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08:15 EDT

Young Composers Project: Meet & Greet (Private)
Saturday August 1, 2026 08:15 - 08:50 EDT
Willow

Presenters
avatar for Charisma Kate Chow

Charisma Kate Chow

Focus on Youth, AHS Young Composers Project
Eleven year old Charisma Kate Chow began studying harp at the age of four, in her hometown of Hong Kong, where she studied with Ann Huang at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Charisma currently studies with Dr. Joy Yeh at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Charisma aspires to... Read More →
avatar for Aoibheann Galvin

Aoibheann Galvin

AHS Young Composers Project
Aoibheann Galvin completed a Bachelor of Music Education at Trinity College Dublin in 2023, studying harp with Clíona Doris at TU Dublin Conservatoire. She performs regularly as a harpist, including with the TU Dublin Harp Ensemble. Aoibheann has experience teaching music, including... Read More →
avatar for Divya Jayam

Divya Jayam

AHS Young Composers Project
Divya is an 11th grader from Long Island, New York. She has been playing the harp for the last 4 years. She enjoys composing music just as much as playing the harp. She takes pleasure in performing with Orchestra Long Island (OLI) and is the harpist of her school. Her passion for... Read More →
avatar for Ella Lamb

Ella Lamb

United States, AHS Young Composers Project
Ella Lamb is eight years old, and she began playing harp when she was two years old. She also plays piano and flute. Ella wants to be a professional ballerina and has studied ballet since she was 17 months old. Along with music and ballet, she enjoys building with Legos, playing with... Read More →
avatar for Jay Lamb

Jay Lamb

AHS Young Composers Project
Jay Lamb is eleven years old, and he has been playing music since he was two years old. He plays both harp and piano, and enjoys composing pieces for both instruments. Aside from music, Jay loves building with Legos, reading encyclopedias and other long books, hiking, gardening, and cooking... Read More →
avatar for Ellie Lau

Ellie Lau

AHS Young Composers Project
Ellie is 15 and began playing the harp at age 8 in Hong Kong. After moving to Vancouver,Canada, she now studies with Rosanna Chiu at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Ellie performed as harpist for United Players’“Christmas in Wales” in 2023. She won first place with scholarships... Read More →
avatar for Paul Nicolaou

Paul Nicolaou

AHS Young Composers Project
“Rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s most exciting young artists” (ABC Classic), Paul Nicolaou is a harpist-composer based in Sydney, Australia. An Honours graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Paul studied under internationally celebrated harpist Alice Giles... Read More →
avatar for Renée Qin

Renée Qin

AHS Young Composers Project
Renée Qin is a harpist-composer bridging classical tradition and emerging technologies. She holds a B.A. in Music and Economics from Stanford, an Artist Diploma from OAcademy, and is pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford. A 2025 Orchestra of the Americas fellow... Read More →
avatar for Elysha Vorstenbosch

Elysha Vorstenbosch

Huron Harp School, AHS Young Composers Project
Elysha Vorstenbosch is a harp player, composer, and improviser living in Perth County, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University where she studied lever harp, composition, and improvisation. Elysha performs frequently as a soloist all around Southern... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 08:15 - 08:50 EDT
Willow Willow West + Willow Centre
  Meeting

08:30 EDT

Move Well, Play Better: #4 Legs, Feet and the Secret Ingredient for undoing tension
Saturday August 1, 2026 08:30 - 09:20 EDT
Willow East
Move Well, Play Better: A Course of 5 Practical Interactive Workshops Exporing Our First Instrument (The Body) In Relation To Our Second (The Harp) Presented by Imogen Barford and Fiona Tree, both highly experienced harpists and teachers of the Alexander Technique.

Session #4: The Legs and Feet, plus the Secret Ingredient for Undoing Tension - We will explore the structure and use of the legs and feet, and learn how to undo the spiral of stress using the Pause Principle.
Presenters
avatar for Imogen Barford

Imogen Barford

Imogen Barford runs the 'Move Well, Play Better' programme of Alexander Technique and Body Mapping at the Guildhall School of Music in London, where she is Head of Harp. As well as a wide-ranging harp career, she holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Performing Arts Medicine.
Saturday August 1, 2026 08:30 - 09:20 EDT
Willow East
  Participatory Workshop, Health & Wellbeing

09:00 EDT

Echoes of the Çeng: A Postmigrant Dialogue
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
Echoes of the Çeng reimagines an ancient West Asian angular harp as a symbol of displacement, weaving voice, field recordings, and tradition into a soundscape of postmigrant identity and belonging.
Presenters
avatar for Samira Memarzadeh

Samira Memarzadeh

Samira Memarzadeh
Samira Memarzadeh is a harpist, educator, and dramaturg of Persian-German heritage whose work moves fluidly between cultures, generations, and musical worlds. Drawing on traditions from Mongolia, Southwest Asia, and Senegal, she weaves improvisation, microtones, and traditional sounds on concert har... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
  Lecture, Lecture Recital

09:00 EDT

AHS Chapter Ambassadors Poster Session
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Osgoode West
Recipients of the AHS Chapter Ambassador Awards program grants showcase their community engagement projects through a poster session. It's a musical science fair! Stop by and be introduced to the 2026 AHS CA's and see and hear more about how they are engaging with their communities and chapters.
Moderators
avatar for Charles W. Lynch III

Charles W. Lynch III

Duo Profundis
Dr. Charles W. Lynch III is the Harp Specialist for the Mesa (Arizona) Public Schools. He directs the MPS Harp Program, which currently numbers 240 harp students at seventeen district junior & senior high schools. Charles is a Faculty Associate in Harp at Arizona State University... Read More →
Presenters
avatar for Charlene Cao

Charlene Cao

Charlene Cao is a freshman at Smithtown High School East in St. James, NY. She serves as principal harpist of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York, Suffolk Principal Orchestra. She began studying the harp at age seven. With a strong foundation in both solo and ensemble playing, she co... Read More →
avatar for Caroline Bombach

Caroline Bombach

Caroline Bombach is a 9th-grade harpist from Katy, Texas, with seven years of experience.A dedicated performer, she has earned honors in TMEA Region and Area competitions and actively participates in her high school orchestra. Beyond her technical achievements in masterclasses and... Read More →
avatar for Serena Hunnicutt

