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Wednesday, July 29
 

07:00 EDT

In Stillness, Part 1: Sound and Silence
Wednesday July 29, 2026 07:00 - 08:15 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
Exploring and Experiencing Contemplative Music - creating immersive experiences that invite stillness, deep awareness, and reflection through mindful programming and intentional listening practices.


Session 1 - The benefits reflective music offers, the power of less, practical tips, and performing in secular and sacred spaces. Experience the journey inward as Merynda performs “Sound and Silence”.

Presenters
avatar for Merynda Adams

Merynda Adams

Merynda Adams, praised for her color and facility by the Star-Ledger and called "the highlight of the night" by The New York Times, has performed across the U.S., Europe, and Canada, including off-Broadway in The Fantasticks. Her teachers include Kathleen Bride, Erika Waardenburg, Gloria Agostini, and Elisabeth Fontan-Binoche. Merynda is founder of Chamber Music for Charity, teaches at Drew University, and has led workshops at the Frost School of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, and the Cap-Ferret Musi... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly Snaufer DeRosa

Kimberly Snaufer DeRosa

Kimberly Snaufer DeRosa, known for her “stunningly beautiful” expression, has performed across North America, in the UK, and in Australia. Her career as performer and educator includes traditional and innovative collaborations, reflective sound immersions, founding/directing the... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 07:00 - 08:15 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
  Participatory Workshop, Health & Wellbeing

10:30 EDT

Focus on Youth 🍁
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:30 - 12:30 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
10.30 Natalie Chee, Canada
Paul Lewis (1943) - Decospherics: No. 4 Flapper’s Foxtrot
Henriette Renié (1875-1956) - Légende

10.50 Charlotte Ngo, USA 
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) - Prelude and Toccata (arr. Grandjany)
Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) - Variations on a Theme of Mozart

11.10 Jakub Sadilek, Czech Republic 
Pietro Domenico Paradisi (1707-1791) - Toccata
Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) - Féerie (Prélude et Danse)
Henriette Renié (1875-1956) - Au board du ruisseau

11.30 Juliana Ziling Huang, China
Dean Roush (1952) - Sonatina for Harp (1978) in three movements: Allegro non troppo, Andante con moto, Allegro giusto
Yiqiang Sun (1942) - Dancing Grains (transcribed for pedal harp by Dan Yu)

11.50 Eve Lung, Hong Kong
Guillaume Connesson (1970) - Toccata (2023)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
(transcribed by Eve Lung)

12.10 Megan Wan and Jerielle Kok, Singapore
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) - The Lark (from a Farewell to St. Petersburg) (arr. K. Erdeli)
Megan Wan, harp
John Thomas (1826-1913) - Duet on Subjects from Bizet’s Carmen for 2 Harps
Megan Wan & Jerielle Kok, harp
Presenters
avatar for Natalie Chee

Natalie Chee

Natalie is a Grade 10 student and she started learning harp at 5. She displays great passion on musical tones and special love on classical and jazz ballads. Since 2016, Natalie was bestowed with outstanding awards in different international competitions, such as Rave Harps International... Read More →
avatar for Megan Wan Gai Wing

Megan Wan Gai Wing

Focus on Youth
Megan Wan, 14 years old, began her musical journey at the age of three and has since developed into an accomplished young musician with a growing presence on the international stage. She currently holds a Diploma in Harp, an ABRSM Grade 8 certification in Piano, and is pursuing advanced... Read More →
avatar for Charlotte Ngo

Charlotte Ngo

Charlotte Ngo made her Weill Recital Hall debut in 2023 after winning First Place in the American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music. Since then, she has earned over eighteen gold prizes in regional and international competition. Charlotte was awarded the Rising... Read More →
avatar for Ziling Huang

Ziling Huang

Juliana Ziling Huang was born in 2011 in Guangzhou, China. Her earliest musical training was with her mother, a pianist and the director of the International Department at the School of Music, South China Normal University. Juliana started professional piano training at 3 and harp... Read More →
avatar for Eve Lung

Eve Lung

Eve Lung has been studying the harp with Amy Tam Wai-Li since six years old. Eve has received first prizes in multiple harp competitions, including the 2024 Korean International Harp Competition, the 5th Hong Kong International Harp Competition, and the Junior Category of the 9th... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:30 - 12:30 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
  Focus on Youth Recital, Solo Harp

14:00 EDT

Arranging, Adapting, and Transcribing: a masterful exploration
Wednesday July 29, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
An interactive exploration of the nuances of adapting, arranging, and transcribing for the harp, through an analysis of contrasting approaches to the Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega.
Presenters
avatar for Emmanuel Padilla Holguín

Emmanuel Padilla Holguín

Mexican harpist Emmanuel Padilla Holguín became the first Latin American harpist to win an international harp competition by receiving 1st prize and the Audience Award at the Dutch Harp Competition 2016. He is the first harpist to be part of the prestigious group of soloists “Concertistas... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
  Lecture, Lecture Recital

15:15 EDT

Fantasising Chromatically from J.S. Bach to New Music: A lecture-Recital by Anne-Marie O'Farrell with performance by Emmanuel Ceysson of O'Farrell's Murmuration
Wednesday July 29, 2026 15:15 - 16:00 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
Part I
A performance and lecture recital on Anne-Marie O’Farrell’s transcription of J.S.
Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy BWV 903 for lever harp
Part II
A performance by Emmanuel Ceysson and lecture by Anne-Marie O’Farrell on her
new composition, Murmuration, for solo pedal harp commissioned by Music Network
(Ireland).

