Rafael Eveno saw potential for the harp, a symbol of orchestral extravagance, to shape lives in Brazil
Sophia Rodrigues learns to play the harp with teacher Rafael Eveno at Escola de Música da Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Were it not for a French virtuoso named Carlos Salzedo, Eveno and Rodrigues would never have connected in the school overlooking the mountainside of Rocinha. Salzedo, who co-founded the International Composers’ Guild with Edgard Varèse, spent the early part of the 20th century innovating harp technique and education.
Loman immediately saw that Baril’s physical affinity for the harp was “more than dexterity,” Loman says. “It’s like she was made for that instrument.” So, like Salzedo did for her, she brought Baril under her wing. The Queen’s kindness stuck with Baril for the next 45 years. She’s spent that time paying the kindness forward.
Turned out that teaching scratched an itch Baril didn’t know was there. When she moved back to Canada in 2001, she was determined to build a full career around the harp. She settled in Calgary. It was an attractive city: not only was it a few hours from her hometown of Edmonton, but there was a dearth of harp players. And teachers.
Baril didn’t bite. She kept teaching around Calgary, and, the next year, decided to establish an annual summer school in Vancouver for harp students from around the world.
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