Harper Tasche
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Harper Tasche
HARPER TASCHE is an award-winning composer and performer who creates beautiful, delicate, intelligent, and superbly expressive music using harps and other instruments.
Since 1996, Harper’s performances and workshops have been repeatedly featured at major harp events across the USA and Canada, and in Ireland. Harper’s artistry is also heard in the feature films O and After Winter, Spring; and on-screen in PBS-TV’s Great Drives: The Soul of the Pacific Coast Highway. Harper’s credits also include 13 solo recordings and 12 books of harp music.
He currently divides his time between teaching privately, and caring for a grove of large cedar trees at his home southeast of Seattle.
Videos
Skua
Have you ever felt like no matter what you do, nothing is working right? This original music reflects on lessons from a seagull in a storm… gliding around and through trouble is usually better than struggling against forces beyond your control.
Just You
Have you ever wanted to do something special for your sweetie? This original music is written for small harp using only one hand… so you can also hold his or her hand while you play it for them. What guitarist can do that?
Downloadable Songs
be sure to check out the discounted song groups below!
Please note that, while these downloads run a few cents higher than you might find on other sites, a higher percentage of your purchase is going to the artists than is typical on commercial sites.
Mountain Ash
Excerpt:
The gentle beauty of a lingering Alaskan summer sunset, viewed from the branches of a backyard tree. Original music featuring small harp, alto recorder (European end-blown flute), and bowed psaltery, from the album “Bringing It Home”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Mountain Ash to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 4:43
Nostalgia
Exerpt:
A lovely and bittersweet longing for home, loved ones, and half-remembered better times, inspired by the artist’s mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s. Original solo for the neo-Celtic harp, from the album “Further”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Nostalgia to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 4:12
Douce Dame Jolie
Excerpt:
A seriously manipulative and codependent “courtly love” song from the middle ages of France, arranged with a Middle Eastern rhythm and played on a buzzy bray harp (a popular instrument during the Renaissance). From the album “Faire Play”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Douce Dame Jolie to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 4:23
Run For It
Excerpt:
An original Irish-style jig suggesting a foot chase through the immigrant Irish part of town, written to showcase rare historical Gaelic harp techniques and played on a neo-Celtic harp. From the album “Further”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Run For It to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:09
Paul's Little Birds
Excerpt:
A playful original piece for three tiny sopranino recorders flitting around one another, inspired by the artist’s father enthusiastically waving binoculars and an Audubon Bird Guide. From the album “Dichotomy Café”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Paul’s Little Birds to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:24
Old Light
Excerpt:
Introspective and sparse original music for the last rays of the autumn sun, featuring bowed psaltery and small harp. From the album “Open to the North”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Old Light to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:07
Sabbath Song
Excerpt:
A meditative and playful original solo for an alto recorder which should really have been taking the day off. From the album “Dichotomy Café”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Sabbath Song to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:56
Beach Spring
Excerpt:
A well-loved American hymn tune from the early 1800s, arranged with more contemporary harmony for the small harp. From the album “Keepsake”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Beach Spring to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:38
Purple in My Heart
Excerpt:
A reflection on the depth and richness of love. Original solo for the rare cross-strung harp, from the album “Depth of Field”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Purple in My Heart to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:48
The Space Between Heartbeats
Excerpt:
Haunting original music inspired by reflections on the mysterious and sacred nature of the blood in our veins. Featuring neo-Celtic harp and cello, from the album “Provenance”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of The Space Between Heartbeats to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:43
Wondrous Love
Excerpt:
A beautiful melody from Britain in the 1600s, arranged for alto recorder, bowed psaltery, and cross-strung harp. From the album “The Summoning”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Wondrous Love to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 3:27
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
excerpt:
A meditation on Canada’s beloved “Huron Carol” arranged for solo cross-strung harp, from the contemplative Yuletide album “Wintermas Moon”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Twas in the Moon of Wintertime to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 6:00
The Hills Are Bare
Excerpt:
An American hymn melody from the early 1800s originally called “Prospect,” arranged for small harp and alto recorder. From the multi-instrument Yuletide album “Long Night Bright Star”.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of The Hills are Bare to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 4:59
Skua
Excerpt:
Have you ever felt like no matter what you do, nothing is working right? This original song featuring harp and soprano recorder reflects on lessons from a seagull in a storm… gliding around and through trouble is usually better than struggling against forces beyond your control.
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Skua to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 4:14
Just You
Excerpt:
Have you ever wanted to do something special for your sweetie? This original music is written for small harp using only one hand… so you can also hold his or her hand while you play it for them. What guitarist can do that?
Please take a listen to the excerpt of Just You to the left. The entire song can be downloaded using the button below.
Length: 4:04
Download All Harp Solos
Beach Spring excerpt:
Purple in my heart excerpt:
Douce Dame Jolie excerpt:
Nostalgia Excerpt:
Run for it excerpt:
Twas in the moon of wintertime excerpt:
Just You Excerpt:
Solo songs using a variety of harps, including small harp, neo-Celtic harp, the rare cross-strung harp, and the unusual buzzy Renaissance bray harp.
Please take a listen to the excerpts of harp solos to the left. The entire group of songs can be downloaded using the button below for $5.99 — a savings of $1.51 over purchasing these songs individually.
Total Length: 29:13
Download Songs with other instruments including recorders, bowed psaltery, and cello
Mountain Ash Excerpt:
Paul's Little Birds Excerpt:
Old Light - Excerpt:
The hills are bare excerpt:
Sabbath song excerpt:
Wondrous love excerpt:
Skua Excerpt:
The Space Between Heartbeats Excerpt:
The ethereal sound of the bowed psaltery, and alto and sopranino recorders (European end-blown flutes), interwoven with various harps. Also includes one song for harp and cello, and two songs for unaccompanied recorders.
Please take a listen to the excerpts of harp solos to the left. The entire group of songs can be downloaded using the button below for $6.99 — a savings of $1.76 over purchasing these songs individually.
Total Length: 31:33
Download All 15 Songs
Download ALL 15 songs listed on this page for only 13.99 using the button at the right. This is a savings of $2.26 over purchasing these songs individually. Total Length: 60:46