​Concerts/Performances/Repertoire

Nancy Lee Harper possesses a large repertoire from all periods and styles of music. She has performed hundreds of concerts have been performed as piano soloist, with orchestra, in chamber music as pianist, fortepianist, and harpsichordist in Europe (England, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungry, Poland, Romania, Belgium, Cyprus, Montenegro) Ukraine, North America (USA & Canada), South America (Mexico and Argentina), and Asia (China). These include performances in festivals as well, such as Ginastera Festival (London), Regent’s Hall Summer Festival (London), Angel Fire Chamber Music Festival (Taos), Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (Santa Fe and Seattle), Kristiansund Opera Festival (Norway), Celebrando Grandes Pianistas and Festivais de Outono (Portugal), KotorArt (Montenegro). She has given many world première performances of contemporary music, much of which was written for her, as well as two world premieres of arias from Fuego fatuo by Manuel de Falla (2016) with tenor Peter Terry.

Selected Musical Activity
​2023
  • 4 Concerts for cello/piano  “Crumbling Empires:1915” - Alexandra Roedder, cello, Nancy Lee Harper, piano: music by Debussy, Falla, Dora Pejačević, York Bowen, Max Reger, Lili Boulanger, and António Fragoso. Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria, B.C., Canada); Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Sooke B.C., Canada) 39 Days of July Festival (Duncan, B.C., Canada); Saberi House (Victoria, B.C., Canada), July 19-23, 2023​.​
  • “Creating Musical Narratives”. Online presentation at 30th anniversary conference of the Bahá’í Arts Academy, Bahá’í Training Centre near Bicester, Oxfordshire, 25-27 June 2023.   
  • Reflections on Peace, private house concert, solo piano works by Bach-Siloti, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann-Liszt, Clara Schumann, Brahms, and Debussy, 25 November 2023.

2022
  • ​Lecture-recital: Nancy Lee HARPER, “A Spiritual Journey: Four Solo Piano Works by Malcolm Dedman inspired by Bahá’í references”, 44th EPTA conference, Guimaraes, Portugal, hosted by EPTA Portugal, videoconference, 2 September 2022.
  • Nancy Lee HARPER, NCCR “Cooler Classics”, interview with Nancy Lee Harper and Malcolm Dedman by Peter Lewis, host, North Cotswold, England. https://www.mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15/nccr-cooler-classics-14th-august-2022/. Sonata in Bb by António Leal Moreira (I) and Four Kinds of Love (complete) by M. Dedman, ca. 48”. 14 August 2022.
  • Nancy Lee HARPER, Broadcast no. 513 thegrand@101, Kitchner, Ontario, Canada,– “Four Kinds of Love” and “Reformation” by Malcolm Dedman. 2 October 2022.
  • Nancy Lee HARPER, NCCR “Cooler Classics”, interview with Nancy Lee Harper on Iberian Music by Peter Lewis, host, North Cotswold, England. https://www.mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15/nccr-cooler-classics-14th-august-2022/. Performed by Nancy Lee Harper: António Fragoso (1897-1918), Nocturno; 6 November 2022. 5’28”-11’18” – 35’45”, https://www.mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15/nccr-cooler-classics-6th-november-2022/.
  • Nancy Lee HARPER, Broadcast no. 522 thegrand@101, Kitchner, Ontario, Canada,– “Piano Sonata no.3” (complete) by Malcolm Dedman.4 December 2022.​
2020
  • Lecture & Recital for EPTA Portugal: Beryl Rubinstein
Nancy Lee HARPER, “Beryl Rubinstein: An American pianist, composer, and pedagogue who studied with Vianna da Motta”, lecture and recital, EPTA-Portugal, 13 November 2020.
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2019
  • Nancy Lee HARPER (cravo) “Voices of Women” Baroque & Beyond, Lesson #1, Allegro, Elizabeth (Eliza) Turner (c. 1720 – 1756), Nancy Lee Harper, harpsichord; Sonata in F de Anna Amalia von Prussia (1723 – 1787) Adagio, Allegretto, Allegro ma non troppo (Kathryn Canan, flauta; Alexandra Roedder, cello, Nancy Lee Harper, harpsichord); “Prelude”, Suite no. 1 Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729), Nancy Lee Harper, harpsichord. KVMR radio concert, 6 de Jan. de 2019, Nevada City, California. 
  • Nancy Lee HARPER (piano) “The Promise of Living”, Sierra Master Chorale/InConcert Sierra, Alison Skinner, conductor. Obras de: Ola Gjeilo (n. 1978) Across the Vast Eternal Sky (piano, quarteto de cordas e coro); Morten Lauridsen (n. 1943) Sure on this Shining Night (piano e coro); Aaron Copland (1900-1990) The Promise of Living (piano 4 mãos e coro); Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Seven Scottish Airs (piano e quartet de cordas). Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Grass Valley, California, 19, 20 e 21 de Maio 2019.
  • Nancy Lee HARPER (piano) “Larghetto” Quatre Pièces fugitives pour le pianoforte, op. 15 de Clara Wieck Schumann (1819 – 1896); “A Nightingale’s Cry” by Mea Karvonen (n. 1989?); “In Exile” de Mea Karvonen; “My Beloved” de Mea Karvonen; “Scherzo. Allegro”, Sonata in E minor de Dora Pejačević (1885-1923), “Allegro moderato”, Sonata in Bb for cello and piano, op. 46, Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), (Fairy Tales e Danse rustique de William Henry Squire (1871-1963), Chanson Villageoise de Ludwig Lebell (1872-1954?) e Tarantelle de David Popper (1843-1913) (with Alexandra Roedder, cello); “Rise Up” de Teresa Henkle Langness (n. 1956) (with Beverly Marks, piano, Alexandra Roedder, cello, Kathryn Canan, flute, and Sage Arias, banjo) in A Woman for our Time: Celebrating the Life of Tahirh, a musical play by Teresa Henkle Langness, Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, California, 11, 12 e 13 de Oct. de 2019. 
  • Outreach Concerts - Nancy Lee HARPER (teclado) “Symphony Goes to Schools”, Auburn Symphony, maestro Paulo Reyes em14 concerto-didaticos nas escolas com obras de Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Giacchino, Williams e outros. Jan. e Fev. de 2019.