Serena Hunnicutt

Serena Hunnicutt is an 18 yr old harpist born in Boulder, Colorado, attending the University of Washington as a music major this year. She is attending One Harp World as an AHS Chapter Ambassador.
avatar for Danatra Widjaja

Danatra Widjaja

Danatra Widjaja is a sophomore at Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas, and an emerging harpist dedicated to community impact. In response to the proposed phase-out of his district’s harp program, he founded Harmony for Hunger, an initiative that uses music to address food insecurity... Read More →
avatar for Lucelia Wolff

Lucelia Wolff

Lucelia Wolff is a student harpist and Bay Area Chapter Ambassador. She is currently spearheading a community service project in partnership with Mission Action in San Francisco, organizing free concerts to support local immigrant families and increase accessibility to live harp music... Read More →
avatar for Stella Lien

Stella Lien

AHS Chapter Ambassador
Stella Lien began her journey with the harp in 2019. Studying under Tasha Smith Godinez in 2020. She started with lever harp and quickly began the pedal harp. Stella joined the American and San Diego harp societies, participating in performances, workshops, events, and masterclasses... Read More →
avatar for Evelyn Bender

Evelyn Bender

AHS Chapter Ambassador
Evelyn Bender is a high school student from Chicago, Illinois. She has been a member of the Symphony Orchestra in the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras since 2024, performing at venues including Chicago’s Symphony Center and Grant Park, Lollapalooza, and the Granada Music Festival... Read More →
avatar for Max Chernok

Max Chernok

AHS Chapter Ambassador
Max Chernok is 14 years old and has been playing harp for four years. He is currently taking lessons from Rebecca Moritzky in Colorado and performing with both his school orchestra and in personal performances. He is honored to be an AHS Chapter Ambassador for the Mile High (Denver... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Le

Jennifer Le

Jennifer Le is an Asian American student harpist studying under Anna Vorhes. She is dedicated to sharing the beauty of harp music through performances and community outreach. As an active member of her local harp community, Jennifer encourages others to explore and appreciate the... Read More →
avatar for Vaishavi Pandey

Vaishavi Pandey

Vaishavi Pandey is a dedicated harpist of five years and proud to be representing Dallas as an AHS Chapter Ambassador. Vaishavi studies with Yumiko Schlaffer and Leanna Johnson within the Frisco district harp program and is the harpist for the Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra... Read More →
avatar for Sihan Wu

Sihan Wu

Sihan Wu is a junior high school student who has studied harp for six years at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Pre-College program under Dr. Fanfen Tai. Sihan won first place in the Young Artist’s Harp Seminar New Artist Division and third place in the American Harp... Read More →
avatar for Vivian Zhang

Vivian Zhang

Vivian is 11 years old and has been playing lever harp since age 7 under Natalie Hoffmann. She has earned RCM Levels 2 and 4 with High Distinction, won 1st place in solo and ensemble at the National Kiwanis Music Festival 2025 and 2026 and 2nd place Provincial competition in 2025... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Osgoode West
  Participatory Workshop, Pedagogy

09:00 EDT

From Concept to Composition - Unlocking New Soundscapes
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:50 EDT
Grand East
How can a harp ensemble be effectively staged musically and what steps are necessary for this? This lecture shows the necessary methodological steps.
Presenters
avatar for Willi Maerz

Willi Maerz

The Munich Harp Quartet sets innovative accents in the field of harp ensembles. It breaks new ground both in its choice of repertoire and in the way it presents it. Thanks to its close collaboration with composer Willi Maerz, one of the few specialists in music for harp ensembles... Read More →
avatar for Lara Faria Fonseca

Lara Faria Fonseca

Lara Faria Fonseca began her musical training in 2009, ih her hometown Espinho. She completed her studies with top marks in Freiburg and Munich.
The harpist is very active in the German orchestra scene and has already had the opportunity to play with various orchestras and reknown artists. As a soloist, she is interested in blending different musical styles to demonstrate the diverse possibilities of her ins... Read More →
avatar for Alice Proffit

Alice Proffit

Munich Harp Quartet
Alice Proffit, a French harpist (born 2005), studies at the Munich Musik Hochschule with Prof. Cristina Bianchi since 2023. Prior to that, she studied with Vassilia Briano, Letizia Belmondo, Christophe Truant in Lyon, where she earned her “Diplôme de fin de conservatoire... Read More →
avatar for Lauren Schrempp

Lauren Schrempp

Lauren Schrempp, born in Livingston, New Jersey, began harp lessons at the age of eight with Karen Lindquist. Since moving to Germany in 2017, she has studied harp performance and music education at the Nuremberg University of Music with Professor Lilo Kraus and Susanne... Read More →
avatar for Maria Gamboz

Maria Gamboz

SIH4rps
Slovenian native Maria Gamboz grew up in Tokyo, Japan, where she studied with Sumire Kuwashima.  Maria has won several scholarships and international competitions including the Victor Salvi Competition and the TIM, Salon de Provence, France, competition. She released the CD R... Read More →
avatar for Tea Plesničar

Tea Plesničar

SIH4rps
Tea Plesničar is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Ljubljana studying with Ruda Ravnik Kosi, and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels studying with Jana Bouškova. Tea is an avid chamber musician and has performed at festivals in Belgium, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, and... Read More →
avatar for Sofia Ristic

Sofia Ristic

SIH4rps
Since 1996 Sofia Ristic* has been the Principal Harpist of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. Her recordings of Handel, Mozart, and Gliere performed with the RTV Slovenia Symphony orchestra are frequently broadcast throughout most major european national radios. Sofia graduated... Read More →
avatar for Urška Križnik Zupan

Urška Križnik Zupan

SIH4rps
Urška Križnik Zupan graduated from the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana in 2003 and is currently the solo harpist in the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.  She performs as a soloist and in various chamber groups including for the Festival Ljubljana, Piran Music... Read More →
Ensembles
avatar for Munich Harp Quartet

Munich Harp Quartet

The Munich Harp Quartet- Lara Faria Fonseca, Veronika Seiler, Alice Proffit, and Lauren Schrempp- first performed in Japan, at the German Pavilion at EXPO in Osaka and at the Ginza Jujiya Hall. All members of the ensemble study at renowned universities in Munich, Nuremberg, and Salzburg... Read More →
avatar for SIH4rps, Slovenian Harp Quartet

