Sharlene Wallace - Journey of Shadows

Sharlene Wallace is one of Canada's most prolific and influential Celtic (lever) harpists. Playing both Classical (pedal) and lever harps has led Sharlene to copiously diverse musical influences and opportunities. Winner of two international competitions, the Lyon & Healy International Pop & Jazz Lever Harp Competition (Tucson, Arizona) and the Concours d'Improvisation de Rencontres Internationales de Harpe Celtique (Dinan, France), Sharlene has created six independent CDs which frequently grace radio airwaves (the rhyme & the river, Journey of Shadows, Beyond the Waves, Island Mountain, Anticipation (a collaborated CD with flutist/pianist Susan Piltch) and Q&A (with harpist Kim Robertson). These albums feature many of Sharlene's compositions inspired by her explorations in South American, Celtic, Classical and contemporary music and by her close connection with the Canadian landscape. Her music is deeply evocative, rhythmic, lyrical, spacious, complex, subtle, compelling. Sharlene tours internationally giving concerts, workshops, masterclasses and adjudications. She has performed in numerous festivals and concert series across North America and in Europe in large concert halls and intimate settings as a solo performer, in ensembles and guesting with symphony orchestras. She has collaborated with classical, avant garde, traditional, world, jazz and blues musicians such as George Koller, Sal Ferreras, Adrian Dolan, Susan Piltch, Joseph Macerollo, Loretto Reid, Kim Robertson, vivie 'vinçent, Ben Grossman, Kirk Elliott, Doug Cox and Lucile Brais-Hildesheim. Sharlene is on the faculty of York University teaching Classical and lever harps. Her own performance degree is from the University of Toronto where she studied with the eminent Judy Loman. Sharlene is Principal Harpist with the Guelph, Oakville and Kingston Symphonies.

1) Still Life: In the Silence
2) Una Vez en la Montana
3) Still Life: Night Rhythms
4) Winter Danse
5) Milonga Para Amar
6) Winter Still
7) Cold Frosty Morning
8) Winter Frieze
9) In the Bleak Midwinter Waltz
10) Ice Lake
11) Still Life: Bound Branches
12) Sleep Soon I'da Mornin'
13) Jouney of Shadows
14) Mountain House