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About
the Artist
Degrees
Earned
Bachelor of Music -
Capital University
Master of Arts in Music - Ohio
State University
Doctor of Music - Indiana
University
Practical Nursing Diploma -
Samaritan Hospital School of
Nursing
Associate of Applied Science
in Nursing (RN) - Maria
College
Master of Science in Nursing -
Excelsior College
Harp
Journey
A
native of Cleveland, Ohio,
Darhon Rees-Rohrbacher was
initially trained as a
classical vocalist and
pianist. After moving to
Upstate New York, she
developed asthma which
derailed her singing career.
She began harp studies
because she "did not need to
breathe well to play the
instrument," the instrument
is self-contained, the harp
has a beautiful sound, and
it is a very "Celtic" thing
to do.
Special Awards
Mrs. New York
State Pageant - First
Runner-Up
Royal National Eisteddfod of
Wales - Third Place Soprano
Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu
Association - Travel Grantee
for Study in Wales
Patricia McGee Nursing Faculty
Scholarship
Performances
Darhon's
performing life has taken her
from the most formal orchestra
concerts to very intimate
chamber performances. Please
see the "Performances" link at
the top of this page for more
details.
Teaching/Lessons
Darhon has been a
teacher of something-or-other
since her teens. Her specialty
for private lessons is teaching
adult beginners. Please see the
"Lessons" link at the top of
this page for more details.
In addition, Darhon also served
as a Nursing and Healthcare
instructor in higher education
for many years.
Published
Articles
Harp Column
Magazine (2019) - Featured
article about her work as an
arranger/composer.
Folk
Harp Journal (1999)
- Special article on
"Recording the
Celtic harp." http://www.dragonflower.com/FHJ1999.html
Gloversville Leader-Herald
(1990) - Weekly column for one
year about a theatre
restoration project.
Gloversville Leader-Herald
(1990s) - Lengthy travel
article about her trip to
Scandinavia.
Folk Harp Journal (1990s to
2000s) - Several miscellaneous
short articles.
Recordings
Darhon has one
solo harp recording called Strings
of the Spirit, which
is a collection of 20 hymn
tunes arranged by the composer
for Celtic harp, available on
CD. http://www.dragonflower.com/recordings.html
In addition, her harp playing
has been heard on various
recordings with ensembles.
Publications
Darhon has
published approximately 300
harp arrangements and/or
original compositions. Please
see the "Publications" link at
the top of this page for more
details.
Why Dragonflower Music?
(DFM)
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 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.
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