December 17, 2011: in the 14th year of our beloved tradition, harpists/harpers from all over Southern California gathered to share holiday cheer.
We met this time in the long central lobby of the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena and played for assembled staff, patients and guests.
Approximately 25 harpists of all ages and all experience levels, with lever and pedal harps of all sizes, joined to perform a program of Christmas, Hanukah and general-interest harp ensembles planned by Extravaganza director Elaine Litster.
the harpists and audience start to gather.
Elaine takes a survey of who's planning to play which part in the harp ensembles.
Listeners could be seated iaround the lobby's wishing well ...
Or in several rows of seats in the long hall.
After the performance: some of the arrangers of the harp ensemble music, who also performed in the ensemble: Left to Right, Cynthia Artish, Bonnie Mohr, Stephanie Bennett, and Extravaganza director Elaine Litster.
Works performed:
TRIPTIC DANCE by Pierre Beauchant
WINTER PROCESSIONAL by Cynthia Artish
SUO GAN arranged by Cynthia Artish
selections from INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION arranged by Alfredo Rolando Ortiz
selections from CHANUKAH WITH FRIENDS arranged by Ellie Choate
DONA NOBIS PACEM arranged by Stephanie Bennett
selections from 50 CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR ALL HARPS arranged by Sylvia Woods
CAROL OF THE BELLS arranged by Bonnie Mohr
See information and pictures from 2010 Extravaganza here.