︎ CURRENT COMMISSIONS ︎

^{A 7 - 8 minute work for 5 harps. Commissioned by “Penta Harp Ensemble” - comprised of Alice Giles AM, Melina van Leeuwen, Kate Moloney, Rowan Phemister, and Will Nichols.

Key themes:
- The 1962 film “Electra,” based on Euripides’ play
- Greek mythology

- Greek dance rhythms}

‘WORLD HARP CONGRESS (WHC) SPECTRUM’ FEATURED COMPOSITIONS

_{1. “Entwine-Unravel-Renew”}

^{Instrumentation: viola, flute & harp}
_{︎ Watch a performance of “Entwine-Unravel-Renew” at the Dutch World Harp Competition (20th April, 2024), hosted on the World Harp Congress (WHC) Spectrum Vimeo Site.

︎}_{Performers: Madi Luimstrum (viola), Maria Cristina Gonzalez (flute), & Katia Mestrovic (harp).}

^{︎ Please email Katia to purchase a PDF of the music through Paypal - $20 AUD

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_{2. “Araneae”}

^{︎ Watch a performance of “Araneae” hosted on the World Harp Congress (WHC) Spectrum Vimeo site.}^︎^{Performer: Katia Mestrovic}^{︎ Please email Katia to purchase a PDF of the music through Paypal - $20 AUD

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PAST COMPOSITIONS

^{“Sunrise”}

_{Instrumentation: marimba & harp

︎ Watch some piece highlights of “Sunrise” from the Dutch World Harp Competition (20th April, 2024). Performers: Yifan Du (marimba) & Katia Mestrovic (harp).}
_{^{︎ Please email Katia to purchase a PDF of the score & parts through Paypal - $20 AUD

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^“^Iridescence^”

_{Instrumentation: marimba & harp

Curated for the Hush Foundation:}
_{A 4 minute work for The Hush Foundation’s new ‘Hush Collection’ entitled “Magic Sound” - an album of tracks written for marimba and harp, by Australian female composers. The works are designed to bring calm and optimisim to hospital patients, their families, and staff in stressful healthcare environmnets.}

^{︎ Performing artists on the CD: Emily Granger (harpist) and Claire Edwardes (percussionist), based in Sydney.

︎ Premiere TBC}

^{AMEB Grade 7, List A pieces}

^{Solo harp Études}^{Two technical studies written for the 2021 AMEB Harp Syllabus - “Étude on Chords” & “Étude on Double Notes.”}

_{^{︎ Please email Katia to purachase the score via paypal -
$10 AUD}}

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^{“The Sonorous Harp; Sonorous Strings}“

^{Solo harp books}

^{Katia’s modern classical books - The Sonorous Harp and Sonorous Strings - aim to unleash the full resonant, timbral and expressive potential of the harp, whilst enabling harpists to master their gestures and technique. Furthermore, she wishes to continue the legacy of Carlos Salzedo and his principles of ‘new harpism;’ and hopes to educate composers, conductors, and the general public about the harp/idiomatic harp writing.}

^{“The Sonorous Harp”}

^{The Sonorous Harp (2022) is for advanced pedal harp players. It includes an explanation of extended harp techniques, 7 compositions (2 of which are published in the AMEB Grade 7, list A syllabus), an introduction by the author, and Foreword by Alice Giles AM.

︎︎︎ Cover Artwork by Alex Palmer Bull ︎ lexpalmerbull.
︎︎︎ Acknowledgements: Alice Giles AM, Dr. Melina van Leeuwen, Dr. Kevin March, Sharon Calcraft.

TITLES: Araneae 7︎, For Helena 4︎, Étude on Extended Techniques 7︎, Transfigurations 4︎, Atmospheres 4︎, Étude on Chords 2︎, and Étude on Double Notes 2︎.
TOTAL BOOK ︎ 50 pages.

︎ To purchase the book as a PDF download ($29) or hard copy ($39), ︎ Please email Katia.}

^{^{“Sonorous Strings”}}

^{Sonorous Strings (2022) is for intermediate to advanced lever harp players. It includes an explanation of harp techniques, 5 compositions, and an Introduction by the author.

︎︎︎ Cover Artwork by Miri Badger ︎ miri.badger.
︎︎︎ Acknowledgements: Alice Giles AM and Kevin March.

Titles: Lento 2︎, Little Rhapsody 4︎, Pentatonic 2︎, Quattuor 4︎, and Tourmaline 2︎.
TOTAL BOOK ︎ 26 pages.}

^{︎ To purchase the book as a PDF download ($24) or hard copy ($34), ︎ Please email Katia.}

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︎ PAST EVENTS ︎

^{Composers’ Workshop on Idiomatic Harp Composition:

︎ READ ABOUT THE LECTURE CONTENTS}^{Past Lecture Flyers (Mark 1 & 2):}

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Katia Mestrovic

Harpist-Composer ︎Teacher

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