2018
  • Nancy Lee Harper (harpsichord) “In/Significance” program with Baroque & Beyond, “Thule, the Period of Cosmography” by Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623); “Allemande”, “Sarabande”, Gavotte” from Concert premier (1722) by François Couperin (1668-1733); “Grave” from Sonata IX in E minor, no 181 by Frederick the Great (1712-1786); “Wir allen mit schwachen” from Cantata no. 78 (1724) by J. S. Bach (1685-1750); O magnum Mysterium by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Sacramento, CA., Westminster Presbyterian Church, January 3, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (harpsichord) “In/Significance” program with Baroque & Beyond, “Thule, the Period of Cosmography” by Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623); “Allemande”, “Sarabande”, Gavotte” from Concert premier (1722) by François Couperin (1668-1733); “Grave” from Sonata IX in E minor, no 181 by Frederick the Great (1712-1786); “Wir allen mit schwachen” from Cantata no. 78 (1724) by J. S. Bach (1685-1750); O magnum Mysterium by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Davis, CA., Unity Universalist Church, January 13, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) “In/Significance” program with Baroque & Beyond, Romanian Folk Dances (1910) by Bela Bartók (1881-1945) with cellist Alexandra Roedder, Sacramento, CA., Westminster Presbyterian Church, January 3, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano), “In/Significance” program with Barqoue & Beyond, Continuum (2017) by Nancy Lee Harper, Sacramento, CA., Westminster Presbyterian Church, January 3, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) “In/Significance” program with Baroque & Beyond, Romanian Folk Dances (1910) by Bela Bartók (1881-1945) with cellist Alexandra Roedder, Davis, CA., Unity Universalist Church, January 13, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) “In/Significance” program with Barqoue & Beyond, Continuum (2017) by Nancy Lee Harper, Davis, CA., Unity Universalist Church, January 13, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano)
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) “For the Love of Children”, benefit concert for Full-Circle Learning, Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) “Waltz in A minor”, op. posth.; “Prelude in C minor, op. 28/20” (pub. 1839); “Tarantella, op. 43” (1841); “Fantasie-Impromptu, op. 66” (1834); “Ballade in G minor, no. 1, op. 23” (1835); “Nocturno em ré bemol” (1915?) de A. Fragoso (1897-1918); Étude in C# minor, op. 2/1 (1887) & Étude in C# minor, op. 42/5 (1903) by A. Scriabin; Chopin Ballade in F minor, op. 47 (1841); “Berceuse” from Dolly Suite, op. 56 (1893-1896) by G. Fauré (1845-1924) with cellist Alexandra Roedder; “In vidi terra” from 3 Sonneti del Petrarca no. 3 (1838-1842) by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) & “Gracia Mia” from Canciones amoratorias, no. 1 (1914/1915) by E. Granados (1867-1916) with Peter Terry; Fünf Stücke in Volkston, op. 102 (1849) by R. Schumann (1810-1856) with cellist A. Roedder; “Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child” & “Every Time I feel de Spirit”, arr. Harry Burleigh (1866-1949) with Peter Terry; “Pobre de Mi” from Fuego Fatuo (1919) by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) with A. Roedder and P. Terry,  St. Joseph’s Cultural Center, February 4, 2018.
