videos
Teaching
Individual harp lessons: 1/2 hour $25/ 1 hour $50 payment to be made in advance. Zelle payments accepted.
Currently available in Oak Park, Illinois.
Zoom lessons are available
Individual lessons: harp improvisation; music theory; amplification, looping and recording are also available: 1 hour/$50
The Use of Harp for Music Therapy Google: “Nancy O’Brien, Harp for Music Therapy” West Music article will appear
Arrangements and Recordings
Arrangements, found on www.harp.com and http://www.harpcolumn.com
Vissi d’Arte from Tosca arranged for Flute/Harp/Cello
Cradle Song by Sasha Argov arranged for solo (lever/pedal) and for Flute/Harp/Cello
Evening in the Village by Bela Bartok arrange for Flute/Harp/Cello
Largo from Symphony #9 by Anton Dvorak arranged for Flute/Harp/Cello
Mai by Gabriel Faurie arranged for Flute/Harp/Cello
Hungarian Folk Tunes arranged for Flute/Harp/Cello
Lullaby by George Gershwin arranged for Flute/Harp/Cello or to be played harp solo.
Six English Folktunes by Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged for Flute/Harp (pedal or lever)/Cello
Cassation by Joseph Haydn arranged for Flute/Harp (pedal or lever)/Cello https://harpcolumn.com/music/all-music/artists/nancy-obrien/cassation/
Opus 118, Intermezzo by Johannes Brahms arranged for Flute/Harp (pedal)/Cello https://harpcolumn.com/music/all-music/artists/nancy-obrien/intermezzo-op-118/
Recordings
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Recordings found on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music
Celtic Classic trio: Flute/Harp/Cello
Healing, Vissi d’Arte Trio: Flute/Harp/Cello
Lullabies from the Living Room, Vissi d’Arte Trio: Flute/Harp/Cello
Meditations, solo harp improvisation
Traditions, solo traditional ethnic music and improvisation
Afference, solo harp compositions by Barbara Neumuller and Sarajane Williams
More from Secret Annie: “Travels of the Celestial Wanderer” a compilation of the loopers below.
Ambient Music made with Loopers
1: Silent Eve 2: Celestial Wanderer 3: Eastern Turn 4: Silver Luminescence 5: Ori, My Light: 6: Moonlight: 7: Shimmering Tales: 8: Endless Path
Oh My Gosh, I am addicted, I can’t stop myself!…. This one was so much fun: 4 looper pedals, my harp and my iPad for some extra company: 1) Looper; 2) Firefly
Harp Decals
Many people do not realize it is not an easy or inexpensive issue to put “a little something special” on a harp soundboard. For permanent application with most harp makers, this is quite expensive. As time goes on, you may become tired of the design and perhaps even grow out of it. Consider having some fun with harp decals. They are easy to put on and take off, will not damage your harp, and provide an inexpensive way to personalize your harp. You can mix and match, change for the seasons or when you are just feeling you want to change along with your repertoire. Check out: HarpInk (Harp Ink) on Etsy.com.
link to the decals
http://harpink.etsy.com
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