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Monday, August 3
 

07:00 EDT

Mind, Body, and Harp
Monday August 3, 2026 07:00 - 08:20 EDT
An interactive session designed to learn about different strategies of yoga and meditation to support your harp and performance skills.

Presenters
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Abigail Kent

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Abigail Kent is the principal harpist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, has established a reputation as one of today’s most compelling artists. Known for their thoughtfully curated recital programs and impactful concerto appearances, Kent’s artistry is marked by a distinct... Read More →
Monday August 3, 2026 07:00 - 08:20 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom

09:00 EDT

Duo Minuit: The Poulenc Sonata for Cello and Piano - A New Harp Transcription
Monday August 3, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Noelia Cotuna Rizea & Anouchka Hack present a transcription of Francis Poulenc's Sonata for cello and piano, created for the harp. An analysis of techniques used in adapting this masterpiece to the harp, and a performance of the original arrangement are included in this presentation. 
Presenters
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Anouchka Hack

Cello, Duo Minuit
Cellist Anouchka Hack is the 2025 winner of the Beethoven ring, awarded by the Bürger für Beethoven (Citizens for Beethoven) association. She received the Special Prize of the German Foundation for Musical Life at the German Music Competition 2023; the Leyda Ungerer Music Prize... Read More →
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Noelia Cotuna Rizea

Noelia Cotuna is Principal Harpist of Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana at Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain. She is a prize winner of several competitions, including the USA International Harp Competition. She has studied in Spain, England and Germany underAna Martínez, Gabriella... Read More →
Ensembles
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Duo Minuit

Duo Minuit, cellist Anouchka Hack and harpist Noelia Cotuna are both award-winning, renowned soloists of their respective instruments, and finalists at the 2023 edition of the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb. After winning special prizes for their performances in the competition, they began... Read More →
Monday August 3, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom

10:30 EDT

Land & Sky: Original works for harp, voice & electronics, and harp & guitar
Monday August 3, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 EDT
Lullabies for the Land (Eleanor Turner): Eleanor uses the language of lullabies as a backdrop to self-expression and a telling of her own truth, blending Arabic, Indian and Western musical traditions.

Southern Skies: New Australian Works for Harp and Guitar (Emily Granger & Andrew Blanch)
Presenters
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Andrew Blanch

Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Guitarist Andrew Blanch is an associate artist of the Bowerbird Collective, Vice-President of the Classical Guitar Society Sydney and a founding member and co-artistic director of the Australian Guitar Quartet. With harpist Emily Granger, Blanch collaborated on a new album described... Read More →
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Emily Granger

Chicago Harp Quartet
Praised for her “impressive virtuosity and eye-opening versatility" by Limelight Magazine, harpist Emily Granger is Principal Harp with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, on the faculty at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and a member of Ensemble Q. She has performed  as guest Principal Harp with orchestras in Australia and the U.S. She is a graduate of Indiana University's Jacobs School... Read More →
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Eleanor Turner

Eleanor Turner is a harpist and composer who creates intriguing and meaningful live experiences as a solo and chamber musician, in acoustic and electric performances. Eleanor’s western classical technique informs, but does not inhibit, her musical choices as she carves a unique... Read More →
Monday August 3, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
 
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