First, I have to say, my husband would want you to know that he knew Lisa before I did. They ran together with the Park Forest Running and Pancake Club when Lisa was in high school.
So I am "Johnny-come-late-to-the-party" but I fell in love with Lisa when I heard her music. As you know, she plays the harp. She sounds like an angel and she looks like an angel when playing.
Her playing is being heard around the world and Lisa is receiving the acclaim she deserves. But, I also love Lisa for what she does out of the goodness of her heart.
The program book mentions that Lisa often comes to the southern suburbs to raise money for the Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra and she has done so for Tall Grass. For the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, she conducts seminars in colleges and elementary schools.
She performs concerts in order to raise the money. Lovely concerts, made even more lovely by her explanations of the music and her enthusiasm about answering questions about the harp. Lisa also raises money for the arts in other parts of the country.
Even more touching to me was learning that Lisa shleps her harp to play to patients in a hospital and hospital-hospice. Imagine, an artist of Lisa's caliber playing to an audience of one. Lisa has created a non profit called
"Music in the Woods" through which she now engages other musicians to perform in hospitals and schools.
And she is working to create art & music fairs through her non profit.
Lisa is an impressive musician. But, she is also an impressive human being.
I am so pleased to be able to honor Lisa Tannebaum.
Lisa Tannebaum conducts an International workshop every month! Only 4-6 harpists join per group, allowing all harpists to participate. The workshops discuss, but are not limited to articulation, phrasing, and practice techniques.
Make friends with fellow harpists from all over the world, learn and have fun. Only $20! To join our next masterclass, visit lisaharpist.com.
Join Lisa for a good cause!
The Montfort School for the deaf and deaf-blind children in Haiti was founded in 1957 by the Daughters of Wisdom. The institute is comprised of three schools. Our mission is to provide encouragement and financial support to deaf and deaf-blind children; scholarships for college-bound deaf high school seniors. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.friendsofmontfort.org
Halloween Party!
Quick practice of the Fantasticks between students!
Lisa Tannebaum conducts an International workshop every month! Only 4-6 harpists join per group, allowing all harpists to participate. The workshops discuss, but are not limited to articulation, phrasing, and practice techniques.
Make friends with fellow harpists from all over the world, learn and have fun. Only $20! To join our next masterclass, visit lisaharpist.com.
Greetings! Music In The Woods began Musicians Meet Up, a forum to assemble musicians/artists/dancers of all backgrounds under one roof, to discuss and simply enjoy playing music (solo or ensemble), dancing and showcasing their artwork. In March 2020, MITW had a successful, in person Musicians Meet Up. Due to the pandemic, we were forced to close our doors, but it did not stop us from extending the idea to an online forum, where we had several successful Zoom gatherings.
We are excited to announce that we will meet again, via Zoom, on September 24, 2022 at 10AM! We welcome you to come showcase your talent amongst other talented artists.
Topic: Artists Meet Up
Time: Sep 24, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83468405881?pwd=RGluUW5JY2pWc2xiVTJ4L28zWjNpQT09
Meeting ID: 834 6840 5881
Passcode: 004246
Join Lisa for a good cause!
The Montfort School for the deaf and deaf-blind children in Haiti was founded in 1957 by the Daughters of Wisdom. The institute is comprised of three schools. Our mission is to provide encouragement and financial support to deaf and deaf-blind children; scholarships for college-bound deaf high school seniors. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.friendsofmontfort.org
The Fantasticks!
Join Lisa Tannebaum and the Town Players of New Canaan for the world’s longest running musical which ran off-Broadway for 42 years! Beloved by theatergoers for 50 years, The Fantasticks is a musical allegory about the romance of a young couple, Matt and Luisa, who find their relationship tested by their meddling fathers and a bandit narrator known as El Gallo. Visit www.tpnc.org to purchase tickets.
My Visit To Camac Harps
Take the time to visit Camac Harps while in France! Olivier made sure I had enough time to try out the new harps. The Canapee and Art Nouveau harps are both very responsive.
When in France…
The Beauty of Cap Ferret
Enjoyed performing for the nicest of audiences in front of the sea and under the stars!
Played in a concert with talented musicians of the festival, and made friends that will last a lifetime!
In deep discussion after a couple of mojitos!
Sharing a moment with my very special student, Oryane Bargan, after a concert!
Will always remember Aurelien Hallopeau and his wonderful pieces that I had the honor to perform!
Sound check before a solo concert!
Opening night sound check!
Opening cocktail party before the big concert!
Save the date! Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, Harpist Lisa Tannebaum will be giving a FREE concert at St. Peter's Church in downtown Frankfort Illinois.
Free will donations will be accepted at the door. IL Indoor Mask Mandates and Covid Protocols will be enforced.
I gave an exciting week of intense classes, all harp-related, to two American students and one French student. I Zoomed in from Colorado to a festival happening in Cap Ferret, France. I gave 12 lessons, 3 masterclasses, 5 seminars, and 2 physical training sessions over the course of 5 days. We completed an intensive week of learning, questioning, experimenting, and music-making.
On Monday, Liza Jensen, expert harp technician, taught us string changing, and various knots that will help in reducing buzzes on the harp. She joined us from her studio in Brooklyn, NY.
Caroline Batt joined us Tuesday morning to give her approach on how to articulate sound and sit and breathe between phrases at the piano. We learned how to approach the harp in a different way and expanded our knowledge of articulation.
Wednesday, we had Marybeth Woods, an extraordinary Physical Therapist, who taught us how to sit at the harp, and ways to reduce injury. She showed us stretches and strengthening options, all to help us achieve stronger muscles needed for the harp.
Thursday, we welcomed Adrienne Reedy, who discussed how our instrument could be instrumental in helping the world in social change. We had a discussion on racism and our platform as artists to be able to unite and help the world towards equality and peace. This was a poignant discussion where everyone participated, and we left the seminar feeling empowered and grateful that we are artists with a cause.
Andrew Seligson joined us Friday to discuss ways in which we can better help composers write for the harp and how we can be more professional with our actions in a musical setting. He had an interesting story on some pieces he wrote for the harp and gave us an intimate look inside what it feels like to be a composer in the modern age.
In addition to these seminars, we had physical trainer, William Myers, give two 30 minute classes, training and stretching our upper and lower muscles needed to endure the physical demands of the harp.
We had three masterclasses that were very different than the usual. Because of Zoom, I had subjects for each masterclass and we took examples from students music so everybody played in every class and we had a very direct reason for playing the passages. We covered three topics; phrasing, technique, and ways to learn music faster and better.
Not only did I teach, I also learned a lot about myself as a teacher. I enjoyed learning each of the problems presented to me and teaching how to solve each one.
Teaching on Zoom provided a different angle on how to connect with each student. I look forward to my continued work with my students and the Cap Ferret Music Festival both virtually and in person for years to come.
Musically yours,
Lisa Tannebaum
This year, The Cap Ferret Festival in France is being held online July 4th - 11th. Lisa Tannebaum will be teaching masterclasses as a part of the festival. These masterclasses are open to harp students of all ages. If you would like to participate in the festival, please contact Helene Berger at heleneber@gmail.com or Juliette Louvradoux at julouvradoux@gmail.com
Some highlights from last year’s Cap Ferret Festival
Lisa will also be holding monthly masterclasses with students. If you would like to be a guest in these meetings, contact Lisa on Facebook Messenger.
Can you guess the piece & the composer?