Brien Engel
Atlanta, GA        Alternative / unusual instruments / glass harp

Bio

Brien Engel is part of an exciting new community helping to revive and promote the enchanting art of glass music. His instrument is a glass harp, consisting of 50 glasses of different sizes which he plays by carefully rubbing the rims with his moistened fingers. He taught himself to play his first set in 1993, built on a summer trip to Olympia Washington. His current (third generation) instrument - the one with the 50 glasses - is one of the largest in the world, having unusual range for an i...

Songs

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Adagio in C Major for Glass Har...
Brien Engel
Adagio in C Major for Glass Harmonica, ...
Mr. Softee Jingle
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Kleine Tonstücke: Commodetto
Brien Engel
Kleine Tonstücke: Commodetto
How Unto Bethlehem
Carolan's Receipt

Press

“If you're looking for a refreshing change-of-pace, mercifully far removed from the well-beated-path of standard holiday albums, then glass harp master Brien Engel might well have the answer with his album, 'Christmas Glass.'”
—  Owen McNally, Hartford Courant

Chart Position

Alternative charts
for Atlanta, GA.

Artist Stats

Fans: 51
Song Plays: 327
Visits: 691
Video Plays: 189
Widget Hits: 21

Status

Status: I've overhauled my website, please visit! www.glassharp.org