Chroma Harp Duo
11th April 2024
For
the
final
concert
of
the
season,
the
Assembly
Room
at
Grimsby
Town
Hall
was
graced
by
harpists
Lucy
Nolan
&
Becki
Luff.
Their
exciting
and
skilled
performance
spanned
200
years
and
included
ground
breaking
music
from
the
contemporary
harp
repertoire.
The
concert
balanced
and
contrasted
classical
harp
music
against
the
patterns
of
atonal
music
and
music
based
on
Indian
scales;
a
range
of
special
effects were added piquing audience interest.
Godefroid’s
La
priere
des
Bardes
provided
a
delicate
opening
to
the
concert
before
a
dramatic
sforzando
led
to
an
arpeggio
cascade;
reminiscent
of
a
sonatina,
a
range
of
moods
provided
fascination
and
calm.
Piece
pour
deux
harpes
a
pedals
,
Soulage,
developed
delightfully
through
a
hypnotic
scene
of
constantly
changing
colours
to
a
discordant
interlude,
resolving
into
harmonious
arpeggios
and
an
assured promenade.
Turk’s
s
ynesthesia
influenced
Odyssey
began
with
the
robotic
Bronze
movement
using
percussive
effects
–
thrumming
and
finger-clicks
subsumed
by
the
emerging
music.
Inspired
by
Artemis
hunting
in
moonlight,
Silver
saw
the
use
of
a
screwdriver
slid
against
plucked
strings
providing
a
backdrop
to
a
melodic
development,
fading
away
as
the
hunters
retired.
Accompanied
by
finger
clicks
and
taps
Gold
had
a
delicate
and
enchanting
opening.
The
piece
gained
momentum
and
driven
on
by
rhythmic
slapping
the
listener
was
lifted
on
a
magic ride.
The
Indian
inspired
Raga
,
Lizotte,
opened
with
a
lament
–
a
moaning
sound
created
by
a
rubber
mallet
slid
against
strings
on
one
harp
whilst
tear
drop
notes
were
plucked
on
the
other.
The
music
swelled
and
ebbed
before
abruptly
ending
at
the
striking
of
a
temple
bell.
Also
built
around
Indian
raga
(scales)
in
Monsoon
Rains
,
Nagarajan
and
Baskar,
each
scale
is
used
to
represent
a
different
type
of
rain.
A
delightful
melodic
opening,
laid
over
a
bolero-like
rhythm
that
added
freshness
to
the
classic
harp
sound.
The
first
section
closed
with
a
curtain-like
arpeggio;
the
music moved through a variety of scenes, moods and keys to a final animated allegro.
Becki
and
Lucy
switched
to
Clarsach
harps
to
perform
two
folk
tunes:
The
Mermaids
Croon
,
arr.Dearnley,
a
beautifully
played
Hebridean
tune
with
delicate
arpeggios
underpinning
the
melody.
Kronos
Reel,
McKay,
right-hand
strumming
gave
way
to
fascinating
interweaving
lines
of
music,
the simultaneous product of four hands plucking – rhythmic and engaging.
Then
with
their
orchestral
harps,
four
movements
from
the
witty
avant-garde
Pentacle
Suite
,
written
about
100
years
ago
by
Salzedo.
Echoes
of
a
revolution
in
Steel
;
the
sounds
of
cats
in
Felines
and
the
apt
use
of
Screwdriver
slide,
string-bends,
scratching
to
support
music
suggestive
of
prowling
and
arguing
cats.
The
eerie
Catacombs
and
finally
Pantomime
presenting
a
variety
of
creepy
characters,
before
a
lighter
dance-like
mood
to
finish.
Lucy
&
Becki
brought
the
concert
to
a
close
with
a
scintillating
performance
of
Spanish
Dance
No1
,
de
Falla,
arranged
for
two
harps
and
castanets.
