April 11, 1999
Harps Unlimited International was proud to present as its Inaugural Concert a solo recital by German, prize-winning harpist Mahalia Kelz, who was recently appointed the new principal harpist of the Basel, Switzerland orchestra. Sponsored by Harps Unlimited International and CAMAC Harps, Mahalia presented 4 masterclasses together with her recital featuring Russian and contemporary Swiss compositions for the harp. The exciting and extremely well-received recital, performed on a CAMAC “Atlantide Prestige” and a CAMAC “Clio”, was followed by a reception, hosted by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Harp Society and featured an exposition of harps available from Harps Unlimited International.
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Harpist Mahalia Kelz with Rebecca on the stage at the Choate Chapel where the concert was held. Photo shows CAMAC concert grand “Atlantide Prestige” (left) and the CAMAC “Clio” extended soundboard 44-string harp that Mahalia used for about half of her solo recital. |
| Harpist Mahalia Kelz with Rebecca and Peter and the CAMAC concert grand “Atlantide Prestige” which Mahalia used at our inaugural concert. Photo is at the reception that followed at the Paul Mellon Arts Center, Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut. |
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Rebecca, Mahalia and Peter with two CAMAC 22-string lap harps on a table at the Paul Mellon Arts Center during the reception. |
