Harpist Erica Goodman spent eight summers at Interlochen's National Music Camp in the 1950s and 1960s.
Critics have called her "Canada's preeminent harp player," and she's performed around the world.
She even played under Igor Stravinsky's baton.
We spoke with Goodman about her time at Interlochen and how it shaped her professional career.
Hear musical highlights from her time at Interlochen's National Music Camp and her long and celebrated career.
Music heard in this episode
- Claude Debussy, Sacred and Profane Dances; Orien Dalley/National High School Broadcast Orchestra (August 1962)
- Giovanni Battista Pescetti, Sonata in C minor; Erica Goodman, harp
- Maurice Ravel, Introduction and Allegro; Erica Goodman and members of the Amadeus Ensemble
- Louis-Francois Dauprat, Air Ecossais varié for horn and harp; Erica Goodman, harp, Soren Hermansson, horn
- Marjan Mozetich, Songs of Nymphs; Erica Goodman, harp
The archival recordings heard on this program are available thanks in part to The Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Classical Music Preservation Grant, generous support from our listeners, and the Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation.
Monica (Yost) Mayberry provided production support.