The wide tonal and timbral range of both pedal and lever harps are showcased in
two contrasting works, J.S. Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy alongside O’Farrell’s new
composition, Murmuration for pedal harp. This lecture-recital illustrates methods of
achieving the range of chromatic colour made available using two completely
different mechanisms and compositional methods, including transcription
approaches for chromaticism on lever harp.
Presenters
avatar for Anne-Marie O’Farrell

Anne-Marie O’Farrell

RNCM
Leading international harpist, Dr Anne-Marie O’Farrell is recognized for her innovations on lever harp, demonstrated in her substantial output of publications and recordings. She has been commissioned to compose several large-scale works featuring the harp. Her compositions... Read More →
avatar for Emmanuel Ceysson

Emmanuel Ceysson

Laphil
Emmanuel Ceysson is Principal Harp of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and former Principal Harp with the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Paris Opera. He is Associate Artistic Director of the USA International Harp Competition, where he was awarded the Gold Medal in 2004. He received... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 15:15 - 16:00 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
  Lecture, Lecture

17:15 EDT

Susann McDonald's Gifts to Youth
Wednesday July 29, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
Concert featuring works by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood Rollo from the Harp Solos: Graded Recital Pieces and Haiku for the Harp that generations of young harpists have enjoyed worldwide. 
Moderators
avatar for Isabel Moreton

Isabel Moreton

Editor, World Harp Congress Review
Isabel Moretón studied harp at the internationally renown Schools of Music of Hanover (Germany) and Bloomington (Indiana University, USA).. She works as a professional harpist in Hanover, Germany, giving regular solo and chamber concerts and concerts for harp and orchestra, nationwide... Read More →
Presenters
avatar for Camille Frye

Camille Frye

Camille Frye is a harpist and pianist of over a decade who is committed to breaking barriers in classical music. She works to ensure talent is never defined by zip code, access, or stereotypes. A three-year member of the Urban Youth Ensemble, she served as principal harpist for the... Read More →
avatar for Zeynep Duru Güleç

Zeynep Duru Güleç

The Turkish Harp
Born in 2008, Zeynep Duru Güleç started harp education with Şirin Pancaroğlu. She received; 1st Prize and "Best Performed Obligated Piece" at 14th Italy Suoni d'Arpa International Harp Contest. Gold Medal and “Best Performed Obligated Composition” at 6th Slovenian International... Read More →
avatar for Alice Han

Alice Han

Alice Han is a 12 year old young musician with a deep passion for both harp and piano.   Alice was the provincial winner in the 2025 Canadian Music Competition. In 2023, Alice was selected as Young Composers at the AHS Summer Institute, where she further developed her creativity... Read More →
avatar for Grace Han

Grace Han

AHS Chapter Ambassador
Grace Han is a 15 years old harpist who adores music and sports, she is a senior level figure skater and a musician who plays several instruments. She enjoys sharing her love of music with the community. In her spare time, Grace likes to create skating programs with her own... Read More →
avatar for Ziling Huang

Ziling Huang

Juliana Ziling Huang was born in 2011 in Guangzhou, China. Her earliest musical training was with her mother, a pianist and the director of the International Department at the School of Music, South China Normal University. Juliana started professional piano training at 3 and harp... Read More →
avatar for Hara Lim

Hara Lim

Hara Lim is a vibrant South Korean harpist in the 10th grade. Since starting in the 5th grade, she has shown exceptional artistic evolution, winning first prize in her age category at the 2025 Suoni d'Arpa International Harp Contest and the 2026 International Competition of... Read More →
avatar for Amber Nelms

Amber Nelms

Amber Nelms is an in-coming freshman at Vanderbilt University and harpist with the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble. She studies under Elisabeth Remy Johnson and serves as a teaching assistant for Urban Youth’s afterschool harp program. Amber was selected principal harpist for the Atlanta... Read More →
avatar for Linda Wood Rollo

Linda Wood Rollo

Linda Wood Rollo has taught on the faculties of Indiana University, San Francisco State University, Dominican College and the Ursuline School of Music and Drama.  Her honors include the World Harp Congress Award of Recognition, American Harp Society Lifetime Achievement... Read More →
avatar for Huang WenXuan

Huang WenXuan

Born in December 2012, Wenxuan Huang began studying harp at five and joined the Ningbo Youth Symphony Orchestra at nine. In May 2025, she entered the Affiliated Secondary Music School of Xinghai Conservatory of Music with outstanding grades, now studying under Professor Dan... Read More →
avatar for Zhenwei Zhuo

Zhenwei Zhuo

Zilin Zhuo will enter the Middle School of Xinghai Conservatory of Music in September 2026. She is currently trained by Ms. Dan Yu, a professor at Xinghai Conservatory of Music. Under Ms. Yu’s mentorship, Zhuo has earned the Silver Prize at the 2025 4th China “Caiyi Cup... Read More →

Wednesday July 29, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom
  Performance, Solo Harp
 

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