  •  Nancy Lee Harper (piano) Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) “Waltz in A minor”, op. posth.; “Prelude in C minor, op. 28/20” (pub. 1839); “Tarantella, op. 43” (1841); “Fantasie-Impromptu, op. 66” (1834); “Ballade in G minor, no. 1, op. 23” (1835); “Ballade in F major, op. 38 (1836-1839; “Ballade in Ab major, op. 47 (1841); “Ballade in F minor, op. 52 (1842); Encore of “Nocturno em ré bemol” (1915?) de A. Fragoso (1897-1918), Concerts Grands, Santa Rosa, CA. 24 Feb. 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) Song & Dance by Duo Tonic/Dominant, “L’innocence” & “Dance rustique from Fairy Tales (1897) by Wm H. Squire (1876-1963), “Sicilienne”, op. 78 (1887?) with cellist Alexandra Roedder; Twelve Definitions (1950) for solo piano by Beryl Rubinstein (1898-1952), California premiere; “Habanera” from Carmen by G. Bizet (1875) with A. Roedder; Song & Dance (2018) by David Bernhagen (b. 1964), world premiere; Inteliworks concert, Grass Valley, Ca.,  14 May 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) Farewell Concert with Wayland Whitney, viola, Allegro appassionato in B minor, op. 82 (1907-1908) by Frank Bridge (1879-1941); Viola Sonata (1863) by Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881; Sonata in Eb, op. 120 (1895) by J. Brahms (1833-1897); Viola Sonata (1919) by Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Pioneer Methodist Church, Auburn, CA., June 9, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) Rhapsody for Two, Tonic/Dominant Duo,  “Silent Woods”, op. 68 (1884) by A. Dvorak (1841-1904) with cellist Alexandra Roedder; Intermezzi, op. 118, no. 1 & 2 (1893)  J. Brahms (1833-1897); Rhapsody in C, op. 11, no. 3 (1905) by E. Dohnanyi (1877-1960); Sonata in E minor, op. 38 (1862-1865) by J. Brahms (1833-1897); Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68 (1894) by D. Popper (1843-1913); Inteliworks, Grass Valley, CA, 21 September 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) Rhapsody for Two, Tonic/Dominant Duo,  “Silent Woods”, op. 68 (1884) by A. Dvorak (1841-1904) with cellist Alexandra Roedder; Intermezzi, op. 118, no. 1 & 2 (1893)  J. Brahms (1833-1897); Rhapsody in C, op. 11, no. 3 (1905) by E. Dohnanyi (1877-1960); Sonata in E minor, op. 38 (1862-1865) by J. Brahms (1833-1897); Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68 (1894) by D. Popper (1843-1913); Pioneer Methodist Church, Auburn, CA., 22 September 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (piano) “Crowned in Gold” (inspired by “Queen of Carmel” by Jean Rebstock Murday), arr. Mea Karvonen (2016); “The Greatest Name”, arr. Mea Karvonen (2016), Honolulu Baha’i Center, September 2, 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (harpsichord) Citadel with Vocal Art Ensemble and Alexandra Roedder, cellist, “Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11” (?) by G. Fauré (1845-1924); “Misty Mountains Cold” by Shore, arr. Hudson (b. 1990); “Sonata Sesta, no. 4” by Francesco Maria Veracini (1716); “Lobet den Herrn”, BWV 230 (pub. 1821) by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). United Methodist Church, Davis, CA. 6 Dec., 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (harpsichord) Citadel with Vocal Art Ensemble and Alexandra Roedder, cellist, “Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11” (?) by G. Fauré (1845-1924); “Misty Mountains Cold” by Shore, arr. Hudson (b. 1990); “Sonata Sesta, no. 4” by Francesco Maria Veracini (1716); “Lobet den Herrn”, BWV 230 (pub. 1821) by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). United Methodist Church, Davis, CA.  7 Dec., 2018.
  • Nancy Lee Harper (harpsichord) Citadel with Vocal Art Ensemble and Alexandra Roedder, cellist, “Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11” (?) by G. Fauré (1845-1924); “Misty Mountains Cold” by Shore, arr. Hudson (b. 1990); “Sonata Sesta, no. 4” by Francesco Maria Veracini (1716); “Lobet den Herrn”, BWV 230 (pub. 1821) by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). United Methodist Church, Davis, CA. 8 Dec., 2018.
  • Outreach Project: Nancy Lee Harper (piano) Auburn Symphony “Symphony Goes to School”, 20 didactic concerts in 13 regional schools (Alta Dutch, Auburn, Bowman, Clarksburg, Meadow Vista, Roseville, CA.) in works by Bizet, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Falla, Grieg, J. Williams, L. Anderson, H. Mancini. Conductor: Wayland Whitney.


