“Enjoy the Journey” an Interview with Harpist Sunita Staneslow

Sunita’s joy and love of life is infectious. She puts her heart into everything she does and she reminds us to enjoy the journey. Sunita was raised in Minnesota, but has made Israel her home since 2000. Her love of the world is reflected in her versatility and exploration as a musician and her travels around the globe. She was trained classically, but also finds joy in playing and arranging Jewish music and Celtic music for the harp. Her arrangements are beloved of harpists around the world and she is a sought after performer and instructor. She and fellow harpist, Kim Robertson also started an intimate harp festival called Harps in the Glenn that takes place in West Bend, Wisconsin every July.Additionally, Sunita works as a therapeutic harpist at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Israel. In our interview we discuss the healing power of music, especially in a hospital atmosphere. You can find Sunita walking her dogs by the sea in Jaffa or playing in a session at a local Irish pub. In fact, in our interview one of her pups fell asleep and started snoring. Sunita and her husband also run boutique harp tours of Scotland and are in the process of renovating an old stone house in Shetland that will become their spring home.Sunita’s websitehttps://www.sunitaharp.com/Sunita’s youtube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmVhrHP_0x-ul1mgpeX3BgHarp Tours of Scotlandhttps://www.sunitaharp.com/1970/01/roots-of-harp-scottish-journey-with.htmlHarps in the Glennhttps://www.sunitaharp.com/2000/01/harps-in-glen-with-sunita-kim.htmlFolk Harp Societyhttps://folkharpsociety.org/Harpist Kim Robertsonhttp://www.kimrobertson.net/Island Mountain Harp Festivalhttp://support-imarts.com/2020-harp-and-cello-programInternational Harp Festival Israelhttp://www.harpcontest-israel.org.il/Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israelhttps://www.schneider.org.il/engVirtual Harp Summithttps://virtual-harp-summit.thinkific.com/courses/virtual-harp-summit-2