The
duo
delighted
the
audience
with
an
encore,
the
slow
movement
from
Vivaldi’s
Concerto
for
Two
Mandolins
-
musical
magic. IM
Chroma Harp Duo
11th April 2024
For
the
final
concert
of
the
season,
the
Assembly
Room
at
Grimsby
Town
Hall
was
graced
by
harpists
Lucy
Nolan
&
Becki
Luff.
Their
exciting
and
skilled
performance
spanned
200
years
and
included
ground
breaking
music
from
the
contemporary
harp
repertoire.
The
concert
balanced
and
contrasted
classical
harp
music
against
the
patterns
of
atonal
music
and
music
based
on
Indian
scales;
a
range
of
special
effects
were added piquing audience interest.
Godefroid’s
La
priere
des
Bardes
provided
a
delicate
opening
to
the
concert
before
a
dramatic
sforzando
led
to
an
arpeggio
cascade;
reminiscent
of
a
sonatina,
a
range
of
moods
provided
fascination
and
calm.
Piece
pour
deux
harpes
a
pedals
,
Soulage,
developed
delightfully
through
a
hypnotic
scene
of
constantly
changing
colours
to
a
discordant interlude, resolving into harmonious arpeggios and an assured promenade.
Turk’s
s
ynesthesia
influenced
Odyssey
began
with
the
robotic
Bronze
movement
using
percussive
effects
–
thrumming
and
finger-clicks
subsumed
by
the
emerging
music.
Inspired
by
Artemis
hunting
in
moonlight,
Silver
saw
the
use
of
a
screwdriver
slid
against
plucked
strings
providing
a
backdrop
to
a
melodic
development,
fading
away
as
the
hunters
retired.
Accompanied
by
finger
clicks
and
taps
Gold
had
a
delicate
and
enchanting
opening.
The
piece
gained
momentum
and
driven
on
by
rhythmic
slapping
the listener was lifted on a magic ride.
The
Indian
inspired
Raga
,
Lizotte,
opened
with
a
lament
–
a
moaning
sound
created
by
a
rubber
mallet
slid
against
strings
on
one
harp
whilst
tear
drop
notes
were
plucked
on
the
other.
The
music
swelled
and
ebbed
before
abruptly
ending
at
the
striking
of
a
temple
bell.
Also
built
around
Indian
raga
(scales)
in
Monsoon
Rains
,
Nagarajan
and
Baskar,
each
scale
is
used
to
represent
a
different
type
of
rain.
A
delightful
melodic
opening,
laid
over
a
bolero-like
rhythm
that
added
freshness
to
the
classic
harp
sound.
The
first
section
closed
with
a
curtain-like
arpeggio;
the
music
moved
through
a
variety
of
scenes,
moods and keys to a final animated allegro.
Becki
and
Lucy
switched
to
Clarsach
harps
to
perform
two
folk
tunes:
The
Mermaids
Croon
,
arr.Dearnley,
a
beautifully
played
Hebridean
tune
with
delicate
arpeggios
underpinning
the
melody.
Kronos
Reel,
McKay,
right-hand
strumming
gave
way
to
fascinating
interweaving
lines
of
music,
the
simultaneous
product
of
four
hands
plucking
– rhythmic and engaging.
Then
with
their
orchestral
harps,
four
movements
from
the
witty
avant-garde
Pentacle
Suite
,
written
about
100
years
ago
by
Salzedo.
Echoes
of
a
revolution
in
Steel
;
the
sounds
of
cats
in
Felines
and
the
apt
use
of
Screwdriver
slide,
string-bends,
scratching
to
support
music
suggestive
of
prowling
and
arguing
cats.
The
eerie
Catacombs
and
finally
Pantomime
presenting
a
variety
of
creepy
characters,
before
a
lighter
dance-like
mood
to
finish.
Lucy
&
Becki
brought
the
concert
to
a
close
with
a
scintillating
performance
of
Spanish
Dance
No1
,
de
Falla,
arranged
for
two
harps
and
castanets.
The
duo
delighted
the
audience
with
an
encore,
the
slow
movement
from
Vivaldi’s
Concerto
for
Two
Mandolins
- musical magic. IM