2017
  • 15 concerts with "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" (26 January - 15 March) in Johann Strauss, Sr. (1804-1849, “Radetzky March” (1848); Bela Bartók (1881-1945), “Rumanian Folk Dances” (1915); Antonio Vivald)  (1678-1741), “Concerto for 2 Trumpets” (1727); John Williams (n. 1932), “Medley de Harry Potter”(2001); Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960), “Jamaican Rhumba” (1938); Robert Lopez (n. 1975) & Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Medley fromFrozen (2013); Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899), “Blue Danube Waltz” (1866); Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1947),Octet, op. 20 (1825); Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987),“Comedians Galop” (1940).
  • 22 Feb. "Baroque & Beyond" (harpsichord), Sacramento, California, Sacramento Westminster Presbyterian Church, “Music at Noon” Sacramento, California, works by: Giovanni Gabrieli (1556-1612) na Sonata (pub. 1615); Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Sonata for two flutes, Rv 80 (1740?); Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739), Sonata in D minor, op. 2, no. 2 (1708); Marco Uccellini (c. 1603-1680), Aria decima terza sopra Questa Bella Sirena (?); Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Sonata in C major K. 159 (ca. 1730); Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Quartettino (?)
  • ​11 March (piano) in “Ides of March” Benefit Concert for Music in the Mountains, St. Joseph’s Cultural Center, Grass Valley, California, works by: G. F. Haendel (1685-1759), “The God of Battle” from Hercules (1744); A. Menken (n. 1949), “I’ll go the distance” from Hercules (Disney) (1997); J. Brahms (1833-1897) Zwei Gesänge, Op 91, No. 1, “Gestillte Sehnsucht” ("Stilled Longing")”, No. 2 “Geistliches Wiegenlied” ("Spiritual Lullaby") [Lullaby for the Christchild] (1884); Davina Solyan (?), “Dream within a Dream” (Edgar Allen Poe) (2016); Mathew Drake, “Invictus” (William Ernest Henley) (world premiere) (2016); Phillipe-Gerard (?), “When the World was Young” (Angele Vannier, Johnny Mercer) (?); W. A. Mozart (x1756-1791) “La ci darem la mano” de Don Giovanni (1787).
  • 19 May "Baroque & Beyond" (harpsichord), Grass Valley United Unitarian Church, Grass Valley, CA., works by:: Giovanni Gabrieli (1556-1612) na Sonata (pub. 1615); Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Sonata for two flutes, Rv 80 (1740?); Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739), Sonata in D minor, op. 2, no. 2 (1708); Marco Uccellini (c. 1603-1680), Aria decima terza sopra Questa Bella Sirena (?); Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Sonata in C major K. 159 (ca. 1730); Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Quartettino (?).
  • 20 May"Baroque & Beyond" (harpsichord), United Methodist Church, "Pioneer Presents" Auburn, CA., works by:: Giovanni Gabrieli (1556-1612) na Sonata (pub. 1615); Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Sonata for two flutes, Rv 80 (1740?); Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739), Sonata in D minor, op. 2, no. 2 (1708); Marco Uccellini (c. 1603-1680), Aria decima terza sopra Questa Bella Sirena (?); Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Sonata in C major K. 159 (ca. 1730); Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Quartettino (?).
  • 20 August (harpsichord) "Baroque & Beyond" , Live Broadcast, KVMR, 89.5 MHz, Nevada City, CA., works by: Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Sonata, op. 1, no. 3 (1720?); William Williams/T. Dart, Sonata in Imitation of Birds (1959); T. Merula, Ciaccona (ca. 1630); Andrea Falconieri, L’Eroica a 3, (1650); G. P. Telemann, Trio Sonata in g moll (1718; Anne D. Philidor, Sonate pour la flute a bec (1712); H. I. Biber, Chaconne (ca. 1700); Giovanni Gabrieli (1556-1612) na Sonata (pub. 1615); Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Sonata for two flutes, Rv 80 (1740?); Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739), Sonata in D minor, op. 2, no. 2 (1708); Marco Uccellini (c. 1603-1680), Aria decima terza sopra Questa Bella Sirena (?); Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Sonata in C major K. 159 (ca. 1730); Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Quartettino (?).
  • 21 October (piano) "Musical Meditations", Interfaith Prayer Vigil for World Unity, United Methodist Church, Grass Valley, CA., works by: J. S. Bach (1685-1750), Prelude no. 1, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, vol. 1, no. 1 (1722); Bach-Hess (1890-1965), Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (1934); Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), “Intermezzo in A Major, op. 118, no. 2” (1893); Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Lieder ohne Worte, op. 19, no. 1 (1829); C. Debussy (1862-1918), Arabesque no. 1 (1888), Prelude “La fille aux cheveux de lin” (1909-1910), “Clair de lune de Suite Bergamasque (ca. 1890); Mea Karvonen (?) “My Beloved” (1915), “Grace and Favor” (2015), “Crowned in Gold” (2015); Schumann-Liszt, “Widmung” de Myrthen, op. 25 (ca. 1840).
  • 8 December (harpsichord & piano) "Baroque & Beyond", In/Significance, Grass Valley Home Concerts, Grass Valley, CA., works by Francois Couperin, Frederick the Great, Louis Slater, J. S. Bach, Machaut, Josquin, Weelkes, Victoria, Palestrina, Willaert, others. 
  • 9 December (harpsichord & piano) "Baroque & Beyond", In/Significance, Pioneer Methodist Church, Auburn, California, works by Francois Couperin, Frederick the Great, Louis Slater, J. S. Bach, Machaut, Josquin, Weelkes, Victoria, Palestrina, Willaert, others.

