Nicole Chang Harp

New video! ... Julia, this is not what we rehearsed

2 years ago | [YT] | 0

Nicole Chang Harp

New video! It's been over a year since I arranged this, and... I may have only gotten the mount for this questline this morning, but here is Cradle of Hope from FFXIV. I really do love this version of Close in the Distance :)

2 years ago | [YT] | 0

Nicole Chang Harp

Hey everyone! Been a little bit (holidays are busy!) But I wanted to ask - I've started making more short-form content and have several silly harp-related skits set up, but I was mostly intending to keep them on TikTok. Would cross-posting them here be something you're interested in, or would you rather I keep this channel on the more serious harp side?

... also, am recording stuff the next couple weeks, and I have a couple Dwelling of Duel submissions that are both being polished and will be getting proper videos in the new year :)

www.dwellingofduels.net/artists/nicole-chang/

2 years ago | [YT] | 3

Nicole Chang Harp

Youtube is being very strange and won't let me embed a video here, but I'd like to just say that... my solo harp cover/arrangement of Sultana Dreaming is up! :D (Hopefully the link works?)
*Edit* The link embedded it for me! Success!


It's really been quite a while and I'm very happy to have finally done this one; it's been on my list of tracks to arrange for years, and while I definitely did not have this ready to go in time for the 10 year ARR anniversary... here it is now!

https://youtu.be/OXopYR9BRTI

2 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

Nicole Chang Harp

This is an older video, but for some reason Youtube wasn't letting me make a community post about it and I never got around to doing one for it. But! I did a cover of the login screen for Honkai Star Rail (that I'd arranged literally the week the game launched) and never quite got to until the end of last month. I hope you enjoy!

Extra note, I cut my finger the night before and had to record with a taped up finger... which is the reason why the gliss sounds funny XD

2 years ago | [YT] | 0

Nicole Chang Harp

Hey! I did in fact film my reaction to the Dawntrail reveal, so... here it is! With extra commentary since I was on the quieter side :)

At this time, I'm also going to plug that I've made a new channel specifically for clips - basically, a place for all the more casual, less polished, off the cuff videos (including gameplay, commentary, as well as harp stuff). It allows me to have more fun with things as well as post more frequently! It also has a single video on it as of this post. It's here at Kiritheblue Clips:

youtube.com/@KiritheBlueClips

2 years ago | [YT] | 0

Nicole Chang Harp

I wanted to share this collab I was part of! We combined solo arrangements and vocals to create this version, and personally I am so happy with what we've made. Thank you @PernelleMusic for organizing and having us be a part of this! I hope you enjoy our musical performances as much as we enjoyed working on this :)

Vocals, Choir, Organizing: @PernelleMusic
Piano, Video and Audio editing, Arranging: @ClefHeima
Harp, Arranging: Nicole Chang

3 years ago | [YT] | 2

Nicole Chang Harp

Hey, so... it's been sitting on my computer for like 1.5 years, but I finally decided to post my Masters harp recital from 2021 :D

Performed and recorded on April 10, 2021, in Walter Hall at Faculty of Music at University of Toronto. COVID lockdowns were in effect, which meant that this was performed to an empty hall with a livestream and one recording tech. Pretty strange for me as a student, but it was what we were working with at the time.

Program:

Hindemith: Sonata for Harp
I. Mäßig schnell
II. Lebhaft
III. Lied: Sehr langsam

Bach/Grandjany: Etude 2, Fugue from Violin Sonata No. I

Britten: Suite for Harp
I. Overture
II. Toccata
III. Nocturne
IV. Fugue
V. Hymn

Murphy: Candle from Illumination

Chang: A Brush with Light
(Yes I wrote this one...)

Renie: Ballade Fantastique

A huge thank you to my teacher at the time, Judy, for all your wisdom and guidance; I grew tremendously as a performer, both musically and technically, and what I learned has transformed my harp playing and informed my teaching. :)

3 years ago | [YT] | 1

Nicole Chang Harp

New video! Those We Can Yet Save (aka the sad town theme that uses a mix of the ARR town theme and Footfalls) for solo harp! Been wanting to do this for a while, finally got around to it XD

(Also, apologies for forgetting about the Monster Hunter track I posted a couple weeks ago... it is also present ^^; )

Also, I apologize for the camera autofocus being unhappy and visible smudges, didn't realize the lens was smudged until I'd rendered the video... x.x A thing I will be vigilant about in the future!

3 years ago | [YT] | 0

Nicole Chang Harp

Hey everyone! So a bit a channel announcement - basically, I'm officially putting this channel under my actual name since I'm moving forward in a very harp-y direction and I want to be open with what I enjoy doing, both professionally and musically. So, here we are!

I will still be doing FFXIV-specific reaction videos because... honestly, I just really enjoy them (still sitting on the 6.3 trailer...), but video focus will be music oriented from here on out, if that wasn't already obvious from the past year XD

The only real changes will be that occasionally I post something that is very classical (I'm trying to bring back several pieces I've done and also add some new ones in this year... looking at you, Piazzolla and Renie), but since I am currently still doing a lot of arranging, those will be a focus! I have two completed arrangements being learned right now (from FFXIV and FFXV), a couple more in the works, and endless inspiration in general.

So... yeah! I'm actually extremely nervous, but also quite excited about this move, and I hope those of you who enjoy my music and performances continue to come along for the ride. Thank you so much for your support, and looking forward to what the future brings!

3 years ago | [YT] | 7