2018 November Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Hello friends of harp music, I apologize for this late night email, but I got way behind over this weekend and the kids being off school today (and tomorrow). Anyway, I hope it's not too late to invite you to Harp and Healing tonight Tuesday November 6th at 5.30PM at the Loft of Broadway Christian Church. Despite election tomorrow, we will go ahead with H&H as planned. For those who are interested, this is a monthly service, where I provide 45 minutes of soothing relaxing live harp music and our minister Terry Overfelt provides readings or poems and prayers on the subject of healing. This service is meant for people going through life's difficult situations such as loss of a loved one, illness, recovery, divorce etc. So if you are going through any of these situations, please join us, also feel free to forward our invitation to anybody who could benefit from it. Free and open to everyone. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/295473704625777/?ti=icl On Wednesday, November 7th, I will be presenting harp to the Boonslick Kiwanis Club at 7.30AM! If you are a member, I am looking forward to seeing you at Rock Bridge HyVee! ( I am looking forward to it, except the early morning part of it ; -) More info: https://boonslick.kiwanis.missouri.org/(X(1)S(hbljsv2u3gydlk5aw554bcq3))/Page/13479 On Sunday November 11th The Missouri Symphony Conservatory Orchestras will present their Fall concert. These are very talented young instrumentalists from all over Columbia, JC, Moberly and Lake who rehearse once every week under the direction of my husband Kirk Trevor. One of my harp students plays harp at the Young Artists Philharmonic. Come and see their performance...

November 1, 2018

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2018 October Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of Harp music,   September has been very busy for me and really flew by. Some of my favorite moments included performing in collaboration with an incredibly talented artist Vesna Delevska in Saint Louis, our family mini vacation to the Smoky Mountains, performing for Super Sam foundation and a Fantasy themed wedding in Castle Unicorn in Iowa. I will attach some pictures for you to loo at. You can also find pictures and updates from events I play at my Facebook page Maria Duhova Trevor - Harpist and Instagram maria_duhova_trevor_harp. Now I am looking forward to events in October (and my birthday too!) Some of the private events I will take part of will be weddings in Missouri and Illinois and an employee recognition dinner for 3M. The public events that I can actually invite you to are listed bellow. Harp and Healing - tomorrow - Tuesday October 2nd at 5.30pm at the Loft of Broadway Christian Church. Join me and pastor Terry Overfelt in contemplative 45 minutes of live harp music and inspirational word on a theme of healing. Physical healing, emotional, relational.... this is a monthly ecumenical service happening on first Tuesday of each month, completely free and open to public. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1706866392755633/?ti=icl Springfield Symphony Concert - this is for those of you in Springfield, I am looking forward to joining my colleagues again this season in concert performing Mahler 4th Symphony.  The concert is on Saturday October 6th at 7.30pm at the Hammons Hall. more info and tickets: http://www.springfieldmosymphony.org/concerts/october/who-am-i-and-where-am-i-going Columbia Civic Orchestra concert - I will be back in Columbia on Sunday October 7th to play this concert at 7.30pm at the beautiful Missouri Theatre. On the program is...

October 1, 2018

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2018 September Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of harp music, It's good to be back! I went to Slovakia to see my family and friends for most of July and August. Now I am back to teaching and performing, kids are back in school- in fact all three of them full time! For the first time in 12 years, I don't have a little one with me at home at least a few days a week.  ( Sob) But, on the bright side, it has been nice not to have to practice at night only these past 2 weeks so far. :-) I am excited to restart Harp and Healing, we will continue to meet first Tuesday of each month at 5.30 pm at Broadway Christian Church. I will play therapeutic music and Pastor Terry Overfelt will have inspirational readings to share. I am sorry to announce that Tim Carson retired from Broadway and we will miss him. Terry will take on the pastoral leading role for H&H and we will continue our monthly services of healing, relaxation, renewal and prayer. Please join us on September 4th at 5.30PM at the Loft of BCC. I am so grateful for the spotlight we got for this service just this morning on the radio.  Here is a segment from Radio Friends with Paul Pepper, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzOEJG30iW8&feature=youtu.be Another public event I am playing for this month will be in Saint Louis. I am collaborating with artist Vesna Delevska again. She is an amazing painter who specializes in painting to live music and capturing the feelings of music on her canvas. The event is on September...