  • 2016

  • 22 January, Alta Dutch, CA., "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 25 January, 2 concerts at Junction school, Roseville, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 28 January, 2 concerts at Bowman Charter school, Auburn, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 3 February, 2 concerts at Alta Vista (Auburn) and Sierra Hills (Meadow Vista) schools, "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 4 February, 2 concerts at Newcastle school, Newcastle, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 8 February, 2 concerts at Scotten school, Grass Valley, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 10 February, concert at Maidu Indian Tribal School, Auburn, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 11 February, 2 concerts at Skyridge school, Auburn, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 11 February, concert at Rock Creek, Auburn, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 19 February, concert at Northridge school, Cool, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 22 February, 2 concerts at Delta Charter school, Clarksburg, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 25 February, 2 concerts at Vencil Brown school, Roseville, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 26 February, concert at Northridge school, Cool, CA. "Auburn Symphony Goes to Schools" concert in works by Copland, Respighi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Williams, Smetana, others.
  • 1 March, "Ah-Muse", Television interview with Nancy Lee Harper by Susan Rushton, Auburn, CA.
  • 10 April, "Baroque & Beyond" with Mark Shiffer and Katherine Canan (Baroque recorders); Alexandra Roedder (Baroque cello); Nancy Lee Harper (harpsichord), works by Williams, Merula, Biber, Fontana, Falconieri, Telemann, Philidor. Pioneer United Methodist Church, Auburn, CA.
  • 22 April, solo and duo recital with pianist William Wellborn at Sun City, Lincoln Hills, CA, in works by Fragoso, Granados, Brahms, Dvorak, and others.
  • 14 May, "Baroque & Beyond", with Mark Schiffer and Katherine Canan (Baroque recorders); Alexandra Roedder (Baroque cello); Nancy Lee Harper (harpsichord), works by Williams, Merula, Biber, Fontana, Falconieri, Telemann, Loeillet, Jacques de la Guerre. Pioneer Church, Sacramento, CA.
  • 8 October, "Music from the '60's", works by Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich, William Bolcom, and Georges Auric with Dominant-Tonic Duo Alexandra Roedder, cello, and Nancy Lee Harper, piano, Auburn, CA.
  • 27 November, Nancy Lee HARPER, piano, Peter TERRY, tenor, in A Tribute to Enrique Granados and
    Manuel de Falla, Manuel de Falla, Canciones de Juventud (ca. 1900); “Dulce Jesus” on text by
    María Lejarraga (1915); E. Granados, Ocho Valses poeticos, Preludio, Valsa, no. 1(1895); Danza
    española no 5 (1895); E. Granados, 12 Tonadillas al estilo antiguo (1914); E. Granados, Allegro
    de concierto, op. 46 (1904); E. Granados, Canciones amatorias, no. 1, no. 7 (1914-1915); E.
    Granados, “La maja y el ruiseñor, from Goyescas (1915); Manuel de Falla, Homenaje. Pour le
    tombeau de Debussy (1920); Manuel de Falla, “Danza ritual del fuego” from El amor brujo
    (1915); Manuel de Falla, Siete canciones populares espanolas (1914), Inteliworks concert, Auburn,
    CA.,
  • 2 December, Nancy Lee HARPER, piano, Peter TERRY, tenor, in A Tribute to Enrique Granados and
    Manuel de Falla, Manuel de Falla, Canciones de Juventud (ca. 1900); “Dulce Jesus” on text by
    María Lejarraga (1915); E. Granados, Ocho Valses poeticos, Preludio, Valsa, no. 1(1895); Danza
    española no 5 (1895); E. Granados, 12 Tonadillas al estilo antiguo (1914); E. Granados, Allegro
    de concierto, op. 46 (1904); E. Granados, Canciones amatorias, no. 1, no. 7 (1914-1915); E.
