| Show the 1956 summer harp colony of america season W 1 Z 0 4 4 i left to right standing benita gordon faribault Fari farl bault baull minn jean ray indianapolis ind margaret griggs champaign ill lii sharon strickland dallas dalias texas laman associate harpist of the concert ensemble carlos carios elyze Yockey first harpist of the new orleans symphony orchestra roberta franklin frankiin york city lee swinson first harpist of the kansas city philharmonic joanmarie russo pelham N Y sue bigby ann arbor mich mary witherell peoria ilary ann guenther philadelphia pa jude quincy ill lii eleven year old oid jara goodrich camden maine dorothy white springfield mo harriet ce syracuse N Y seated judy mcdonald knoxville tenn susan trussell iowa lowa jacqueline chapin dle ale vernell verneil taylor south windham laura belle beile geary ruth nevada didi kelley keiley charlottesville va seated at the harp thirteen year old oid carole crosby cuyahoga Cuya hoga falls fails ohio ita echeverry sojourn in maine this i opportunity of visit ner haip harp harp colony of abed in camden 75 f bar harbor that resort is characterized acts among them the owning every lamp wely ively flowers are dead deed each night by a employee mp loyee amden seems to be oes it is indeed im ike a walk through I 1 union streets or on lake bli gato this summer most of the thirty of the harp colony ring ting carlos Salz edos entertaining suite of eight dances and the handel concerto in B flat one of the highlights of the season was a recital given by one of the leading members of the colony sharon strickland it was my good fortune to arrive in camden the morning of the recital to which I 1 was cordially invited I 1 was amazed in listening to that fascinating sixteen year old southerners remarkable technique and warm emotionality I 1 understood that she joined the summer harp colony when only eleven years old the audience included such distinguished musicians as edna phillips zlatko balokovic and william harms the event took place at carlos Salz edos beautiful estate on penobscot bay in its modernly decorated studio the inside of the house was entirely remodeled and decorated in 1931 by the illustrious french architect decorator jules bouy by lucky coincidence I 1 was in hancock visiting the famous pierre monteux conducting school the day when judy laman an amazingly gifted young musician was programmed to play the mozart concerto for flute harp and orchestra accompaniment dorothy white the flutist who is also a harpist and was teaching the harp last winter at the university of texas demonstrated her fine musicianship and her lovely warm limpid tone I 1 dont remember ever having heard a more brilliant and musical technique combined with perfect sense of phrasing than that nineteen year old judy laman she too studied with the maestro in her early teens at the summer harp colony and also at the curtis institute of music in philadelphia from which she graduated after only remaining two years in that celebrated institution an unprecedented occurrence occur ence no wonder she is mr Salz edos pride in fact recently she has been appointed as associate harpist in the concert ensemble a touring organization composed of two harps a flute and a cello the flutist being ruth freeman and the cellist marcia barbour according to maestro this was one of the most interesting summers of his teaching career students as usual came from various parts of the country and ranged from eleven years up among the leading members of the harp colony this summer were rebecca wagner one of carlos sal dedos assistants elyze yockey first harpist of the new orleans orchestra peggy who last spring graduated from the curtis institute of music and was recently appointed as first harpist of the buffalo philharmonic orchestra marian harding and kathleen haden members of the famous harp quintet the Ange laires incidentally miss harding recently relinquished her membership in the Ange laires to fill the vacancy of first harpist of the birmingham symphony orchestra the harp colony this summer counts only one male student lee swinson first harpist of the kansas city philharmonic my sojourn among those famous and promising harpists harpis ts is a precious memory which I 1 shall proudly recount when I 1 return this fall to my native spain 4 alft k N T CARLOS CAMDEN STUDIO |
