Take a captivating journey
Sixteen Going
On Seventeen
On tour with the Trapp Family Singers
About The Author
Barbara S Harris
Barbara grew up in a very musical family in Oberlin, Ohio, the daughter of German immigrant parents. She graduated early from high school at age 16 and began touring with the Trapp Family Singers soon after.
Following her touring years she graduated from Oberlin College with a BA in music, then later an MA in music from the University of Hawaii. She then studied a year in Germany as a Fulbright Fellow. She taught music and German in both private and public schools in Michigan, and has performed in choirs in Germany, Oberlin, Cleveland, Honolulu and Lansing, Michigan. She is married, has two grown children and lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Testimonials
William Anderson
Author Of The World Of The Von Trapp Family.
“Barbara Stechow Harris’s Sixteen Going on Seventeen offers a fresh look at one of the world’s best-loved families, the von Trapps. With an aura of wonder and affection, she recounts her teenage experiences as a performing member of the Trapp Family Singers on American and international concert tours. Reading this engrossing remembrance is like a front-row seat at a von Trapp concert or spending a perfect day with them at their Vermont home.”
Elisabeth von Trapp
Daughter of Werner and Erika von Trapp
“In this work Barbara Harris shares personal glimpses into the daily interactions and life on the road with the world renowned family of song, the Trapp Family Singers.
As one of the non-Trapp choir members joining the seven month concert tours, Barbara takes the reader on a behind the scene and heartwarming journey into the von Trapp’s home life and touring experience.
Sixteen Going on Seventeen: On Tour with the Trapp Family Singers
respects, honors and celebrates the life work of my family the von Trapp family.”
Joseph R. Brooks
President, Fairhaven Financial Advisory Corporation
“If you are an admirer of “The Sound of Music” as I am, Barbara Harris’s memoir of her teen years singing with the von Trapps is a warm and memorable book. She introduces us to the actual Trapp Family Singers, their concert tours, and their home life in Vermont. Barbara’s loving description of life with the von Trapps is a joyous read.“
About The Book
Sixteen Going
On Seventeen
At age 16 Barbara Stechow replaced one of the Trapp Family Singers for their final two years of touring in America and abroad. Her memoirs are an intimate look at life with one of the most famous singing groups in the world. Her perspective is as a young adult traveling, performing in 12 languages, and adapting to life with the famous Maria Von Trapp. Her experiences bring new insights, actual reviews, and pictures of the Trapp Family Singers.
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