    Granados, “La maja y el ruiseñor, from Goyescas (1915); Manuel de Falla, Homenaje. Pour le
    tombeau de Debussy (1920); Manuel de Falla, “Pobre de mi”, aria from Fuego fatuo (1918-1919),
    world première    ; Manuel de Falla, “El corazon”, aria from Fuego fatuo (1918-1919), world
    première;     Manuel de Falla, “Danza ritual del fuego” from El amor brujo (1915); Manuel de
    Falla, Siete canciones populares espanolas (1914), University of California/Riverside, Riverside, CA..
2015
  • 20 concerts as pianist with Auburn Symphony in "Symphony Goes to Schools" project in works by Copland, Villa-Lobos, Khachaturian, and others with Randy Fisher, conductor, Auburn, CA.
  • 1 Feb. - performance of Chopin "Tarantela", Schumann-Liszt "Widmung" and Falla "Ritual Fire Dance", Auburn Public Library.
  • 14 February - PEO benefit concert in solo piano works and with soprano Meagan Rao in works by Dohnanyi, Schumann-Liszt, Brahms, Gershwin, Falla, Granados, Puccini, and others, at Meadow Vista, CA.
  • 22 February - Chopin Gala at Old Church in San Francisco with 9 other pianists, performed Chopin's 'Polonaise-Fantasie", op. 61.
  • 23 May, Irfan Colloquium, Santa Cruz, CA, works by Ernst von Donhnany and Schumann-Liszt.
  • 24 May, Irfan Colloquium, Santa Cruz, CA, works by Manuel de Falla and Johannes Brahms.
  • 25 May, Irfan Colloquium, Santa Cruz, CA, Prelude by Maroufi.
  • 9 June, Lincoln Hills, CA, recital in works by Chopin, Schumann-Liszt, Brahms, Dohnanyi, and Falla; shared with Justin Nedley (Bach-Friedman, Mozart).
  • 15 Sept., Lecture on Music-Medicine projects, University of North Texas, graduate music students of Dr. Kris Chesky.
  • 16 Sept., American Liszt Society Festival, University of North Texas, lecture-recital on works of Liszt (2nd Ballade), Jose Vianna da Motta (Balada, op. 16), and Liszt-Busoni (Galop, Mephisto Waltz no. 1).
  • 17 Sept., American Liszt Society Festival, University of North Texas, memorial concert for Dr. Thomas Mastroianni, "Un sospiro" by Liszt.
  • 8 November, Chamber music recital with cellist Alexandra Roedder in works by Schubert (Arpeggione sonata), Beethoven (A major sonata), Dvorak (Silent Woods), David Popper (Elfentanz), and solo piano works by Liszt.
  • 18 December, Solo and Duo recital with tenor Peter Terry in works by Antonio Fragoso: Nocturno (n.d.); Ernst von Dohnanyi: Rhapsody ,op. 11, no. 3 (1902-1903); Franz Liszt: Trois Études de Concert, Un sospiro (1845-1849);  J.S. Bach, Cantata 54, Widerstehe doch der Sunde (1711-1714); W. A.  Mozart, Mia speranza adorata, KV 416 (1783); Manuel García, Yo que soy contrabandista (1805); Enrique Granados, Tonadillas al estilo antiguo, no. 1, Amor y Odio (1910); Franz Liszt, Soneto de Petrarch, no. 3, In vidi in terra (1844), Inteliworks concert, Auburn, CA.
  • 20 December, Solo and Chamber music concert with tenor Peter Terry in works by Ernst von Dohnanyi: Rhapsody em Dó maior, op. 11, no. 3 (1902-1903); Franz Liszt: Trois Études de Concert, Un sospiro (1845-1849); : Manuel García, Yo que soy contrabandista (1805); Enrique Granados, Tonadillas al estilo antiguo, no. 1, Amor y Odio (1910); Franz Liszt, Soneto de Petrarch, no. 3, In vidi in terra (1844); J. J. Hollingsworth (R. Tagore), This Jewelled Chain (2012); J. J. Hollingsworth, Nu-uf dhalatay (2013) with Cornelius Boots, Zen flute, J.J. Hollingsworth and Dimitry Auerbach, piano,  Forte House, San Francisco, CA.
  • 27 December, Solo and Duo recital with tenor Peter Terry in works by Gabriel Fauré, Trois méelodies, op. 7, Après un rêve (1870-1878); J.S. Bach, Cantata 54, Widerstehe doch der Sunde (1711-1714); Antonio Fragoso: Nocturno (n.d.); Ernst von Dohnanyi: Rhapsody em Dó maior, op. 11, no. 3 (1902-1903); Franz Liszt: Trois Études de Concert, Un sospiro (1845-1849); Franz Liszt, Soneto de Petrarch, no. 3, In vidi in terra (1844), Inteliworks concert, Auburn, CA.

