Name: Susann McDonald's Gifts to Youth
Start: 2026-07-29T17:15:00-0400
End: 2026-07-29T18:00:00-0400

Wednesday July 29, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 EDT

Concert featuring works by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood Rollo from the Harp Solos: Graded Recital Pieces and Haiku for the Harp that generations of young harpists have enjoyed worldwide.

Moderators

Isabel Moreton

Editor, World Harp Congress Review

Isabel Moretón studied harp at the internationally renown Schools of Music of Hanover (Germany) and Bloomington (Indiana University, USA).. She works as a professional harpist in Hanover, Germany, giving regular solo and chamber concerts and concerts for harp and orchestra, nationwide... Read More →

Linda Wood Rollo

Linda Wood Rollo has taught on the faculties of Indiana University, San Francisco State University, Dominican College and the Ursuline School of Music and Drama. Her honors include the World Harp Congress Award of Recognition, American Harp Society Lifetime Achievement... Read More →

Presenters

Camille Frye

Camille Frye is a harpist and pianist of over a decade who is committed to breaking barriers in classical music. She works to ensure talent is never defined by zip code, access, or stereotypes. A three-year member of the Urban Youth Ensemble, she served as principal harpist for the... Read More →

Zeynep Duru Güleç

The Turkish Harp

Born in 2008, Zeynep Duru Güleç started harp education with Şirin Pancaroğlu. She received; 1st Prize and "Best Performed Obligated Piece" at 14th Italy Suoni d'Arpa International Harp Contest. Gold Medal and “Best Performed Obligated Composition” at 6th Slovenian International... Read More →

Alice Han

Alice Han is a 12 year old young musician with a deep passion for both harp and piano. Alice was the provincial winner in the 2025 Canadian Music Competition. In 2023, Alice was selected as Young Composers at the AHS Summer Institute, where she further developed her creativity... Read More →

Grace Han

AHS Chapter Ambassador

Grace Han is a 15 years old harpist who adores music and sports, she is a senior level figure skater and a musician who plays several instruments. She enjoys sharing her love of music with the community. In her spare time, Grace likes to create skating programs with her own... Read More →

Ziling Huang

Juliana Ziling Huang was born in 2011 in Guangzhou, China. Her earliest musical training was with her mother, a pianist and the director of the International Department at the School of Music, South China Normal University. Juliana started professional piano training at 3 and harp... Read More →

Hara Lim

Hara Lim is a vibrant South Korean harpist in the 10th grade. Since starting in the 5th grade, she has shown exceptional artistic evolution, winning first prize in her age category at the 2025 Suoni d'Arpa International Harp Contest and the 2026 International Competition of... Read More →

Amber Nelms

Amber Nelms is an in-coming freshman at Vanderbilt University and harpist with the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble. She studies under Elisabeth Remy Johnson and serves as a teaching assistant for Urban Youth’s afterschool harp program. Amber was selected principal harpist for... Read More →

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 →

Wednesday July 29, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 EDT
Grand East

Performance, Solo Harp

One Harp World