September 1, 2018

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2018 July Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of harp music, as July approaches, I would like to invite you to the remaining concerts of the Hot Summer Nights festival. Tomorrow at 7.30pm we are performing La Boheme - my favorite opera. We have a wonderful cast of lead singers. The singers are part of Resident Opera Artists program and 4 singers are chosen every summer to come to Columbia and take the leading roles in the opera production with the Missouri Symphony. Around 100 singers auditioned in New York and in Columbia when the auditions took place in March. We have additional roles covered by a great local singers and chorus. So do not let this opportunity to hear them slip by! Friday June 29th Missouri Theatre 7.30 pm.   Next performance is Silent Movie with live music on Sunday July 1st at 6.30pm - Missouri Theatre. There is no harp in that one, but it's always amazing to watch how the music is synchronized to the  silent movie. It's 3 short Charlie Chaplin movies this year. Then on July 3th at 7.30pm our ever popular Patriotic Pops concert. Music of Americana and patriotic standards this bellowed concert always fills the hall to the brim. Our resident opera artists take part in this concert as well. ( Missouri Theatre) On July 7th, my stepdaughter Chloe Trevor will come to perform Sibelius Violin concerto and the MSO will play Dvorak's Symphony no.9! Chloe is an amazing concert violinist and Dvorak's 9 is a classic! ( 7.30pm, Missouri Theatre ) Our final Pops concert is on July 13th, 7.30 pm, Missouri Theatre and is featuring Asleep at the Wheel in concert...

July 1, 2018

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2018 June Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of harp music, for those of you who know me well, you know that my summers are filled with music! I am the harpist for the Missouri Symphony - an international festival orchestra that pulls musicians from all over USA to come to make Columbia their home for next 6 weeks during the Hot Summer Nights festival.  It's an incredibly talented group of musicians and I am honored to be a member and only one of the handful of local players. Our musicians arrived 2 days ago and we are ready to perform our first concert tomorrow Thursday June 7th, at 7pm at Stephens Lake Park. It's a free concert, family friendly, bring a blanket or a folding chair to sit on. After we kick off the season, a roller coaster of concerts will last next 6 weeks. We have  masterworks concerts, pop concerts, free family concerts,  tours and free outdoor concerts around Columbia, Patriotic Pops, fully staged opera - La Boheme, Silent Movie with live orchestra performing music to it and I am probably forgetting a bunch. It would take me an hour to just list them all. But I am really looking forward to playing with Missouri Contemporary Ballet this Saturday, Oscar Night at the Movies concert, La Boheme of course and Dvorak's New World Symphony. Please check out our full season at  http://themosy.org/hot-summer-nights-2018 and also check out these posters bellow. Most of the concerts are at the Missouri Theatre, so when you walk by pick up our flyers and brochures. Have a great summer!

June 1, 2018

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2018 May Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of harp music, I would love to invite you to a very special Harp and Healing service that we have planned to close our season with before we part for the summer. Harp and Healing is 45 minute long service of live harp music creating a healing ambiance in a quiet sanctuary. Tim Carson has inspirational readings between the songs, Tim brings a very special aspect to this service and I truly couldn't do this without his support! H&H happens every month, but this time we have a very special guest - artist Vesna Delevska from Saint Louis is joining us to live paint. Vesna specializes in painting to live music and I had a privilege to play for her in her gallery in February. I am so glad she accepted our invitation and you will be able to experience her artistry. Since this is the last Harp and Healing of our 7th season we decided to celebrate it with some lemonade and cake in the Fellowship Hall following the service. Vesna's finished painting will be on display and available for purchase through Silent auction. She is also bringing some additional paintings that will be displayed. Please check out Vesna's website www.vesnadelevska.com Whether you consider coming for the healing atmosphere or relaxation, please join us, it's free and open to everyone! One of our attendees described it as " the massage for the soul"  :-) I have been invited on several shows to promote this special Harp and Healing, here are the links, if you are interested. Newsleaders - Mediacom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFyhhz-FSeY Speaking...

May 1, 2018

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2018 April Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of harp music, new month is here and with it new events and concerts I am playing for and would like to invite you to. Tonight - April 2nd at 5.30pm, Harp and Healing at the Loft of Broadway Christian Church. Come and join us for 45 minutes of relaxing live harp music and inspirational readings from literature ranging from ancient to modern writers. It's free and open to public. Everyone is welcome to this ecumenical service. This service happens every month on first Tuesday. On April 10th at 6pm the Columbia Harp Trio and students of my Harp studio will perform a concert at Lenoir Woods. This is a private concert for the residents of Lenoir Woods, but if you have a family member there, you can join them. April 13th, 8pm at Truman State University in Kirksville in Ophelia Parrish Performance hall, my student Maria Fisher will have a Senior recital. She has been preparing for this a while and has some fantastic repertoire ready. April 19th, 7pm at Jesse Hall, I will be playing with Choral Union and Columbia Civic Orchestra. Bernstein's Chichester psalms on the program among other pieces.  Here is a link for more information and tickets: https://music.missouri.edu/event/choral-union On April 21st, I will be playing with the Springfield Symphony, program includes Strauss' haunting piece Death and Transfiguration. More info and tickets here: https://www.springfieldmosymphony.org/concerts/april/revolutionary-beauty On April 30th, please join the Missouri Symphony Conservatory students in concert at 7pm in the Missouri Theatre. More information here: http://mosymphonysociety.org/event/conservatory-spring-concert/ I am also playing a number of private events and weddings this month and teach my talented students. Usually all...

