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Lori Pappajohn
Lori Pappajohn has performed throughout Canada, the United States, Britain and Chile. She is director of Winter Harp as well as North America’s premier harp ensemble, Harps International, which also features Jill Whitman.

The trio has performed at numerous major festivals including opening for the 1997 International Jazz and Pop Harp Conference and being featured at the World Harp Congress and the International Folk Harp Conference. The trio has toured Canada wide for Community Concerts, a division of Columbia Artists. A composer and an award-winning journalist, Lori Pappajohn has two internationally-released recordings and has produced the documentary The Minstrel’s Dream about the origin of the harp.

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Lori Pappajohn
Celtic Harp Of Dreams

Poetic music inspired by first snow, friendships and loves that could have been, landscapes, ancient Greece and distant shores. "The water is wide, I can't cross o're, neither have I the wings to fly. Build me a boat to carry two and I will row, my love and I."

Winter Harp

Described as "a journey into the heart of winter" the CD features well-known Christmas music as well as rare and beautiful medieval carols. From the haunting sounds of the organistrum and psaltery to dynamic, rhythmic carols featuring the whole ensemble, this is a CD not to be missed. Celtic, Spanish and classical harps, flutes, cello, medieval instruments, percussion and voice.

This CD was named one of the top 10 CDs of Christmas 1999 by The Georgia Straight newspaper.

Winter Harp
Harp Dance

Mesmerizing…Haunting…Rhythmic…Dynamic
Nominated for a prestigious Westcoast Music award, Harp Dance features some of Winter Harp's most popular pieces including the rhythmic desert piece Caravan, and the fiery Baroque Flamenco.

On this CD, Celtic dances mix with music from afar to create an exotic and upbeat collection. Superbly produced, Harp Dance features breath-takingly beautiful arrangements and evocative performances. From the ethereal sounds of the medieval instruments to the exotic mixtures of tabla and Celtic harps, the album will transport listeners to other times and places. Features harps, percussion, bass, voice and medieval instruments.