2014
  • 26 April, PEP, California premiere of Three Close Friends and Armenian Folk Dance by Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee, Steinway’s, Roseville, CA.
  • 30 April, Lecture-Recital on Portuguese Piano Music at U. California-Riverside.
  • 11 May, Auburn Symphony in L. Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, University of California-Davis, Mondavi Center.
  • 17 May, participation in recital, Steinway’s, Roseville, CA. Works by Schumann- Liszt (Robert, Clara), arrangements of Halsey Stevens, Nocturno of António Fragoso.
  • 6 June – performance of works by Fragoso, Stevens, and Liszt transcriptions of Clara and Robert Schumann songs at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
  • 26 December, "From Broadway to the Met", collaborative benefit concert with singers Hannah and Julia Zimmerman, as well as solo piano works of Chopin and Schumann-Liszt, Unitarian Church, Auburn, CA.

2013 2012
  • 4 de Fev. / Aulas abertas de piano na UA, Aveiro, Portugal.
  • 6 e 7 de Fev.. Masterclasses de piano, Vigo, Espanha (ERASMUS).
  • 16 e 17 de Março / Masterclasses de piano, Colegio São Teutónio, Coimbra, Portugal.
  • 31 de Março, Recital de Piano solo, Edna Manley College, Kingston, Jamaica, obras de Schumann-Liszt, Brahms, Dohnányi, Rodolfo Halffter, H. Villa-Lobos, A. Ginastera. Execução musical no Curso, obras para piano de Bach-Siloti e J. Brahms, 7 de Dez., Acuto, Itália.
2011
  • Musical Narratives Workshop, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, 2 January 2011
  • Masterclasses, Music Conservatory, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 4 January 2011
  • Aulas Abertas, Universidade de Aveiro, 15 February 2011
  • Chamber Concert, Geneva Music Conservatory, Switzerland, 28 August 2011
  • Chamber Concert, Evian-les-Bains, France, 31 August 2011

2010
  • Participation in “Carola Grindea Memorial Concert” at Guildhall School of Music, London with pianist Diane Andersen), 17 de Oct.
  • Participation in “Carola Grindea Memorial Concert” at Rumanian Cultural Institute, London with pianist Diane Andersen, 18 de Oct.
  • Solo Recital in works of Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Fragoso, and Emmanuel at Delhi Music Society, Índia, 4 Jan.
  • Masterclass at Bangalore School of Music, Ìndia, 6 Jan.
  • Solo Recital works of Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Fragoso, and Emmanuel at Bangalore School of Music, Índia, 7 Jan.
  • Solo Recital works of Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Fragoso, and Emmanuel in Goa, 10 Jan.
  • Solo Recital works of Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Fragoso, and Emmanuel at Calcutta School of Music, Índia, 12 Jan.
  • Masterclass, at 10º Concurs Recontres Internationles de Jeunesses Pianistes, Waterloo, Bélgium, 27 Jan.
  • Chamber Music Recital at Academia Internacional de Verão, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 14 Aug.
  • Masterclass at Academia Internacional de Verão, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 11-14 Aug.
  • Solo Recital: Efemerides: Obras de Schumann and Chopin, 30 Sept. Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Lisbon.
  • Masterclass (3 dias) at Academia de Música de Paço de Brandão, Portugal, June.
  • Solo Recital of works by Beethoven, Schumann, João Pedro Oliveira and Liszt. London, Pro Música, 16 March..
  • Lecture-recital on Priâmides de Cristal by J. P. Oliveira, in Música em Contexto, at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 23 Feb.

