Name: In Memoriam: Daphne Boden 🍁
Start: 2026-07-31T14:30:00-0400
End: 2026-07-31T15:15:00-0400

Friday July 31, 2026 14:30 - 15:15 EDT

Tribute to Daphne Boden (1942 – 2025).
Daphne Boden served on the Corporation and Board of Directors of the World Harp Congress from 2002-2025. For many Congresses (until 2014) she managed the Focus on Youth program.

Itheia Bong & Natalie Lee, Singapore
Deborah Henson-Conant (1953) - Baroque Flamenco (1994)
Meredith Hau, UK
Pearl Chertock (1918-1981) - Around the Clock Suite: Ten past two, Beige Nocturne, Harpicide at Midnight, The morning after
Viktoria Smetana, Ukraine
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) - Le Grand Tango (1988) with Armand Morelli, violoncello
Momoko Komori, Japan
Albert Zabel (1834-1910) - Fantasie on a Theme from Gounod’s opera Faust

Yi Wei Ng & Chew Yi, Singapore
Caroline Lizotte (1969) - Stellae Saltantem (harp duo)

Moderators

Ernestine Stoop

Ernestine Stoop studied with Edward Witsenburg in Amsterdam. She then studied for two years with the legendary harpist Pierre Jamet. She is harp-professor at the Royal College of Music in the Hague. She initiated the 3rd and 5th European Harp Symposia (1995 and 2001) in Amsterdam... Read More →

Presenters

Itheia Bong

Itheia Bong, who has recently turned 8, absolutely loves music. Under the tutelage of Ms Katryna Tan and Ms Cheryl Tan of Rave Harps, Itheia started performing on the harp at age 4. Itheia’s harp journey has taken her to Germany for solo, ensemble, and orchestra performances, and... Read More →

Meredith Hau

UK-based harpist Meredith Hau studies with Gabriella Dall’Olio, and is a music scholar at Godolphin & Latymer School in London. Meredith achieved distinctions in ABRSM Grade 8 harp and piano at age 10, was harpist with the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain for four... Read More →

Viktoria Smetana

Focus on Youth

Viktoria Smetana is a versatile harpist with a passion for exploring a wide range of styles and genres. She began studying the harp at the age of seven in Kharkiv, Ukraine, under the guidance of Larisa Klievtsova. Since then, she has been recognized as a laureate of numerous Ukrainian... Read More →

Momoko Komori

Momoko Komori attended the Toho Gakuen Music High School and Toho Gakuen College, studying with Kazuko Shinozaki, Ayako Shinozaki, and Mieko Inoue. Currently she studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music with Isabelle Perrin. Momoko is the recipient of multiple awards including from... Read More →

Ng Yi Wei

Focus on Youth

Ng Yi Wei was born and raised in Penang, Malaysia, and migrated to Singapore at 13, where she is a year 12 student in an international school. Her parents instilled an early interest in music, and her harp lessons, beginning at the age of 6, under Rave Harps Academy. Ng Yi chose the... Read More →

Armand Morelli di Popolo

Cello, Focus on Youth

Cellist Armand Morelli di Popolo is completing the Bachelor of Music degree this year at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Since 2023, Armand has participated in the orchestra academy of the Jong Metropole Orkest in the Netherlands, and in 2024 as solo cellist. Armand participates in projects... Read More →

Friday July 31, 2026 14:30 - 15:15 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

Performance, Focus on Youth

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