NThis selection was compiled to offer the serious non-pedal harp player a group of pieces in a field that has been largely overlooked by composers and arrangers.  Although chosen for wedding suitability, they are diverse enough to be useful for many purposes.  In their uncompromising arrangements, they are an excellent source for teaching material.  The keys chosen are for the harp tuned in C.  Four marches are offered at the beginning.  Traditionally the processional, the Bridal Chorus by Wagner includes the middle modulated section hitherto ignored in other editions.  The recessional Wedding March by Mendelssohn is a fragment of the lengthy original, but itOs enough to get the happy couple out of the church!ÉOne of the oldest religious songs, Deo Gratias was composed to  celebrate the return of Henry V to England after the battle of Agincourt.  The most demanding piece in the group is the Prelude by Bach.  Ordinarily easy to play, the chromatic changes require speed and muffling in moving levers for accidental changesÉ  HandelÉis handsomely represented with four compositions.  His works seem to fit the non-pedal harp admirablyÉ D. Owens

CONTENTS Adagio from ÓSonata Op 5 No 10,Ó Pastorale from ÓChristmas ConcertoÓ/Corelli Air from ÓWater Music,Ó Larghetto Largo March from ÓOccasional OratorioÓ/Handel Aria/Kuhnau Aria from ÓSonata for FluteÓ/Vinci Bridal Chorus from ÓLohengrinÓ/Wagner Caro Mio Ben/Giordano Dedication/Franz Deo Gratias/English Finlandia (Theme)/Sibelius Gavotte/Gluck Intermezzo from ÓCavalleria RusticanaÓ/Mascagni O Perfect Love/Barnby Prelude in C/J.S. Bach Rigaudon (Theme)/Campra TrŠumerei/Schumann Trumpet Tune/Clark Wedding March/Mendelssohn