Madison Museum to Host Halloween Themed Harp Concert

Get in the Halloween spirit on Oct. 10 with musicians Odarka Stockert and Friends as they perform “murder ballads” on the harp, guitar, and percussion. These 16th century “murder ballads” are a sub-genre of the traditional ballad form and will fill the Museum with highly artistic and slightly eerie melodies.

Odarka Polanskyj Stockert is an accomplished harpist with a repertoire spanning the centuries — from Classical to Broadway to Folk. Based in Millburn, New Jersey, she performs on both the concert pedal harp and the folk harp, and is available to play a variety of engagement; including weddings, corporate functions, holiday concerts, medieval events, and children’s programs.

Odarka was a long time student of celebrated concert harpist, the late Leone Paulson, of South Orange, New Jersey, with whom she performed as a member of the Paulson Harp Ensemble. She spent several summers in Dublin, Ireland, in workshop studies and participating in the O’Carolan Irish Harp and Granard Harp Competitions, winning awards and honors in both.

She is also a collaborator of the Yara Arts Group based at the La Mama, ETC in New York and has performed in many Yara events and productions. Additionally, she is a founding member of Glendalough’s Muse, a Celtic flute and harp duo and Suenos del Alma, a Latin inspired harp and violin duo. Odarka lives in Millburn with her husband Thomas and daughters Sophia and Ariadna.

The concert will begin at 7 pm. Admission is $10 for non-members and $5 for members, and includes admission to the Museum itself. Space is limited and preregistration is recommended, call 973-377-2982, ext. 14. The Museum is located at 9 Main Street in Madison.