A Walk in the Mountains

For lever or pedal harp, Levels 2B to intermediate

This book captures moments from backpacking trips in Oregon wilderness areas. Many of these are ideally suited to concert performance, therapeutic use and gig music. It can be performed programmatically from beginning to end; imagine the multi media possibilities! Cover image is my husband hiking ahead of me deep in the Wallowa Mountains.

Up the Mountain Trail - A cheerful walking tune describes a steady climb with a pause to take in the view. Two pages.
Range: A2-F5, Level2B

Light Through the Trees - Meditative and tender, the music describes the flickering, filtered light of deep forest. Two pages.
Range: C2-C6, Level 2B

Huckleberries - Like an American folksong, joyful. Your audience will love hearing this as much as you love to play it. Two pages.
Range: D2-C6, Level 3

Tickle Creek - Playfully intimate. Imagine your dipping your toes in the cold glacier melt stream, taking a little rest. Two pages.
Range: D2-E6, Level 3

Rain on the Lake - A passing shower, you stop to watch from the shelter of old growth trees. A steady ostinato produces a hypnotic effect as the rain builds, then moves along. Two pages.
This is probably my favorite piece I have ever written.
Range: A1-E6, Level 3B

High Meadows - Sun and breezes, wildflowers and butterflies, smell of warm pine. Uptempo and contemporary, fun to play. Uses knocking on the sounding board. Four pages.
Range: E2-C6, Level 3B

Fire Spell - Dancing flames of your campfire pull you into a trance. Audiences will love it. Very exciting piece to play, but also physically demanding. Only harpists with good technique should play this piece, and don’t over-practice, please! Four pages.
Range: B1-D6 or G6, Level: Intermediate

Afterglow - The last light of day fades behind the mountain. Contemplative, expressive: this piece feels like a prayer. One page.
Range: C2-C6, Level 2B

The Stars Come Out - At first, just a few stars are twinkling. Artistic phrasing is encouraged as the sky fills with starlight, This shows off the higher range of the harp. Three pages.
Range: E2-E5, Level 3

Sunrise on the Mountain - The beauty of a new day dawning on the lake and forest as the sun crests over the mountain. This piece feels sweeping and majestic. Four pages.
Range: A1-E6 or E7, Level 3B