Biography of the Artist |
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A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher holds Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Music degrees. Initially trained as a classical vocalist and pianist, she began her harp studies after moving to Upstate New York and has since followed a multi-faceted career path as harper, arranger, singer and conductor. Her musical skills have taken her from the most formal, orchestral concerts to very intimate chamber performances wearing historical costume. She is a well-known composer whose harp arrangements are sold internationally and has many published articles in harp journals. Darhon also combines her interest in harp and healing as college nurse-teacher. On a more personal note, Darhon is about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a muscular build, has reddish-brown hair and hazel-green eyes. Her hobbies are dressmaking, reading, swimming, cross-country skiing, taking walks, attending cultural events and traveling. Her Welsh first name means "oak nymph." |
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How Dragonflower Music got started |
| The owner of DFM
was tired of playing "cheap little ditties" on her
folk harp, and was frustrated by the lack of really substantial
published repertoire for the lever harp. So she decided that the only
solution to this problem was to start writing and publishing her own
arrangements of such. This was
the birth of Dragonflower Music in late 1989. The name Dragonflower
was
chosen because it combines two Welsh symbols: the dragon and the
daffodil. Being of Welsh and Irish heritage, Darhon wished to honor her
Celtic past and the great harping tradition associated with both Wales
and Ireland. The
distinctive company logo was designed by Ann Platt, an art student in
Lockport,
NY. |
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