The harp company Lyon & Healy, immortalized in the title of the 1995 Gastr del Sol album The Harp Factory on Lake Street, has been producing high-end instruments since opening in 1889. This week it hosts a four-day concert series that showcases an impressive variety of approaches to the harp. I’ve already previewed Thursday’s show by Brandee Younger, who’s following the jazz harp tradition blazed by Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, and on Wednesday evening the series opens with a performance by Korean-born, Dutch-raised classical harpist Lavinia Meijer, who’s tailoring the typically florid sound of her instrument to a minimalist repertoire.
Today’s playlist:
