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Nancy Lee Harper possesses a large repertoire from all periods and styles of music. She has performed hundreds of concerts as piano soloist, with orchestra, and in chamber music as pianist, fortepianist, and harpsichordist in Europe (England, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Holland, 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), Stevenson Festival (St. John's Smith Square, 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.

Upcoming Concerts

  1. Efemerides: Works of Schumann and Chopin, 30 September 2010, Biblioteca Nacional, Lisbon.
  2. Solo Recital in works of Beethoven, Schumann, João Pedro Oliveira, Liszt. London, Pro Musica, 16 March.
  3. Audiçao de Chopin: Nocturno of António Fragoso, 11 March 2010.
  4. Lecture-Recital on "Pirâmides de Cristal" of João Pedro Oliveira, Universidade Nova de Lisoba, 23 February.
  5. India Tour: New Delhi (4 January 2010); Bangalore (7 January 2010); Goa (10 January 2010); Calcutta (12 January 2010) - works by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Fragoso, Maurice Emmanuel.
  6. Solo recital, Manchester, England, EPTA U. K., 11 August, 2009.
  7. Solo recital, Thonon-les-Bains, France, 18 January 2009.
  8. Solo recital, Lasseube, 11 January 2009.
  9. Ronald Stevenson Festival, solo and chamber music performances of world premieres (Pikoul, Stevenson, Scarlatti), 11-13 April, 2008, St. John's Smith Square, London.
  10. Promotion of CD Nancy Lee Harper, Música portuguesa para piano, vol. 2, Númerica, NUM 1147, in various Portuguese cities, 2008.
  11. Solo Recital, U. K. Bahá'í Arts Academy, Wellington College, 7 Aug. 2008.
  12. Solo Recital, European Bahá'í Business Forum, De Poort, Holland, 18 Sept. 2008.
  13. EPTA-Norway, Kristiansund, 9-11 February 2007.
  14. University of Stavanger, 12 February 2007.
  15. Eastman School of Music, Rochester, 22 March 2007.
  16. MTNA-CMT-RCM Conference, Toronto, 25 March 2007.
  17. Juilliard School of Music, 28-29 March 2007.
  18. EPTA-Portugal, Superior School of Music, 28 April 2007.
  19. University of Aveiro, Performa Conference, 10 May 2007.
  20. Limassol, Cyprus, Bahá´’í Arts Festival, solo and Chamber Music, 24-30 June 2007.
  21. Kotor, Montenegro, KotorArts Festival with Kotor Orchestra, 24-27 July 2007.
  22. Aveiro, Filarmonia Orquestra das Beiras, 4 March 2006.

World Première Performances

  1. Twelve Gardens, nºs 1, 2, 3 of Diogo Novo Carvalho, Festivais de Outono, 12 November, 2009.
  2. Toccata of Ronald Stevenson, Stevenson Festival, London, 12 April, 2008.
  3. Sépia for viola and piano of Marina Pikoul, Stevenson Festival, London, 12 April, 2008.
  4. Sonata in A Major of Domenico Scarlatti (piano premiere), FCR 94.1, nº 25, Stevenson Festival, 12 April, 2008.
  5. Rhapsody for Flute and Piano of 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.