Sylvan Waters Duo

Music at Penn Alps is pleased to present the Sylvan Waters Duo for our next concert for 2026. The concert will be at the handicap-accessible Village Chapel in the Spruce Forest Village in Grantsville, MD, on July 25 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available for $20 at the door, in the gift shop at Penn Alps Restaurant, or online at https://www.musicatpennalps.org/tickets. [Persons 19 and under are admitted free.]

The Sylvan Waters Duo is a chamber ensemble formed by the joining of double bassist Raymond Irving with harpist Dr. Tula Ruggiero.

For twenty- five years, Mr. Irving toured the country and the world in the United States Army Field Band. He now holds the positions of Principal Bass with the Prince George’s Philharmonic and Shippensburg Orchestra.

Dr. Ruggiero is Professor of Harp at Shepherd University, where she teaches college-level harp students. She performs for private events and plays principal harp with such groups as Shippensburg Orchestra and the Charles Washington Symphony Orchestra.

After meeting during a run in the pit orchestra of The Nutcracker with the Shippensburg Orchestra in 2019, the duo agreed to dedicate themselves to expanding the range for the combination of harp and bass.

Program:

“Remember the Ladies”

• Romance, Opus 23, Amy Beach (1867-1944)
• Adoration Florence Price (1887-1953)
• The Deserted Garden Florence Price (1887-1953)
• Sun and Light: A Frida Kahlo Triptych for Unaccompanied Double Bass Lourdes Montgomery (b. 1956)
• Remember Me Kristen Anderson Lopez (b. 1972) Robert Lopez (b. 1975)
• Life Aquatic Cindy Horstman (b. 1956)
• Uke Megan Metheny (b. 1979)
• Mon Souffle Megan Metheny (b. 1979)

Tickets are $20, with those 19 and under being admitted for free. Tickets may be purchased securely by credit card online at musicatpennalps.org or at the gift shop at Penn Alps. Cash and checks may be used at the door, which opens at 6:30 PM. Seating is open. For more information or directions, please go to our web pages at musicatpennalps.org or call 443-414-3955.