SIH4rps, Slovenian Harp Quartet

SIH4rps is a Slovenian harp quartet of concert artists—Urška Križnik Zupan, Maria Gamboz, Sofia Ristic, and Tea
Plesničar—active in major orchestras and conservatories. They have commissioned works from Bec and Naumovski Potisk, a Škerjanc arrangement by Maerz, and pieces by Maria and Tea. Their concerts, many recorded by RTV Slovenia, are heard across Slovenia and Croatia, and they will... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:50 EDT
Grand East
  Lecture, Composition

09:00 EDT

Young Composers Project: Q & A with Rachel Brandwein, Kevin Lau and Amy Nam
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:50 EDT
Willow

Moderators
avatar for Rachel Brandwein

Rachel Brandwein

Rachel Brandwein has toured the United States and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist. She is on the faculty of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, and is the recipient of multiple first prizes in performance competitions as well as receiving grants and... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Lau

Kevin Lau

Composer, AHS Young Composers Project
One of Canada's most sought-after composers, and recipient of the prestigious 2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize, Kevin Lau’s music has been described as “brilliantly idiomatic” (New York Times) and “masterful” (Classical Music Sentinel). He has been commissioned... Read More →
avatar for Amy Nam

Amy Nam

American harpist and composer Amy Nam uses music to ignite curiosity and express wonder. 2nd Prize Winner of the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival World Harp Competition, she was also named 2025 Guest Composer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Her award-winning music has been featured... Read More →
Presenters
avatar for Charisma Kate Chow

Charisma Kate Chow

Focus on Youth, AHS Young Composers Project
Eleven year old Charisma Kate Chow began studying harp at the age of four, in her hometown of Hong Kong, where she studied with Ann Huang at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Charisma currently studies with Dr. Joy Yeh at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Charisma aspires to... Read More →
avatar for Aoibheann Galvin

Aoibheann Galvin

AHS Young Composers Project
Aoibheann Galvin completed a Bachelor of Music Education at Trinity College Dublin in 2023, studying harp with Clíona Doris at TU Dublin Conservatoire. She performs regularly as a harpist, including with the TU Dublin Harp Ensemble. Aoibheann has experience teaching music, including... Read More →
avatar for Divya Jayam

Divya Jayam

AHS Young Composers Project
Divya is an 11th grader from Long Island, New York. She has been playing the harp for the last 4 years. She enjoys composing music just as much as playing the harp. She takes pleasure in performing with Orchestra Long Island (OLI) and is the harpist of her school. Her passion for... Read More →
avatar for Ella Lamb

Ella Lamb

United States, AHS Young Composers Project
Ella Lamb is eight years old, and she began playing harp when she was two years old. She also plays piano and flute. Ella wants to be a professional ballerina and has studied ballet since she was 17 months old. Along with music and ballet, she enjoys building with Legos, playing with... Read More →
avatar for Jay Lamb

Jay Lamb

AHS Young Composers Project
Jay Lamb is eleven years old, and he has been playing music since he was two years old. He plays both harp and piano, and enjoys composing pieces for both instruments. Aside from music, Jay loves building with Legos, reading encyclopedias and other long books, hiking, gardening, and cooking... Read More →
avatar for Ellie Lau

Ellie Lau

AHS Young Composers Project
Ellie is 15 and began playing the harp at age 8 in Hong Kong. After moving to Vancouver,Canada, she now studies with Rosanna Chiu at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Ellie performed as harpist for United Players’“Christmas in Wales” in 2023. She won first place with scholarships... Read More →
avatar for Paul Nicolaou

Paul Nicolaou

AHS Young Composers Project
“Rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s most exciting young artists” (ABC Classic), Paul Nicolaou is a harpist-composer based in Sydney, Australia. An Honours graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Paul studied under internationally celebrated harpist Alice Giles... Read More →
avatar for Renée Qin

Renée Qin

AHS Young Composers Project
Renée Qin is a harpist-composer bridging classical tradition and emerging technologies. She holds a B.A. in Music and Economics from Stanford, an Artist Diploma from OAcademy, and is pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford. A 2025 Orchestra of the Americas fellow... Read More →
avatar for Elysha Vorstenbosch

Elysha Vorstenbosch

Huron Harp School, AHS Young Composers Project
Elysha Vorstenbosch is a harp player, composer, and improviser living in Perth County, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University where she studied lever harp, composition, and improvisation. Elysha performs frequently as a soloist all around Southern... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:50 EDT
Willow Willow West + Willow Centre
  Lecture, Panel Discussion

09:30 EDT

Fresh Insights: 21st Century Chamber Music
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Grand Ballroom
Duo Profundis: Dragtuba & Harp (Charles Lynch & Sean Kennedy): Duo Profundis explores queer voices and performance through new and challenging, yet evocative, works by queer and alternative composers.

COMPOSED CONNECTIONS: Contemporary works for Sax and Harp (Alba Brundo & Gianfranco Brundo): A father-daughter duo explores new sonic horizons for saxophone and harp through contemporary works written for them, expanding both instruments’ dedicated modern repertoire.

Trio Lawrence: Natural Elements. New Works for Flute, Harp, and Viola inspired by wind and rain.
Presenters
avatar for Alba Brundo

Alba Brundo

Fine Arts Academy Of Naples
Alba Brundo is an Italian harpist and PhD candidate in Performing Arts at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli. Her work brings together performance and research, with a focus on the harp’s history, repertoire, and contemporary development. She has premiered new works and collaborates... Read More →
avatar for Gianfranco Brundo

Gianfranco Brundo

Saxophonist Gianfranco Brundo is the recipient of multiple international music performance awards and performs as a soloist and in various chamber music groups in Italy and abroad. A passionate teacher, Brundo gives masterclasses and advanced courses, and serves on judging panels... Read More →
avatar for Charles W. Lynch III

Charles W. Lynch III

Duo Profundis
Dr. Charles W. Lynch III is the Harp Specialist for the Mesa (Arizona) Public Schools. He directs the MPS Harp Program, which currently numbers 240 harp students at seventeen district junior & senior high schools. Charles is a Faculty Associate in Harp at Arizona State University... Read More →
avatar for Sean Kennedy

