Harpist strikes a chord with art and music lovers

Warrnambool Standard 16th August 1999 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 1999. All rights reserved

THE golden sounds of the harp floated through the Warrnambool Art Gallery yesterday afternoon to the delight of people who had arrived for the music and those who wanted to view the art. Gallery-goers were treated to a performance from Port Fairy musician Michael Keyburn on his homemade harp. After spending three years making the harp from instructions in a book, Michael has been engaged during much of the past four years refining his playing skills. "You have to anticipate more with the harp than you do with other instruments," he explained. Yesterday's performance was part of the Winter Music program run by the Friends of the Gallery between May and December each year.