Publication of “Love Thee, Dearest” Arranged for Multi-Level Harp Ensemble by Judith Ross

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Aug. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- Noteworthy Sheet Music, LLC (NSM) is an online sheet music publishing enterprise with a catalog of >120 editions, most of which are unavailable from other sources.  NSM specializes in, but is not limited to, sheet music for flute and alto flute.  They offer original contemporary works by distinguished American composers, facsimile editions of rare historical scores, and unique transcriptions of pieces from the classical repertoire.  Selected NSM publications are offered as professionally-printed hard copies, and all of NSM’s catalog listings are available as convenient pdf downloads from the NSM website.  Visit www.NoteworthySheetMusic.com for additional information about the new release mentioned below and other NSM editions.  New sheet music selections are uploaded often, along with preview pages, contemporary composer biographies, useful links, reviews and articles.

Noteworthy Sheet Music has just published an arrangement of the popular Irish ballad “Love Thee, Dearest” created by Judith Ross for the Massachusetts Harp Ensemble.  Ms. Ross has produced numerous mixed level harp arrangements over the years.  She welcomes harpists of all levels of expertise into her group, so most of her arrangements are designed to include parts of different levels of difficulty.  That way, anyone can have a chance to participate in the ensemble and experience the pleasure of playing together.  Her arrangement of “Love Thee, Dearest” includes beginner, easy, and intermediate level parts that can each be played on either lever harp or pedal harp by one or more individuals, and one advanced level part designed to be played on pedal harp by only one person.   http://www.noteworthysheetmusic.com/nsm/products-a-services/strings/158-ross-love-thee-dearest-harp-ensemble.

Judith Ross received a B.M. with Distinction and M.A. from the Eastman School of Music.  She studied harp with Eileen Malone and Pierre Jamet, and harmony, keyboard, and composition with Nadia Boulanger (considered one of the greatest musical pedagogues of the 20th century).  She is a winner of the Paderewski Gold Medal in piano.   Ms. Ross has given frequent solo and orchestral performances throughout New England, and is the founder and director of the Massachusetts Harp Ensemble.  She has taught at the State University College of NY at Fredonia, Boston University, Lesley College, New England Conservatory, and El Coro de Niños in San Juan, Puerto Rico.   For 37 years she taught solfège, harmony, form and analysis, and harp at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA, where she is former Chair of the Theory Department.