Sean Kennedy

Tuba, Duo Profundis
Tuba player, performance artist, and composer Dr. Sean Kennedy focuses their collaborative efforts on immersive performance practice, performance art, improvisation, and new works for tuba. Sean has worked with The Chuppers, the Martin Funk Band, Dan Allen, Sand Box, Robyn Schulkowsky... Read More →
avatar for Erin Wood

Erin Wood

Erin Wood’s first international performance was at the Seventh World Harp Congress in Prague as part of the only chamber ensemble selected for the Focus on Youth series. She is delighted to be appearing again with a flute, harp, and viola trio. Erin teaches harp at the University... Read More →
avatar for Boris Vayner

Boris Vayner

Viola, Trio Lawrence
Boris Vayner, originally from Novosibirsk, Russia, has had a diverse career in music as a violist, educator, and conductor. He joined the faculty of the University of Kansas as Viola Professor in August 2017, having previously served as an adjunct faculty member and a member of the... Read More →
avatar for Daniel Velasco

Daniel Velasco

Flute, Trio Lawrence
Daniel Velasco is Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Kansas, principal flutist with the Miami-based NuDeco Ensemble, and artist in residence at the Bay View Music Festival in Michigan. An award-winning flutist, he has been featured as a recitalist and soloist across... Read More →
Ensembles
avatar for Trio Lawrence

Trio Lawrence

Trio Lawrence is composed of University of Kansas faculty members Boris Vayner, Daniel Velasco, and Erin Wood. Hailing from around the globe, they met in Lawrence and have been performing together since 2018 as part of the inaugural Kansas Public Radio Live Day. Their debut album... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
  Performance, Chamber Music

10:00 EDT

Contemporary and Jazz-infused Guzheng Performance
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:00 - 10:45 EDT
Grand East
Contemporary and jazz-infused guzheng performance showcasing innovative techniques and expressive artistry, presenting the traditional Chinese zither as a unique harp from China.
Presenters
avatar for Jiayu Liu

Jiayu Liu

Lil' Fish No. 2
Jiayu Liu, received is an American Harp Foundation scholarship recipient and a Harvard University U30 Cultural Communication Leader. She has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall in New York, Sydney Opera House, Vancouver, and Boston Symphony Hall. Liu’s music... Read More →
avatar for He Pan

He Pan

Lil' Fish No. 2
Mariya Pan is a Chinese pianist, composer, and educator whose work blends Eastern sensitivity with Western innovation. She has been invited to perform at leading venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, and Boston Symphony Hall, and has collaborated with multiple Grammy-winning... Read More →
Ensembles
avatar for Lil' Fish No. 2

Lil' Fish No. 2

Lil’ Fish No.2 is a cross-genre music duo formed by two Chinese female graduates of Berklee College of Music,
Jiayu Liu and He Pan. The group blends guzheng, harp, piano, and electronic textures, fusing world music, film scoring, popular melodies, and traditional Chinese aesthetics. They are active in performance, education, composition, visual content, and interdisciplinary projects. With the si... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:00 - 10:45 EDT
Grand East
  Performance, Contemporary Styles

10:00 EDT

Young Composers Project Recording Opportunity
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:00 - 12:30 EDT
Canadian Music Centre

Presenters
avatar for Joseph Glazer

Joseph Glazer

Canadian Music Centre
As both a composer and arts administrator Joseph Glazer’s interest lies in making Canadian contemporary music broadly accessible to the public.  He  joined CMC Canada, eventually becoming the Coordinator of Music Services and Events. He became the Director of the Ontario... Read More →
avatar for Rachel Brandwein

Rachel Brandwein

Rachel Brandwein has toured the United States and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist. She is on the faculty of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, and is the recipient of multiple first prizes in performance competitions as well as receiving grants and... Read More →
avatar for Rosanna Chiu

Rosanna Chiu

American Harp Society
Rosanna Chiu is a performer and teacher based in Vancouver, Canada. She is harp faculty and ensemble director at the Vancouver Academy of Music and leads student harp ensembles at different ages and levels. She enjoys writing harp arrangements, and her ensembles often play works by... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Lau

Kevin Lau

Composer, AHS Young Composers Project
One of Canada's most sought-after composers, and recipient of the prestigious 2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize, Kevin Lau’s music has been described as “brilliantly idiomatic” (New York Times) and “masterful” (Classical Music Sentinel). He has been commissioned... Read More →
avatar for Amy Nam

Amy Nam

American harpist and composer Amy Nam uses music to ignite curiosity and express wonder. 2nd Prize Winner of the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival World Harp Competition, she was also named 2025 Guest Composer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Her award-winning music has been featured... Read More →
avatar for Elisa Torres

Elisa Torres

Elisa Torres is principal harpist of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in harp performance from Indiana University under the tutelage of Susann McDonald. An active soloist and chamber musician, she also records across genres and for film. Her ind... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:00 - 12:30 EDT
Canadian Music Centre 20 St Joseph St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1J9, Canada

10:00 EDT

Exhibit Hall Open
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:00 - 18:00 EDT
Vendor Exhibit Hall
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:00 - 18:00 EDT
Vendor Exhibit Hall
  Exhibits

10:15 EDT

Trees.Listen 🍁
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:15 - 11:05 EDT
Willow
An immersive sonic journey for lever harp and fixed electronics by Canadian composers Frank Horvat and Sharlene Wallace with photography-video-projections by Sharlene.
Presenters
avatar for Sharlene Wallace

Sharlene Wallace

Sharlene Wallace is a Canadian lever and pedal harpist, composer, educator and visual explorer. Winner of two international lever harp competitions, she has given concerts and workshops across Canada, the United States and Europe. Sharlene has released nine albums, including two electronic... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:15 - 11:05 EDT
Willow Willow West + Willow Centre
  Performance, Multimedia

10:30 EDT

Focus on Youth
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:30 - 12:30 EDT
Church of the Holy Trinity
10.30 Marcel Schumacher, Hong Kong
Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975) - Fantasie sur un Thème de Haydn
Yiqian Sun (1945) - Dancing Grains (transcribed for pedal harp by Dan Yu)