April 1, 2018

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2018 March Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of harp music, I want to invite you to Harp and Healing tonight at 5.30pm at Broadway Christian Church - The Loft. This 45 minute long event features live therapeutic harp music along with readings by Rev. Tim Carson from ancient and modern writers. Today we will have a special guest - my husband Kirk Trevor on cello. This service is meant for people who are in need of emotional or physical healing, but everyone is welcome. If you want a quiet reflecting evening, please join us. These services happen monthly - first Tuesday of each month. I will be playing with the Springfield Symphony in concert on March 24th, in case you will be in Springfield, MO. http://www.springfieldmosymphony.org/concerts/march/after-revolution Otherwise it's private events, weddings and teaching my talented students in March.  And Spring Break! I am looking forward to traveling to Grand Canyon with my family. It will be the first time for the kids and myself! One more thing I want to tell you ( just because I am super excited ) and hope that you can save the date - May 1st. For the last Harp and Healing of this season, before we part for the summer we invited painter Vesna Delevska from Saint Louis to join us. She was touched by our cause and  accepted the invitation, she is an amazing artist who specializes in painting to live music. I have just had the privilege to work with her in February in Saint Louis, so I am very excited that you will experience her live painting during Harp and Healing...

March 1, 2018

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2018 February Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of harp music, January went by very fast, I haven't been in touch as this month is not a big performing month, but rather a time for networking, advertising and evaluation. I attended 2 wedding shows and taught a masterclass and  performed at the American Harp Society Chapter in Kansas City, I have been updating my website and my professional Facebook page. If you can, please take a look and like Maria Duhova Trevor - Harpist. Also in this ending month, Harp and Healing got a lot of attention, which was really special! Here is a link to the article that came out in The Missourian on January 3th and Harp and Healing made the front page! https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/harp-healing-offers-a-measure-of-comfort-to-the-community/article_34d37c1e-dd0f-11e7-8ec2-a3e652fd17cd.html And the link to Radio Friends with Paul Pepper segment about Harp and Healing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuyNZxhwQzc So now with February upon us, I would like to invite  you to some upcoming harp concerts. Sunday February 4th the Columbia Harp Trio ( Ruth Acuff, Jenny Lynn and myself ) will perform at the Columbia Public Library at 2pm. It's part of their series Tunes at Two. Harp and Healing is on first Tuesday February 6th at 5.30 pm. We invite anybody who is dealing with loss, grief, illness. We provide space for healing with live harp music and inspirational spoken word. I realized after my mom passed away how quickly the society expects you to move on and yet it's very hard. We are here to acknowledge and  help you in your grief and struggle. Please join us. On February 10th I will take part in a special event, partnering with a wonderful painter Vesna Delevska, who specializes in painting to music. So I will be providing Romantic music...

February 1, 2018

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2017 December Harp Concerts and Healing Harp

Dear friends of beautiful harp sounds, the joyous season is upon us, I hope you get to take a break over the Holidays and enjoy your time with family. There are number of events I would like to invite you to this month.   Tonight - Harp and Healing at the Loft of Broadway Christian Church at 5.30 pm. While this is generally a season of joy and expectation, for some it is a sad time, a reminder of a loss that happened over Christmas season now or in the past. So we will have Blue Christmas tonight, I will still play Christmas music, but make a selection of slow and meditative carols that are conducive to our healing atmosphere.   This Saturday Dec. 9th at 7.30pm I will be playing a Winter Concert with the Columbia Civic Orchestra, it's a free concert at First Baptist Church. Concertmaster Siri Geenen performs the violin solo of “Winter” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons along with other music with wintry themes before a performance of scenes from The Nutcracker danced by members of the Perlman-Stoy School of Ballet. More info here: http://cco.missouri.org/ On Sunday December 17th at 3pm the Missouri Symphony will our annual Symphony of Toys. This is a family oriented concert with all your Holiday favorite songs in the beautiful historic Missouri Theatre. Santa always makes a visit to this concert from North Pole! So bring your kids and enjoy! More info: http://mosymphonysociety.org/events-tickets/symphony-toys-holiday-concert/ Lastly, I will be performing for the Christmas Eve services at Missouri United Methodist Church at 7, 9 and 11 pm and I am very much looking forward to it. I am also grateful for all the private events I am scheduled to play...

December 1, 2017

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