2009
  • Solo Recital of works by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Haydn and others, at EPTA UK Conference, Manchester, England, 11 Aug.
  • Solo Recital of works by Mendelssohn, Dedman, Schumann, and others, at Wellington College, Crowthorne, England, 6 Aug.
  • Workshop at Wellington College “Expressing Music and Archetypes”, Crowthorne, R.U., 1-8 Aug.
  • Lecture-recital on “Fernando Lopes-Graça-The Portuguese Bartók”, at EPTA Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 30 de June.
  • Participation in the Recital “Efemerides” (Haydn), EPTA-Portugal Conference, 26 Abril.
  • Masterclass at 10º Congresso da EPTA-Portugal, at Academia de Música de Castelo de Paiva, Portugal, 25 Abril.
  • Solo |Recital, World Religion Day, Arthur Dahl, speaker, City Hall of Thonon-les-Bains, France, 18 Jan.
  • Solo Recital a solo Melomanes de Lasseube, France, 11 Jan. 

2008
  • Participation in the Ronald Stevenson Festival in solo works by by D. Scarlatti and R. Stevenson and chamber works by Marina Pikoul and R. Stevenson with David Wyn Lloyd (violin, viola). 11-13 de Abril de 2008, St. Johns Smith Square, London.
  • Masterclass and Seminar on New Repertoire for Piano at the Conservatório de Vila Real, Portugal, 14-17 de Mar.
  • Masterclass at the 9th Congresso Nacional da EPTA-Portugal, Conservatório “Dr. José Azeredo Perdigão” de Viseu, 18 Abril.
  • Masterclass of Piano at Conservatório de Guarda, Portugal, 12-13 de July.
  • Debut presentations in several Portuguese cities of the CD Nancy Lee Harper, Música portuguesa para piano, vol. 2, Númerica, NUM 1147.
  • Masterclass at U. K. Baháí Arts Academy, Wellington College, R. U., 4-9 Aug.
  • Solo Recital at U. K. Baháí Arts Academy, Wellington College, 7 Aug.
  • Solo Recital at European Bahai Business Forum, De Poort, Holland, 18 Set.

2007
  • University of Stavanger, 12 February.
  • Eastman School of Music, Rochester, 22 March.
  • MTNA-CMT-RCM Conference, Toronto, 25 March.
  • Juilliard School of Music, 28-29 March.
  • EPTA-Portugal, Superior School of Music, 28 April.
  • University of Aveiro, Performa Conference, 10 May.
  • Limassol, Cyprus, Bahá´’í Arts Festival, 24-30 June.
  • Kotor, Montenegro, KotorArts Festival, 24-27 July.

World Première Performances

  1. In memoriam Carola Grindea, op. 189b by Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee (4-hands with pianist Diane Anderson), Guildhall School of Music, London, 17 Oct. 2010.
  2. Twelve Gardens (nº 1, 2, 3, with slides) by Diogo Novo Carvalho,Festivais de Outono, Aveiro, 26 Nov. 2009. 
  3. Toccata by Ronald Stevenson, Stevenson Festival, London, 12 Abril 2008.
  4. Sépia for viola and piano of Marina Pikoul, Stevenson Festival, London, 12 April, 2008.
  5. Sonata in A Major of Domenico Scarlatti (piano premiere), FCR 94.1, nº 25, Stevenson Festival, (British debut), London, 12 April, 2008.Rhapsody for Flute and Piano de James Wintle, 19 February 2006, Funchal, Madeira.
  6. Lírios roxas do campo, de Amílcar Vasques Dias, 7 April 2006, Sernancelhe, Portugal.
  7. The Course of Sounds, by André Rodrigues, project Postais de Portugal, 26 July 2006, 28thº International Conference EPTA, Funchal, Madeira.
  8. Alerta, Alerta! by Lino Pinto, project Postais de Portugal, 26 de Julho de 2006, 28th International Conference EPTA, Funchal, Madeira.
  9. A primavera passada by Lino Pinto, project Postais de Portugal, 26 de Julho de 2006, 28the International Conference EPTA, Funchal, Madeira.
  10. Estátua de Pessanha by Jaime Reis (with István Matuz, flute), Aveiro, July, 2004.
  11. 7 Quadros by Hugo Ribeiro (with István Matuz, flute), Aveiro, July, 2004.
  12. Recitative & Air for viola and piano by Ronald Stevenson (with David Wyn Lloyd, viola), Festival Internacional de Piano, UA, 2003.
  13. 5 viñetas para piano emocionado by Eurico Carrapatoso, Poltava, Ucrânia, 1999.
  14. Song Cycle on Poems by Karin Boye for mezzo, viola, and piano, by Filip Sande (with mezzo-soprano Margun Risa & violist David Wyn Lloyd), Stavanger, Norway, 1998.
  15. Spring Thaw by Rosemary Smith Mountain, Stavangar, Norway, 1996.
  16. Sonata for Piano by Robert Xavier Rodriques, Austin, Texas, 1970.