10.50 Tao Siyan, China
Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975) - Rhapsodie
Phil Young - Suzhou River

11.10 Enzhuo Wu, China
Henriette Renié (1875-1956) - Légende
Segej Prokofiev (1891-1953) – Prelude in C Major, opus 12 nr 7

11.30 Hanae Ishikawa, Japan
Toshiro Mayuzumi (1929-1997) - Rokudan (1989)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937) - Impromptu
 
11.50 Valerij Greblo, Slovenia
Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961) - Concert Fantasy on Granada’s Agustin Lara
Auguste Durand (1830-1909) - Valse, op. 83

12.10 Evelin Greblo, Slovenia
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) - The Moldau (transcribed by H. Trnecek)
Zvonimir Ciglič (1921-2006) - Adagio amoroso

Deborah Henson-Conant (1953) - Baroque Flamenco (19940
Valerij and Evelin Greblo, harp
Presenters
avatar for Marcel Schumacher

Marcel Schumacher

Focus on Youth
Marcel Schumacher began his musical journey at the age of four. He currently studies with Ms. Dan Yu. He has garnered top prizes in the Hong Kong International Harp Competition, the 9th France Harp Competition, and the Camac Harp Competition Taiwan. Marcel is actively involved in... Read More →
avatar for Siyan Tao

Siyan Tao

Focus on Youth
Tao Siyan currently studies with Dan Yu at the Music School attached to the Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. Ms. Tao is principal harpist of the school orchestra and frequently performs with the university symphony. She won first prize in the... Read More →
avatar for Enzhuo Wu

Enzhuo Wu

Enzhuo Wu started learning piano at age five and the harp at age eight. She has presented both piano and harp recitals. She was admitted to the Pre-College of Darmstadt Academy for Tonkunst in March of 2025, where she currently studies with Anne-Sophie Bertrand. Enzhuo loves nature... Read More →
avatar for Hanae Ishikawa

Hanae Ishikawa

Hanae Ishikawa began her harp studies Ms. Noriko Sakomoto. In 2015 Hanae moved from Tokyo to Hong Kong, studying with Ms. Dan Yu. Hanae has performed in concerts with various musicians in Tokyo. She is a prize winner in the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition... Read More →
avatar for Valerij Greblo

Valerij Greblo

Focus on Youth
10 year old Valerij Greblo received a gold medal at the 6th International Competition of the Slovenian Harp Association and gold in the national TEMSIG competition. He won the first absolute award in category E in the International Competition in Palmanova, Italy in 2024, and the... Read More →
avatar for Evelin Greblo

Evelin Greblo

12 year old Evelin Greblo represented Slovenia in the Virtuosos v4 competition in 2022, earning a Maestro Placido Domingo award and performing at his concert in Budapest in 2023. Evelin has performed with the Hungarian Radio Orchestra, won a gold award in the International Harp Competition... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 10:30 - 12:30 EDT
Church of the Holy Trinity 10 Trinity Square, Toronto, ON, M5G 1B1
  Focus on Youth Recital, Solo Harp

11:30 EDT

Leonard Jacome & his Venezuelan Electric Harp "Electrollanera 37"
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 12:15 EDT
Grand Ballroom
Venezuelan electric harp creator Leonard Jácome showcases groundbreaking innovations that redefine Latin American harp traditions through electro-acoustic artistry, extended techniques, and 21st-century performance.
Presenters
avatar for Leonard Jacome

Leonard Jacome

Leonard Jacome is an internationally acclaimed harpist, composer, producer, and educator bridging South American harp traditions with 21st-century innovation. With Camac Harps, Leonard created the Venezuelan Electric Harp, Electrollanera 37. He advances the arpa llanera through electro-acoustic... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 12:15 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
  Performance, Solo Harp

11:30 EDT

Everyday Harp Care: Levers
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 12:20 EDT
Osgoode West
Levers:   Exlploring different types of levers, and the basis of identifying noises. What are the most common fixes?

Daily harp care education sessions covering maintenance, repair, and preservation, guided by a panel of Certified Harp Technicians sharing expert insights and practical techniques.

Presenters
avatar for Jo Baee

Jo Baee

Jo Baée is a certified harp technician and professional harpist based in NSW, Australia. She was first inspired by the harp around 10 years of age. She holds a degree in harp performance, and apprenticed as a harp technician with Lyon & Healy and Salvi harp makers. Jo enjoys being... Read More →
avatar for Gabriel Diaz

Gabriel Diaz

Gabriel was introduced to the harp when he was brought on to help out at an AHS competition. He began his career as a harp technician when he was hired to work with master harp technician Peter Wiley. Gabriel is a Lyon & Healy/Salvi certified technician (2023), and devoted to maintaining... Read More →
avatar for Peter Wiley

Peter Wiley

Harp Doctor Llc
For over 40 years Peter Wiley has enjoyed sharing his passion for harp care in 16 countries. Working for Lyon & Healy from 1984-2005 he has cared for harps freelance since. Peter loves to bring his experience to life by sharing and educating harpists whenever the chance rises.
avatar for Danielle Williams

Danielle Williams

Danielle is a certified Lyon & Healy and Salvi harp technician and guild member. Current areas of service include the United States (all regions), Mexico, and Australia.
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 12:20 EDT
Osgoode West
  Lecture

11:30 EDT

New Works for Harp from Latin America to Scandinavia
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 12:30 EDT
Willow
...into the now! (Elizabeth Plank): Based on the idea to make contemporary music more accessible, this program presents contemporary pieces inspired by musical traditions of Italy, Colombia, and Greece.

From the North (Zachery Hatcher); A new perspective on the harp’s capacities from the rich and inspired Copenhagen music scene.
Presenters
avatar for Elisabeth Plank

Elisabeth Plank

The internationally sought-after harpist Elisabeth Plank performs as a soloist & chamber musician in renowned concert halls and festivals around the world and has released four critically acclaimed solo albums. She was "Great Talent" of Wiener Konzerthaus, is a „Next Generation... Read More →
avatar for Zachary James Hatcher

Zachary James Hatcher

Zachary Hatcher is an American harp soloist residing in Copenhagen. At nineteen he won the International music competition ‘Leopold Bellan’ in Paris, and was installed as the principal harpist of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra a month later. He is now the head of the harp... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 12:30 EDT
Willow Willow West + Willow Centre
  Performance, Solo Harp

11:30 EDT

Powerful Imagery, With and Without Words
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
Gallos y Huesos for Harp and Vocal Ensemble (Lucrecia Jancsa): Original composition by Pablo Ortiz, poetry by Sergio Chejfec, for three sopranos, two altos, baritone, and harp, exploring ontological themes on roosters and bones, with visuals images by Eduardo Stupía. 

