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May 23rd, 2010 at 5:07 pm »
Comments (1)Demi Lovato, that’s who!
Yes, she did!
I know that you can hardly believe it, but it is true - and I have the video to prove it!!!
Demi Lovato from Pearls and Chocolate on Vimeo.
So, here’s the deal. A little girl from our school won a Radio Disney contest. She was selected as Demi Lovato’s #1 fan. Cool! [...]
June 11th, 2009 at 2:34 pm »
Comments (1)My girls participated in the harp fesitval held at BYU. They both received superior ratings!
Untitled from Pearls and Chocolate on Vimeo.
Untitled from Pearls and Chocolate on Vimeo.
This is my oldest!!!!
Congratulations!!!!
May 11th, 2009 at 1:43 pm »
Comments (0)Yes, it is piano recital time. We have been busy preparing our songs for six (count’em six) weeks to bring them up to performance quality.
I always sit through the recital so nervous for the kids. I want to be comfortable so they will do their best, but I know that the nerves they feel will [...]
April 18th, 2009 at 11:25 pm »
Comments (5)**Attention**Attention**Hey all you harpists out there, have I got some info. for you!!!
Yes, that’s right. If you are a harpist, harpist mom or just interested in changing harp strings for the sheer fun of it, well then, I’ve got a post for you!!!
As many of you know, my daughters play the harp. It is a [...]
April 6th, 2009 at 6:53 am »
Comments (4)During the openhouse for our new temple here in Draper, my daughter was able to share her musical talent. She was asked to play the harp for the visitors - a once in a lifetime opportunity for her.
The harp that she played belongs to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This song is Petite Etude by V.V. [...]
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm »
Comments (3)Throughout my life, I have loved music. Music of all sorts. I don’t have an ipod, but if I did it would surely contain an eclectic mix of music.
So, when I had children the decision was already made - they would take music lessons. It started when they were about 18 months with Kindermusik classes and [...]
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:30 am »
Comments (0)Since today is Sunday, I thought some beautiful harp music might be in order.
As some of you know, my daughters play the harp. This past summer my oldest daughter went on tour, with a harp group, through Southern Utah. She had the opportunity to play in Zions National Park and Tuacahn Center for the Performing [...]
October 8th, 2008 at 5:39 am »
Comments (1)This video is just under four minutes!! Watch her little fingers move!
“Summer” The Four Seasons, Op.8, Allegro non molto by Antonio Vivaldi from Pearls and Chocolate on Vimeo.
The next video is about four seconds long. It is the six soloists taking their final bows.
“Salute to youth” musicians taking their final bow! from Pearls and Chocolate [...]
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:30 pm »
Comments (5)Piano is one of my children’s favorite words! Two of my children have a love hate relationship with that word. On one hand, they absolutely love, love, love their piano teacher and do love going to their piano lessons. But, sadly enough, they do not always enjoy practicing (what could be the matter with these [...]
August 11th, 2008 at 1:12 pm »
Comments (1)We have returned from our wonderful harp tour! We had a wonderful time and loved spending time with such warm, kind and talented people!!! The concert was taped at Southern Utah University and will be released via podcast in September and will be available for download!
The girls played at three venues. The first [...]