The harp is a remarkably versatile instrument, and the Ensemble's repertoire is designed to showcase its versatility. The primary focus of our repertoire is classical, but pieces from other genres are actively included in each performance. The following list is a sampling of our repertoire.

Classical

Solfeggietto

C.P.E. Bach

Sixth French Suite

J.S. Bach

Clair de Lune, The Sunken Cathedral

C. Debussy

On Wings of Song

F. Mendelssohn

Canon in D

Pachelbel

Pavane de la Belle au bois Dormant

M. Ravel

Concerto in D

A. Vivaldi

Pavane

Anonymous 15th Century

La Joyeuse

J. P. Rameau

Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite #1, Op. 46

E. Grieg

'Aquarium' from Carnival of the Animals

C. Saint-Saens

Brandenburg Concerto #6, mvt. 3

J.S. Bach

'Jupiter' from The Plants

G. Holst

'Spanish Dance #1' from La Vida Breve

M. de Falla

Traditional

Greensleeves, Scarborough Faire

English

Last Rose of Summer, Minstrel Boy, Star of the County Down

Irish

The Little Birch Tree

Russian

Roxburgh Castle, Skye Boat Song

Scottish

The Water is Wide

Welsh

Siyahamba

Zulu

Danny Boy/The Young Man's Dream

Irish

Brian Boru's March

Irish

Jasmine Flower

Chinese

Simple Gifts

American

Popular/Jazz

Embraceable You, American in Paris

G. Gershwin

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

H. Arlen

Satin Doll

Duke Ellington

The Pink Panther

H. Mancini/P. Stickney

Pirates of the Carribean

K. Badelt

West Side Story

L. Bernstein

'Steel' from Pentacle

C. Salzedo

Other

Sonata on Re

M. Albeniz

Chanson dans la Nuit, Suite of Eight Dances, Triptic Dance

C. Salzedo

Wedding March, Processional

Wedding - Various

Spanish Dance #5

E. Granados, trans. C. Salzedo
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