Hear US (Veronika Lemishenko): The program features works by contemporary female harpist-composers, each carrying a profound social message. Through music, it explores themes of psychological pressure, the restriction of rights, humanity’s reconnection with nature, the impact of lockdowns, the realities of war, and deep reflections on love, death, and eternity.
Presenters
avatar for Veronika Lemishenko

Veronika Lemishenko

Veronika Lemishenko is a distinguished Ukrainian harpist with an international career as principal harpist of the Croatian National Theater in Osijek, visiting artist at the Royal Birmingham Conservatory, artistic director of the “Glowing Harp" competition and festival.nnVeronika... Read More →
avatar for Lucrecia Jancsa

Lucrecia Jancsa

Whc
Lucrecia Jancsa is Principal Harpist of the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra and Professor at the Falla Conservatory in Buenos Aires. She has performed major harp concertos with leading Argentine orchestras, collaborated with international ensembles including the Dresden Philharmonic... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
  Performance, Multimedia

11:45 EDT

The Princess Spy: in honor of Noor Inayat Khan
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:45 - 12:30 EDT
Grand East
Noor Inayat Khan, harpist, writer, composer and spy for the Allied Forces in World War II
Presenters
avatar for Florence Sitruk

Florence Sitruk

Florence Sitruk has been a professor of harp at the universities of Vilnius, Geneva, Krakow, Tokyo Tech, and more recently at Indiana University, Bloomington (2017-2020) following Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald. With Susann McDonald, Florence created the USA-Israel exchange... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:45 - 12:30 EDT
Grand East
  Performance

12:15 EDT

AHS Officers & Executive Luncheon (by invitation)
Saturday August 1, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 EDT
Davenport

Saturday August 1, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 EDT
Davenport
  Social Event

12:30 EDT

Nanyang Sketches: Rave Mosaic Ensemble
Saturday August 1, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 EDT
Open Stage, Vide Lobby
Experience an exciting journey where East meets West with Rave Mosaic, a vibrant ensemble led by harpist Katryna Tan and violinist Cindy Yan, featuring Rave Harp faculty and a passionate group of adult non-professional harpists from Singapore and Malaysia. The ensemble weaves tradition and innovation into a vibrant performance that celebrates harmony, culture, and creativity.

Presenters
avatar for Katryna Tan

Katryna Tan

Katryna Tan is an award-winning harpist, educator, and arts leader based in Singapore and Malaysia. Recipient of Singapore’s Young Artist Award (2005) and Malaysia’s STM title, she holds a Master of Music in Harp Performance from the University of Michigan. Founder... Read More →
avatar for Cindy Yan

Cindy Yan

Violin, Rave Mosaic Ensemble
Cindy Yan is the Founder & Director of the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival, and a sought after performer and teacher. She has held principal positions in orchestras in New Zealand and Singapore, served on the faculty of the National University of Singapore Symphony... Read More →
Ensembles
avatar for Rave Mosaic Ensemble

Rave Mosaic Ensemble

Rave Harp Mosaic consists of a passionate group of adult non-professional harpists from Singapore and Malaysia, joined by Rave Harp faculty to create music together and share the joy of making music as an ensemble. The group has performed in Singapore and France (2025).

HARP: Katr... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 EDT
Open Stage, Vide Lobby
  Performance, Harp Ensemble

12:30 EDT

AHS IDEA Soundboard Session
Saturday August 1, 2026 12:30 - 13:15 EDT
Osgoode West
The IDEA Committee will host an informal Meet & Greet to get to know harpists and friends of the harp, and hear their ideas to support a more inclusive community. All are invited to this event.
Presenters
avatar for Juan Riveros

Juan Riveros

Michigan State University
Juan Riveros serves as the AHS Diversity Coordinator and the IDEA Committee (Co-Chair). Riveros is currently the Associate Professor of Harp at Michigan State University, and Principal Harpist of the Flint Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Opera.
Saturday August 1, 2026 12:30 - 13:15 EDT
Osgoode West
  Participatory Workshop

14:00 EDT

A Sea of Stars: Contemporary Music for Lever Harp
Saturday August 1, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 EDT
Grand Ballroom
Lauren Scott performs her evocative & innovative original compositions for solo lever harp. Joined by Amy Turk for world premiere of a new duo piece.
Presenters
avatar for Amy Turk

Amy Turk

Amy Turk is a multi-genre harpist, arranger, composer, educator and session artist from the UK. With special interests in percussion, video game music, film music and popular music of all styles, Amy has created a unique career path through her presence online, pioneering compositions... Read More →
avatar for Lauren Scott

Lauren Scott

Lauren Scott is a British composer & harpist whose evocative, expressive, and filmic music delights audiences with entertaining, innovative pieces. Known for her bestselling Adventures for Lever Harp series & the recently released Modern Etudes for Solo Harp, she crafts accessible... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
  Performance, New Music

14:00 EDT

Les signes de l'arc: hands on exploration
Saturday August 1, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 EDT
Osgoode West

Presenters
avatar for Hélène Breschand

Hélène Breschand

Les signes de l’arc
Performer, composer, improviser… harpist Hélène Breschand 's approach stems from a collaborative process that unites sound, gesture, and vibration in a resolute engagement with the world. Born in Paris, her solo career began at the age of twenty. She works with numerous composers... Read More →
avatar for Eloïse Labaume

Eloïse Labaume

Les Signes De L'arc
Eloïse Labaume, harpist, vocalist, and co-artistic director of Bazar Électrique, shapes today’s music through vibrant performance and creation. Trained at Musikene, the Hochschule der Künste Bern, and the Paris CNSM (DAI-Post master), she collaborates with major contemporary... Read More →
avatar for Laurence Bancaud

