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Saturday, August 1
 

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
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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
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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

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
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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

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 →
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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

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
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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

16:30 EDT

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

Presenters
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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

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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