One Harp World: Full Schedule

20:00 EDT

Gala Opening Concert: Canadian Music and Musicians 🍁🪐👩‍🍳

Tuesday July 28, 2026 20:00 - 22:30 EDT

Master of Ceremonies, Tom Allen (CBC) with harpists Lori Gemmell, Erica Goodman, Renee Qui, Angela Schwarzkopf, Jennifer Swartz, Kristan Toczko, Sharlene Wallace, Noel Wan and Joy Yeh, with collaborating musicians performing music by Canadian composers Alexina Louie, Andrew P MacDonald, Caroline Lizotte, Marjan Mozetich, Kevin Lau, Renee Qin, Sharlene Wallace, & Kristan Toczko!
Reception following in the Grand Ballroom Lobby. 👩‍🍳🍷

Moderators

Tom Allen

Tom Allen is a Canadian public radio broadcaster, concert host, trombonist, and author. He has hosted classical and popular music programming on CBC Music since 1991. Allen works as a concert host and a creative consultant for symphony orchestras, has published three books of autobiographical... Read More →

Presenters

Angela Schwarzkopf

Angela Schwarzkopf concertizes throughout North America as soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. She is the guest principal harpist of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa, and principal harpist with the London, Ontario, Symphonia. Angela is the first harpist to earn the... Read More →

Kaili Maimets

Flute, Topaz Duo

Canadian flutist Kaili Maimets is in demand as an orchestral performer, chamber musician, and soloist. She regularly performs with the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada (NACO) and has held positions as Second Flute & Piccolo of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (2016-2018), and... Read More →

Danielle Nutting

Flute

Dani Nutting brings her insightful and creative mind to a multi-hyphenate career: she is an award-winning flutist, ethnographer of Bulgarian flute culture, founder of The Collective, and certified Alexander Technique teacher. Her research has been funded by Fulbright and other grants... Read More →

Erica Goodman

American Harp Society

A native of Toronto, Canada, Juno award-winning harpist Erica Goodman received her training in Toronto, Interlochen MI and at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She has appeared world-wide as a recitalist and chamber musician and is also a charter member of Toronto's New... Read More →

Joy Yeh

Joy Yeh (B.Mus. UBC, M.Mus. Yale, D.Mus. Indiana) is Professor and Chair of the Harp Division at the Vancouver Academy of Music, which, under her visionary leadership, has grown into one of the largest of its kind in North America. She is also a distinguished adjudicator at international... Read More →

Jennifer Swartz

Harpist Jennifer Swartz holds two of the most distinguished posts in her field in Canada, as principal harp for l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and as head of the Harp Program at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University. In addition to her OSM schedule and teaching... Read More →

Kristan Toczko

@HarpistKT 🤘😎

Kristan Toczko (@HarpistKT) is one of the most widely seen classical musicians in the world. With over 4 million followers, her harp performances reach hundreds of millions globally. Her music has charted on Billboard, she has won major competitions, performed at Carnegie Hall, and... Read More →

Lori Gemmell

Lori Gemmel is principal harpist with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and teaches at Wilfrid Laurier University and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. She tours Canada with her husband Tom Allen, presenting Chamber Musicals they create together combining music, history and storytelling... Read More →

Noël Wan

Curtis Institute of Music & Florida State University

Lauded as “not [a harpist] to be slept on” (The Globe and Mail), Noël Wan commands a remarkably fresh creative voice, bridging charismatic artistry and intellect in her work as a solo harpist and interdisciplinary scholar. She is the 2022 Gold Medalist of USA International Harp... Read More →

Renée Qin

Renée Qin is a harpist-composer bridging classical tradition and emerging technologies. She holds a B.A. in Music and Economics from Stanford, an Artist Diploma from OAcademy, and is pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford. A 2025 Orchestra of the Americas fellow... Read More →

Sharlene Wallace

Sharlene Wallace is a Canadian lever and pedal harpist, composer, educator and visual explorer. Winner of two international lever harp competitions, she has given concerts and workshops across Canada, the United States and Europe. Sharlene has released nine albums, including two electronic... Read More →

George Koller

Double Bass

George Koller is a bassist, producer, composer, multi- instrumentalist and promoter and label owner: ZSAN Records (the zenith of science art and nature). In a wildly diverse and expansive career, he has performer/bassist/ credits on
over 1600 albums in various genres and producer credits on 250 albums. George was awarded the HMV "fresh blood" grand prize, for his first solo album and was voted 2007 National Jazz Awards “Bassist of the Year... Read More →

Chris James

Flute

A native of Toronto, holds the solo piccolo position in the Montreal Symphony. He has appeared with the Toronto, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Nashville Symphonies and as a soloist with various orchestras in repertoire ranging from CPE Bach and Vivaldi to Schnittke and Boulez. He has been... Read More →

