Portia Plays a Hummingbird neo-Celtic lever harp made by Jerry Goldsberry, with 36 nylon and savarez strings. She also plays the Harpsicle, a Paraguayan harp, and the Irish whistle.
Harp Resources
Bay Area Folk Harp Society
California's Bay Area chapter of the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen. For more information, join the Yahoo group by e-mailing: shawnaharp@juno.com Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble
A harp ensmble for children and teenagers directed by Diana Stork. Diana Stork
Portia's beloved harp teacher for 9 years, who continues to be a mentor and source of inspiration. Founder and Director of the Festival of Harps, member of Triskela Harp Trio, founder and director of the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble and Mission Harp Ensemble, as well as being an international performing harpist, composer, and recording artist. San Francisco Movement for Health & Healing
Valerie Baadh teaches movement classes and workshops for adults and children. From about 2005 - 2007, Portia provided healing and inspiring harp music for her healthy movment classes for children. Valerie was Portia's physical education teacher at the Waldorf School, and one of her first and strongest supporters when she began looking for work as a healing harpist after college.
Harpers Hall & Culinary Society
Harpers Hall makes its home in the San Francisco South Bay Area and Central California Coast. Our purpose is to promote an appreciation of the folk harp, to cultivate its living musical tradition, and to preserve the fun and magic of the harp for members and for the general public. To that end, we hold numerous events throughout the year, from harp jams to house concerts, festival performances to yearly weekend retreats. Harpsicles
The Harpsicle, made by William Rees, is a 26 stringed, small, light harp. It is great for beginners, and I use my maple Harpsicle in the hospital setting because of its small size, light weight (4 lbs.) and light string tension. Harps Etc.
Harps Etc. is located in Walnut Creek, and is the main harp resource center in the Bay Area. Harps Etc. has a wide selection of harps for sale and for rent, as well as sheet music and harp assesories. Jessical Siegel, store owner and harp teacher, also offers workshops and classes. Multi-Cultural Music Fellowship and the Festival of Harps
The Multi-Cultural Music Fellowship (MCMF) is a CA 501 C3 non-profit, whose mission is to increase appreciation and respect for different cultures through musical communication. MCMF is the sponsor of the Festival of Harps concert series, Mission Harp Ensemble, Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, and educational outreach programs, all of which Portia has been involved with over the years (see Biography). MCMF also rents harps. For more information, visit: www.multiculturalmusicfellowship.org
San Francisco Waldorf School
San Francisco Waldorf High School
Portia's grade school and high school, based on the work of Rudolf Steiner. Portia's Waldorf education provided the foundation for a life-long love of learning, beauty, and creativity, and the inspiration to follow her dream of giving back to the community through the beauty of doing what she loves to do -- playing the harp.
Sylvia Woods Harp Center
Sylvia Woods has a large selection of harps, sheet music, books, recordings and other harp accessories. Triskela Celtic Harp Trio website
Portia Diwa, Shawna Spiteri, and Diana Stork weave the sounds of three harps, harmony vocals, flute, pennywhistle and bodhran, at concerts and for private venues.
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