Laurence Bancaud

Laurence Bancaud obtained a First Prize in Harp at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in 1993 and holds the Master of Music degree in Musicology from the University of Tours. She is President and co-founder of the association Les Signes de l'Arc; co-artistic... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 EDT
Osgoode West
  Participatory Workshop, Contemporary Styles

14:00 EDT

Young Composers Project: Public Masterclass
Saturday August 1, 2026 14:00 - 16:00 EDT
Willow

Moderators
avatar for Kevin Lau

Kevin Lau

Composer, AHS Young Composers Project
One of Canada's most sought-after composers, and recipient of the prestigious 2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize, Kevin Lau’s music has been described as “brilliantly idiomatic” (New York Times) and “masterful” (Classical Music Sentinel). He has been commissioned... Read More →
avatar for Amy Nam

Amy Nam

American harpist and composer Amy Nam uses music to ignite curiosity and express wonder. 2nd Prize Winner of the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival World Harp Competition, she was also named 2025 Guest Composer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Her award-winning music has been featured... Read More →
Presenters
avatar for Charisma Kate Chow

Charisma Kate Chow

Focus on Youth, AHS Young Composers Project
Eleven year old Charisma Kate Chow began studying harp at the age of four, in her hometown of Hong Kong, where she studied with Ann Huang at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Charisma currently studies with Dr. Joy Yeh at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Charisma aspires to... Read More →
avatar for Aoibheann Galvin

Aoibheann Galvin

AHS Young Composers Project
Aoibheann Galvin completed a Bachelor of Music Education at Trinity College Dublin in 2023, studying harp with Clíona Doris at TU Dublin Conservatoire. She performs regularly as a harpist, including with the TU Dublin Harp Ensemble. Aoibheann has experience teaching music, including... Read More →
avatar for Divya Jayam

Divya Jayam

AHS Young Composers Project
Divya is an 11th grader from Long Island, New York. She has been playing the harp for the last 4 years. She enjoys composing music just as much as playing the harp. She takes pleasure in performing with Orchestra Long Island (OLI) and is the harpist of her school. Her passion for... Read More →
avatar for Jay Lamb

Jay Lamb

AHS Young Composers Project
Jay Lamb is eleven years old, and he has been playing music since he was two years old. He plays both harp and piano, and enjoys composing pieces for both instruments. Aside from music, Jay loves building with Legos, reading encyclopedias and other long books, hiking, gardening, and cooking... Read More →
avatar for Ella Lamb

Ella Lamb

United States, AHS Young Composers Project
Ella Lamb is eight years old, and she began playing harp when she was two years old. She also plays piano and flute. Ella wants to be a professional ballerina and has studied ballet since she was 17 months old. Along with music and ballet, she enjoys building with Legos, playing with... Read More →
avatar for Ellie Lau

Ellie Lau

AHS Young Composers Project
Ellie is 15 and began playing the harp at age 8 in Hong Kong. After moving to Vancouver,Canada, she now studies with Rosanna Chiu at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Ellie performed as harpist for United Players’“Christmas in Wales” in 2023. She won first place with scholarships... Read More →
avatar for Paul Nicolaou

Paul Nicolaou

AHS Young Composers Project
“Rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s most exciting young artists” (ABC Classic), Paul Nicolaou is a harpist-composer based in Sydney, Australia. An Honours graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Paul studied under internationally celebrated harpist Alice Giles... Read More →
avatar for Renée Qin

Renée Qin

AHS Young Composers Project
Renée Qin is a harpist-composer bridging classical tradition and emerging technologies. She holds a B.A. in Music and Economics from Stanford, an Artist Diploma from OAcademy, and is pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford. A 2025 Orchestra of the Americas fellow... Read More →
avatar for Elysha Vorstenbosch

Elysha Vorstenbosch

Huron Harp School, AHS Young Composers Project
Elysha Vorstenbosch is a harp player, composer, and improviser living in Perth County, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University where she studied lever harp, composition, and improvisation. Elysha performs frequently as a soloist all around Southern... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 14:00 - 16:00 EDT
Willow Willow West + Willow Centre
  Masterclass, Composition

15:00 EDT

Spanish Reflections II
Saturday August 1, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 EDT
Grand Ballroom
Concert featuring works arranged by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood Rollo from the Spanish Music collections that have expanded harp repertoire worldwide. 
Moderators
avatar for Cliona Doris

Cliona Doris

Tu Dublin Conservatoire
Clíona Doris is a Professor at TU Dublin Conservatoire where she lectures in harp, performance studies, and artistic research. She is a member of Ireland’s National Concert Hall Board and the WHC Board of Directors and Corporation. She was the Host Committee Chair when Ireland... Read More →
Presenters
avatar for Jaymee Haefner

Jaymee Haefner

International Harp Archives & UNT Harp Beats
Jaymee Haefner (DM, MM, BM), is the University Distinguished Research Professor of Harp and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. She has premiered works by composers Libby Larsen, Paul Patterson, and Gary Schocker; taught masterclasses in the... Read More →
avatar for Baltazar Juárez

Baltazar Juárez

Baltazar Juarez Davila is the Principal Harp of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico and Founder and Artistic Director of the Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival. He´s invited as a concert artist and to give Masterclasses in different parts of the world. As a... Read More →
avatar for Anabel Gutierrez Orraca

Anabel Gutierrez Orraca

Cuban Harp Music Inc
Anabel Guitérrez Orraca founded the Asociación Latinoamericana del Arpa in 2021, to expand access to education for harpists across Latin America. She holds advanced degrees from McGill University in Montreal; the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance from the Indiana University... Read More →
avatar for Nadia Pessoa

Nadia Pessoa

Nadia Pessoa resides in Washington, D.C., where she performs as a guest musician for the Baltimore Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, the American Pops, and at the Kennedy Center. She earned her B.M. and Performer Diploma at Indiana University, and has won awards from the National Society... Read More →
avatar for Florence Sitruk

Florence Sitruk

Florence Sitruk has been a professor of harp at the universities of Vilnius, Geneva, Krakow, Tokyo Tech, and more recently at Indiana University, Bloomington (2017-2020) following Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald. With Susann McDonald, Florence created the USA-Israel exchange... Read More →
avatar for Elzbieta (Ela) Szmyt