Ensembles

Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan

The Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan was founded in 1987 and is Canada’s first and longest-running gamelan ensemble. The ECCG commissions, premieres, tours, and records music for the bronze gongs and bamboo flutes of the West-Javanese gamelan degung. The ECGG has recorded tw... Read More →

Venuti String Quartet

“Captivating… Breathtaking tour de force… plays with joie de vivre!” raves The WholeNote. The Venuti String Quartet brings together four of Toronto’s most sought-after musicians, performing regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, National... Read More →

Tuesday July 28, 2026 20:00 - 22:30 EDT
Grand Ballroom

Concert, Canadian Music & Musicians

19:15 EDT

Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble

Wednesday July 29, 2026 19:15 - 19:45 EDT

Metropolitan United Church

A selection of Irish traditional and newly composed airs and dance tunes arranged for harp ensemble, directed by Gráinne Hambly.

Presenters

Grainne Hambly

Director, Music Generation Mayo

Gráinne Hambly is an internationally recognised exponent of the Irish harp. She holds the Master of Music degree in Musicology from Queen’s University Belfast, and the Graduate Diploma in Education (Music) from the University of Limerick. Her main research topic was folk music... Read More →

Ensembles

Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble

Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble is made up of young musicians aged 10-18 years hailing from all parts of County Mayo Ireland, directed by acclaimed musicians Gráinne Hambly and William Jackson. Recent performances include annual Harp Day performances at Foxford Traditional Weekend,An... Read More →

Wednesday July 29, 2026 19:15 - 19:45 EDT
Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5C 2Z3, Canada

Concert, Harp Ensemble

20:00 EDT

Chamber Orchestra Concerto Night

Wednesday July 29, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT

Metropolitan United Church

Saucerful of Memories, Concerto for harp solo, string orchestra & French horn obbligato (2023), Gilad Cohen. Performed by Sivan Magen.

A new jazz fusion work for amplified harp, bass, and drums and chamber orchestra composed by Ben Creighton Griffiths and performed by Chube; Ben Creighton Griffiths, electric harp and keys, Ashley John Long, bass, and Jon Bradford-Jones on drums.

Petite Symphonie Concertante, by Frank Martin, for harp, harpsichord, piano, and 2 string orchestras. Anne-Sophie Bertrand, harp, Jonathon Oldengarm, harpsichord.

Concertante for Violin and Harp, No. 1 in G minor, Louis Spohr. Naoko Yoshino, harp, Mayumi Seiler, violin.

The music for this performance is funded by the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund in cooperation with the Toronto Musicians’ Association, Local 149 AFM.

Presenters

Evan Mitchellevanmitchell.ca

Kingston (Ontario) Symphony

Kingston (Ontario) Symphony Music Director, Evan Mitchell is one of Canada’s most innovative and imaginative conductors, an artist equally at home conducting symphonic masterworks, opera, contemporary music, and films live in concert. He has been consistently acclaimed for curating... Read More →

Jon Bradford-Jones

Drums, Chube

Jon Bradford-Jones is a professional drummer and percussionist based in South Wales, UK, with extensive experience across live performance, theatre, studio recording, and touring productions. A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Jon has performed internationally... Read More →

Ben Creighton Griffiths

Benjamin Creighton Griffiths is a harpist and bandleader based in Wales. He made his International debut at the 2004 1er Concours International de Harpe in Nantes, France where, aged 7, he came second in the U18 division. In 2006 he won the U13 Division of the Wales International... Read More →

Elizabeth Hainen

USA International Harp Competition

Hailed by the Washington Post for her “unusual presence with silky transparency,” Elizabeth Hainen has thrilled audiences throughout the world as a virtuoso soloist and as Principal Harp of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Hainen is the Artistic Director for the USA International Harp... Read More →

Ashley John Long

Bass, Chube

Ashley John Long is a virtuoso double bassist and composer active in a diverse range of musical idioms. His work as a soloist includes premieres of numerous new works for solo bass. He participated in the 2018-2019 London Philharmonic Orchestra young composers scheme culminating in... Read More →

Sivan Magen

Sivan Magen has appeared as a recitalist and as a soloist with orchestras worldwide, in venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Sydney Opera House and the Vienna Konzerthaus, and with orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic, the Saint-Paul Chamber Orchestra and the... Read More →

Jonathan Oldengarm

Harpsichord

Jonathan is Minister of Music and Organist at Toronto’s Metropolitan United Church, where he oversees an extensive musical programme that includes multiple ensembles, two concert series, and numerous annual musical service highlights. He holds degrees in organ and harpsichord performance... Read More →

Mayumi Seiler

Violin

Mayumi Seiler is an internationally celebrated violinist known for concerto, recital, and chamber performances worldwide. She has appeared at venues including Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall for The Proms, performing with leading orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic... Read More →

Arnan Wiesel

Piano

Pianist Arnan Wiesel has appeared as solo and chamber musician in Australia, USA, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Israel. Performances include concertos with the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and recitals... Read More →

