Make Mine a Double is here!

Published October 17, 2008 Double-Strung Harp 0 Comments
MMD Front Cover
MMD Front Cover

After six years of writing and waiting, it’s finally here!

My beginning method book & CD for double-strung harp, Make Mine a Double, arrived yesterday from the printers. (Waiting since September for the books was the hardest part!)
Click here for more information on Make Mine a Double, including downloadable PDFs of the table of contents, a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page, and a sample etude.
If you’re in the Midwest: I will officially launch Make Mine a Double on October 25 at the Great Lakes Harpers regional harp conference (DeKalb IL). Come to my table in the exhibit hall to get one of the very first copies…signed, if you like! (I’ll also perform on the Saturday evening concert, and present my Gather Round: Rounds and Canons for Harp Ensemble workshop on Sunday morning.)
If you can’t make it to the conference, you can contact me directly via my website to order. When my warehouse finishes the online ordering setup (in a few days), you will be able to order from my website store.  (I’ll let you know when online ordering is enabled.)
Time to celebrate! Thanks for everyone’s support!

Updates: Great Lakes Harpers and Ohio Scottish Arts School

Published October 15, 2008 Gigs , Scottish Harp , Workshops 0 Comments

Finally! I’m back, after a busy summer of gigs and writing, with teaching/performing updates for October 2008 and June 2009.

On Sunday, October 26 (9:00-10:30 AM), I’ll be presenting my workshop: “Gather Round: Rounds and Canons for Harp Ensemble” (go here for a workshop description) at the Great Lakes Harpers regional conference at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb IL). I’ll also perform a solo set at the Saturday PM concert, and I will have a booth in the exhibit hall on Saturday and Sunday. (Watch this blog for book launch news… it’s the one you’ve been waiting for, and it’s worth the wait!)

And, I’m excited to announce that next June I will be one of the harp instructors at the Ohio Scottish Arts School! Teaching at OSAS has been a dream of mine since I first attended as a student, and I am delighted to join Sue Richards, Sharon Knowles, Ann Heymann (USA) and Corrina Hewat (Scotland) on the harp faculty. This is the summer school for Scottish harping in the US… come to Oberlin, Ohio and join us!

For more on my schedule, visit my website calendar, and/or sign up for my mailing list to receive newsletters. Hope to see you soon!

Tartan Time: Scottish Harp at ISAS Games (Oak Brook IL)

Published June 20, 2008 Gigs , Scottish Harp 0 Comments

I’ll be performing and teaching at the Illinois St. Andrew Society Highland Games on Saturday, June 21, 2008 (that’s tomorrow!).  Stop by the brand-new ISAS Harp Tent venue for:

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon: Harp workshop with Cindy Shelhart
  • 1:30 - 2:15 PM: Concert set by Cindy Shelhart
  • 2:30 - 3:00 PM: Scottish Harp for Bairns (intro session for kids, taught by local harper Lynne Ostfeld)
  • 3:00 - 3:30 PM: So You Always Wanted to Play Scottish Harp (intro session for adults, with Cindy Shelhart)
  • 3:30 - 4:00 PM: Concert set by Cindy Shelhart

I’ll also have CDs and books available; go visit my friends at the Rampant Lion Celtic Traders booth.

Hope to see you there!

Welcome to On the Double!

Published April 25, 2008 Admin Stuff 0 Comments

Welcome to my new blog, On the Double! My name is Cynthia Shelhart (call me Cindy, and visit my website), and I perform, record, publish and teach the double-strung harp from my home base in northwest Indiana, USA. I’m launching this blog to include:

  • News about my performances, publications, recordings & other projects
  • Double-strung harp (aka double harp, or DH) information for harpers, teachers, and fans
  • Occasional music arrangement & mp3 downloads
  • And more!

Hope you’ll visit often!

 

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