Elzbieta (Ela) Szmyt

Elzbieta Szmyt is Professor of Music and Chair of the Harp Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A native of Poland, she has given master classes, judged competitions and performed recitals in Europe, Canada, Asia, and the United States. She has been a featured... Read More →
avatar for Naoko Yoshino

Naoko Yoshino

London-born Japanese harpist Naoko Yoshino started her solo career after winning First Prize at the Ninth International Harp Contest in Israel, in 1985. Her solo engagements with the world’s top orchestras have included the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra... Read More →

Saturday August 1, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
  Performance, Solo Harp

15:00 EDT

Vivid Storytelling: A Rose for Harp, Stasa Mirkovic Grujic: Orpheus, Love, Loss & Myth, Joost Willemze
Saturday August 1, 2026 15:00 - 16:15 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom

Stasa Mirkovic Grujic: A vivid journey through Serbian solo harp music, from royal origins to today,  featuring tradition, humor, and spirit, including virtuosic Oro and the world premiere of A Rose for Harp.

Joost Willemze: The story of Orpheus unfolds on harp, blending traditional repertoire and new works to explore love, loss, and the timeless force of myth.

Presenters
avatar for Staša Mirković Grujić

Staša Mirković Grujić

Stasa Mirkovic Grujic, the first Serbian member of the World Harp Congress Board of Directors, is a distinguished professor at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad and Artistic Director of the International Competition “Petar Konjovic.” An acclaimed soloist with leading regional orchestras... Read More →
avatar for Johannes Willemze

Johannes Willemze

Joost Willemze was awarded first prize in the Princess Christina Competition in The Hague, at age sixteen. Subsequent competition success include the International Harp Competition in Porto, the Italian competition ‘Suoni d'Arpa, the Dutch Classical Talent Award, where the jury praised his pla... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 15:00 - 16:15 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
  Performance, New Music

15:45 EDT

Urban Youth Harp Ensemble
Saturday August 1, 2026 15:45 - 16:15 EDT
Open Stage, Vide Lobby
The Urban Youth Harp Ensemble Presents a three part program, Journeys in Space, Time, & Spirit, of music from contemporary under-represented composers Jennifer Betzer, Connor Chee, Maurice Draughn, Cindy Horstman, Molly O'Roark, and Brandee Younger.
Presenters
avatar for Jennifer Betzer

Jennifer Betzer

Jennifer Betzer is Instructor for the Urban Youth (Atlanta, GA) Harp Ensemble, and on the faculty of Oglethorpe University. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in harp from the University of North Texas, where her dissertation was on 20th Century harpist Dorothy Ashby. Jennifer... Read More →
Ensembles
avatar for Urban Youth Harp Ensemble

Urban Youth Harp Ensemble

The Urban Youth Harp Ensemble delivers quality musical instruction on the harp, developing music reading skills and musicianship in students across Atlanta, Georgia, at no cost to the students. The 501c3 non-profit organization was founded in 2000 and currently serves over 90 students... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 15:45 - 16:15 EDT
Open Stage, Vide Lobby
  Performance, Harp Ensemble

15:45 EDT

21st Century Australian Female Composers
Saturday August 1, 2026 15:45 - 16:30 EDT
Grand East
A program of works by living Australian composers Lisa Cheney, Mary Doumany, Natalia Mann & Katia Mestrovic,  including prepared harp, solos and trios with Ariel Sol and Paul Nicolaou. The works are inspired by the Yoruba religion, spiders, the ‘dirty-beautiful,’ the Earth’s vibrations, and Greek modes and rhythms.
Presenters
avatar for katia mestrovic

katia mestrovic

Katia hopes to show audiences the versatility and power of the harp - through performing modern classical repertoire, her own compositions, commissions and arrangements. She was mentored in Sydney (Australia) by virtuoso Alice Giles AM. Some accolades include, performing as a Semifinalist... Read More →
avatar for Ariel Sol

Ariel Sol

Ariel Sol pioneers the future of sound as an LA-based composer, harpist, and interactive media designer. Hailing from Chicago, he is passionate about bridging disciplines to foster community. From cinematic pop to virtual reality soundscapes- storytelling, identity, and empowerment... Read More →
avatar for Paul Nicolaou

Paul Nicolaou

AHS Young Composers Project
“Rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s most exciting young artists” (ABC Classic), Paul Nicolaou is a harpist-composer based in Sydney, Australia. An Honours graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Paul studied under internationally celebrated harpist Alice Giles... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 15:45 - 16:30 EDT
Grand East
  Performance, Solo Harp

16:30 EDT

Judy Loman: masterclass
Saturday August 1, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 EDT
Grand Ballroom

Presenters
avatar for Judy Loman

Judy Loman

A prominent soloist and teacher, Judy Loman studied with Carlos Salzedo at the Curtis Institute of Music. She received Canada’s Juno Award, the Canada Council’s Grand Prix du disque Canadien, and in 2015 was appointed to the Order of Canada. Judy Loman served as principal harpist... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
  Masterclass

20:00 EDT

Chamber Music Concert
Saturday August 1, 2026 20:00 - 21:30 EDT
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Claudia Lamanna, CPE Bach, Maurice Ravel, & Theodore Dubois

Emmanuel Ceysson: Chamber Music of Marcel Tournier
Presenters
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 →
avatar for Claudia Lamanna

Claudia Lamanna

Multi-award-winning harpist Claudia Lamanna is the First Prize Winner at The International Harp Contest in Israel 2022. As soloist, she has performed in prestigious Festivals and venues worldwide, from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, from Oslo to Cairo. She released two albums and took part in multidisciplinary projects, like TE... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 20:00 - 21:30 EDT
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 73 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON M5J 1W9, Canada
  Concert, Chamber Music

22:00 EDT

Harp Revolution
Saturday August 1, 2026 22:00 - 22:30 EDT
Grand Ballroom
Harp Revolution redefines harp performance with percussive techniques, cross-genre compositions, and captivating stage energy.
Presenters
avatar for Adriano Sangineto

Adriano Sangineto

Adriano Sangineto is an acclaimed Italian harpist and composer, internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to the contemporary lever harp scene. His dynamic stage presence and genre-defying compositions have brought his music to audiences worldwide — from Europe... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 22:00 - 22:30 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
  Performance, Contemporary Styles
 

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