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My debut CD, “Have Harp Will Travel”,

released in 2004, is like a sampler of some of my favorite pop, jazz, broadway, sacred and folk songs. It reflects my interest in all kinds of music, and my joy in playing them on my harp. Though recorded in a professional studio, I purposefully performed each song as honestly and naturally as possible, rejecting the multi-layered, cavernous and overly ethereal filters that are found on some other harp recordings. Soft glisses, unhurried tempos....simply relaxing. It’s pure harp.

Recorded at Eclipse Studios, 2004

Four audio samples for you to enjoy

Have Harp Will Travel
Martha Bush’s Debut CD

  1. My Funny Valentine
  2. If
  3. All I Ask of You
  4. A Rainy Night in Georgia
  5. Black is the Color
  6. Red River Valley
  7. La Paloma Azul
  8. Spanish Elegy
  9. A Taste of Honey
  10. Where or When
  11. Hello, Young Lovers
  12. Ave Maria
  13. Over the Rainbow
Thank you for the wonderful CD!!! You play very beautifully...I love the resonant treble sound! Let me know if you ever make another CD."
Paul F., Summerville, SC

 

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The cover was created before the CD was completed. That’s me and harp on the bed of a roll-back truck, getting hooked up for my journey to Mars. Did I really journey to the Red Planet? How did I fit into that red dress? Get the CD and find out!

“Play harp like you are painting. Pretend you are painting a picture with many colors.”
Frances G. Miller, Martha’s harp teacher

Wedding Samples

Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
Richard Wagner

Also known as “Here Comes the Bride”, the most popular of processional pieces for the bride’s walk down the aisle to the altar. Not to be confused with Wedding March from Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is used as a recessional piece for (leaving the altar).

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach

One of Bach’s most familiar cantatas of the Baroque period, its 3-quarter tempo can be played as a stately and elegant processional for either the bride or her attendants, and is often used during the recessional or postlude as an upbeat exiting piece.

Canon in D
Johann Pachelbel

Another popular piece from the Baroque period, is a mainstay as a processional for the bride or attendants' walk. It is loved for its clear melodic and harmonic clarity. Great when performed in a small ensemble, as well (harp, violin, cello).

Trumpet Voluntary
Jeremiah Clarke

This composition was written originally for keyboard and originally named Prince of Denmark’s March. Often incorrectly attributed to Henry Purcell. It is performed during the processionals or as a recessional. It will remind you of trumpet fanfares, pomp and pageantry!

“Thank you so much for performing at our wedding! The music was truly wonderful and you are so professional. It truly made the day!”
Heather F.

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