Testimonials

“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.”

“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.”

“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.“