Member of Music Teachers Association of California • National Association of Teachers of Singing

May 1 Concert at JCC

by | Apr 28, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hello all,I am excited to announce that I will be a keynote speaker at the Alpert JCC’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) ceremony starting at 2pm on Sunday, May 1st. Admission is free, however you must RSVP at alpertjcc.org/yomhashoah. The...

A Live Performance, Finally!

by | Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorized

Dr. Brian Wilson, Head of the Jewish Studies Program at Sonoma State University (SSU) said the following to his students one week after my concert last month. “This was a very difficult but extremely important concert to experience, especially for the younger...

A Tribute to Yakob Basner

by | Sep 21, 2021 | Uncategorized

A Tribute to Yakob Basner 12/8/1927 – 9/8/2021 My Yiddish Coach, Friend, and Holocaust Survivor Photo courtesy of SoCal Arbeter Ring/Workers Circle It is with sadness that I share the passing of Yakob Basner; an incredible teacher, Yiddishist, Holocaust...

Shanah Tovah

by | Aug 31, 2021 | Uncategorized

When I was a young girl, if I was upset because I had nothing planned for New Years Eve (December 31), my mother would always say “Why should you care about celebrating New Year’s Eve? It’s not our holiday!”  She would always emphasize the word our to remind me...

A Little Break

by | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized

Taking a staycation break.  With the pandemic ever present, I plan on remaining close to home and resume my blog in a few weeks. Enjoy the rest of your summer and stay cool! –Harriet

Looking Forward to My Next Concert!

by | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorized

 With the excitement and fulfillment of performing live at my June 6 backyard concert I can’t help but think about the next concert!  My daughter Rachel recently posted a quote on Facebook by the psychologist and author Brené Brown.  It was so good that...

A Long Awaited Concert is Here!

by | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

When I decided in mid May to perform both a live and virtual streaming concert in my backyard for the first week of June, to be honest I did not give the cost or details of producing a full-blown concert a second thought. All I knew was that my accordionist Ben Gown...

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

by | May 31, 2021 | Uncategorized

I once read a book called “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway.”  I don’t remember too much about the book itself, but I never forgot the title.  With the pandemic ‘almost’ behind us my inner performer needs to start performing live again.  I am tired...

Losing Sleep for a Good Cause

by | May 10, 2021 | Uncategorized

I have this slight problem.  I can never sleep more than five hours.  It doesn’t matter what time I go to bed.  If I go to bed at 11PM, which is usually not my style, at precisely 4:00 AM I wake up.  What am I supposed to do…feed the...

Updates on Yom HaShoah Event

by | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorized

I am still coming down from my high from my first successful Zoom performance of Tears, Joy, and Hope: Yiddish Songs Written in the Jewish Ghetto. Zoom does have its limitations, but I could not have done this without my new creative team: my incredible student...

Passover and the Pandemic

by | Mar 27, 2021 | Uncategorized

Truth be told, I never know what I am going to write about until I sit down at the computer and start typing.  So much has happened in the last two weeks. Do I talk about the heinous crimes the Asian American community has been subjected to recently? Do I bring...

Reflections on the past year

by | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

*Special recording included Who could have known that the title of my concert, “Tears, Joy, and Hope would parallel the human experience of a Pandemic so closely?  Jews experienced their own lockdown and uncertainty between 1939 and 1945 by being forced to live...