Harps, Strings and Accessories at Sylvia Woods Harp Center

Harps

Your Cart

Gift Registry

HOME


		Information About Sylvia Free Catalog Glendale Store Free Workshops Harp Concerts Harp Rentals Shipping Info Financing Helpful Articles HC Handouts Famous Harpists Harpsicle Parade Harp Center on TV Testimonials Harp FAQs Kauai Tower eMail Newsletter

About Sylvia | Musical Background | Performances | Books and Recordings

RECORDINGS

My first recording was my original composition, The Harp of Brandiswhiere: A Suite for Celtic Harp, which has been acclaimed as an important contribution to contemporary harp literature. Through the instrumental music, my harp tells the story of the harp player Brandiswhiere, a legendary hero who saves the world with the music of his harp. The recording has won numerous awards including "Best Fantasy Album" by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, and several Popular Music Awards by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Several chapters of the American Harp Society have performed this suite as their major concert of the year. It has even been choreographed for local productions in the U.S. and Europe.

My two other recordings, Three Harps for Christmas, Volumes 1 and 2, feature traditional Christmas carols from all over the world. These recordings are played extensively by radio stations all over the country during December, and can also be heard coming through the sound systems of malls, stores, and even elevators!

Besides my own recordings, I have also played on the recordings of many other prominent musicians such as Jimmy Messina, Al Stewart, Joemy Wilson (11 recordings), Kay Gardener, Aeoleus, Artie Traum & Pat Alger, and Caswell Carnahan.
BOOKS Due to a lack of teaching material and music specifically written for the folk harp, I began writing harp books in 1978. I now have completed over 20 books of harp music, including Teach Yourself to Play the Folk Harp which has become the standard beginning book throughout the US and many other countries.. My other harp music books include arrangements of Christmas carols and Chanukah music, Scottish and Irish songs and dance tunes, wedding and church music, selections of Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Denver, and Lennon and McCartney tunes, music from Walt Disney movies, and many more. You can find a listing of all of my books here.