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Saturday, August 1
 

09:00 EDT

Echoes of the Çeng: A Postmigrant Dialogue
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
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
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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

11:30 EDT

Powerful Imagery, With and Without Words
Saturday August 1, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 EDT
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.
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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

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

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

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 →
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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
 
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