Recordings
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Beautiful lullabies for harp, voice and flute to inspire the child of your heart. Laura Zaerr, harp; Laura Berryhill, voice; Melanie Place, flute; Diane Hawkins, flute. Details about this CD, including lyrics! $15.00
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Laura is currently a member of Trilogy Celtic Trio, with vocalist Laura Berryhill and fiddler Laurie Goren. For more information about Trilogy and their CD, Far Morning, including audio samples, visit their web site at trilogyceltica.com |
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Laura's performance as soloist with the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra in the Concerto for Harp and Orchestra by Henriette Renié is included on the symphony's CD, "Best of the Best" (fourth movement - adagio). Listen to an audio clip here. Order CD on the Rogue Valley Symphony web site. |
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Celtic Concerto premiered in 1999. In it the composer blends her strong classical background with her love of Celtic music to achieve a dazzling showcase for the Celtic harp. "When
I play Celtic music all my worries fly away as the melodies
unroll through my fingers. I was commissioned by the Diablo
Symphony to write some arrangements for Celtic harp and orchestra
to be presented on a concert featuring Celtic music in Walnut
Creek. I became so immersed in the potential sounds of harp
with orchestra that I wrote the piece in about four days, complete
with the orchestration in my head. It took the rest of the
summer to put it on the computer and fine-tune the score." $10.00
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Yule-tide music for the Celtic harp. The word yule is
from an Old English word meaning Christmas, geol. Yuletide
is celbrated at the time of year when light returns to the
world. As the physical light returns with the barely perceptible
lengthening of days, we also envision spiritual light bathing
the earth with good will and community. In this spirit of global
well-being, proceeds from this recording will be forwarded
to an organization dedicated to enhancing world-wide service
- The Krista Foundation. $17.00
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Laura joins
Melanie Place and Kathryn Ronnenberg to form The Village Green
Celtic Band. $17.00
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A Thousand
Dreams Away(CD) |
A mostly
Celtic solo album performed on the folk harp. $17.00
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The
Grafted Tree
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The Grafted
Tree is a set of three medieval stories with harp accompaniment.
The lively duo of Psallite (Linda Marie Zaerr and Laura
Zaerr) combines evocative Middle English verse with flexible
and strategic harp music. The historically informed harp improvisations
gracefully enhance and highlight the rich romances. Linda Marie’s
aggressive renditions of medieval texts facilitate comprehension
for modern audiences while remaining true to medieval performance
possibilities. Her narrative options are explored in a dramatic
and witty performance of Sir Orfeo, Sir Handsome Stranger, and Sir
Bevis. $17.00
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L'autre
jour...(CD)
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This C.D.
will treat you to an enchanting hour of chamber music written
for and played on an historic single-action pedal harp. Selections
include works by Dussek, Krumpholtz, and C.P.E. Bach. Gayle Neumann's
lyric soprano voice and Phil Neumann's flawless recorder playing
adds variety to this album. This project is truly designed for
the connoisseur of late eighteenth.century harp music. $17.00
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Deep Waters(Cassette)
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Yet more
original chamber music for harp. Laura's abilities as a song
writer can be heard on this C.D. and cassette. Original lyrics
featuring depictions of Alaska are sung by soprano LeaAnne DenBeste.
Laura also includes more music for flute, cello and harp as well
as several solo harp pieces. $12.00
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Where Falls
the Rain (Cassette) |
As well
as being an excellent harpist, Laura is also a first-rate composer
as can be seen in this cassette tape project. She blends the
sound of flute (Alice Burke) and cello (Dale Bradley) with her
harp for 60 minutes of classical/ folk/ new-age original instrumental
music. The first side includes Seasonal Suite for solo harp.
The mood suggests the landscape and climate of Oregon. $12.00
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The Laughing
Dove(CD) Samples: Ellie's
Lullaby (mp3) |
The Laughing
Dove was inspired by my other passion: mountain biking. When
Glenn Justus asked me to record this project in honor of his
brother I wanted to write a tune that would sparkle with vivacity
and put people in a good mood. My inspiration came from the isolated
back roads of McDonald forest, just outside of Corvallis. This
album includes 3 harps (Laura Zaerr with Rebecca Hilary Smith
and Maureen Brennan), fiddle (Brian Theriault), flute (Melanie
Place), and percussion (Kathryn Ronnenberg). These friends came
together in the studio to create a rich experience of sound,
weaving together such Celtic favorites as Blind Mary, Carrickfergus, and After
the Battle of Aughrim, as well as several Renaissance tunes
and Laura Zaerr originals. $17.00
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The Harper
in the Hall (Cassette) |
Laura teams
up with her sister in this cassette of Medieval stories translated
and narrated by Linda Marie. The gothic harp provides a background
of Medieval tunes to set the mood for stories such as Sir Gawain
and the Green Knight, and the delightful story of Caedmaon. $12.00
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Laura Zaerr
- Harpist (Cassette) |
This cassette
demonstrates Laura's abilities as a classical harpist. The full
hour of solo harp music includes works of J.S. Bach, Debussy,
and Couperin as well as some original works by Laura Zaerr and
some Celtic and Paraguayan folk music. $12.00
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