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 →

Wednesday July 29, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT
Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5C 2Z3, Canada

Concert, Concerto

20:00 EDT

Gala Tribute Celebration for Judy Loman 🍁👩‍🍳

Thursday July 30, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT

Grand Ballroom

Come celebrate the exceptional musical life of iconic harpist Judy Loman. Reception following in the Grand Ballroom Lobby. 👩‍🍳

Moderators

Kathleen Kajioka

Kathleen Kajioka maintains a varied career, moving easily between the concert stage and the broadcast booth. She is violist with the acclaimed Baroque chamber group Ensemble Masques, and has performed with all of Toronto’s venerable classical music institutions, from Tafelmusik... Read More →

Presenters

Sanya Eng

PhoeNX Ensemble

Sanya Eng is one of Canada’s most sought-after harpists, equally celebrated as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. She has been described as “an outstanding musical talent” by the Jerusalem Post; “remarkably polished” by the Globe and Mail, Toronto, and “dazzling... Read More →

Mariko Anraku

Mariko Anraku is the Associate Principal Harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and the Pacific Music Festival. She has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras in Austria, Canada, Israel and Japan and with chamber music... Read More →

Joseph Glaser

Canadian Music Centre

As both a composer and arts administrator Joseph Glaser’s interests lie in making Canadian contemporary music broadly accessible to the public. He joined CMC Canada, eventually becoming the Coordinator of Music Services and Events. He became the Director of the Ontario... Read More →

Julia Seager-Scott

Born and raised in Toronto, Julia Seager-Scott has had the privilege of leading a multi-harp, multi-genre freelance career. Starting at age 8 on the lever harp, Julia switched to concert grand pedal harp at age 12, studying with Judy Loman. Now in her 50s Julia also plays baroque... Read More →

Alanna Ellison

Ontario Harp Society

Alanna Ellison is a versatile harpist recognized for expressive, sensitive performances across Canada. She studied with Judy Loman at the University of Toronto and Jennifer Swartz at McGill University, following early mentorship from Sharlene Wallace and Marie Lorcini. Alongside performing... Read More →

Lori Gemmell

Amahl Arulanandam

Cello, Venuti String Quartet

Amahl Arulanandam is a versatile cellist equally at home in baroque and metal. Performs with Soundstreams, Esprit Orchestra, and New Music Concerts, and is a founding member of VC2 Cello Duo. Amahl is a specialist in extended technique and new music.

Drew Jurecka

Violin, Venuti String Quartet

Originally trained as a classical violinist, Drew Jurecka earned his degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music before returning to Toronto to play with the legendary guitarist Jeff Healey. A musician of extraordinary range, Drew Jurecka has won a Grammy award as a producer, records... Read More →

Rebekah Wolkstein

Violin, Venuti String Quartet

Rebekah Wolkstein is a passionate chamber musician and a multi-award winning creative force in the Canadian music scene — a violinist, vocalist, songwriter, and composer. She serves as first violinist of the Venuti String Quartet, and has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra... Read More →

Phoebe Powell

Canadian harpist Phoebe Powell has been Principal Harpist of the Sarasota Orchestra since 2023, previously holding the same position with the New World Symphony (2020–2023). She has performed with the Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, and appears regularly at the Sun V... Read More →

Angela Schwarzkopf

Kaili Maimets

Flute, Topaz Duo

Julie Umbrico

Julie Umbrico began lessons with her mother, harpist Judy Loman‚ and continued with Alice Chalifoux at the Salzedo Harp School, and Marilyn Costello at the Curtis Institute of Music. Julie has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in ensembles across Canada including the O... Read More →

Sharlene Wallace

Hope Wilk

Originally from New York; Hope Wilk has performed with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Syracuse Symphony, and the Chautauqua Symphony. She participated in the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and... Read More →

Charlene Chin

Seattle native, Charlene Chin currently serves as the Principal Harpist for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. She began her Canadian journey studying at the Glenn Gould School of Music with acclaimed harpist, Judy Loman and Heidi Bearcroft. Her studies continued at the Indiana University... Read More →

Clara Wang

Praised as a "beautiful artist with unlimited potential" (Yolanda Kondonassis), Clara Wang serves as the Principal Harp of the National Ballet of Canada. Clara can also be seen performing with numerous groups around Toronto, including the Canadian Opera Company and Toronto Symphony... Read More →

Ensembles

Topaz Duo

Angela Schwarkopf and Kaili Maimets first performed together in 2008. They officially formed their duo in 2010 and have been performing throughout Ontario ever since. Kaili and Angela bring a commitment to a high, professional level of musical interpretation, and a varied repertoire... Read More →

Venuti String Quartet

Thursday July 30, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT
Grand Ballroom

Concert

11:30 EDT

Sylvain Blassel

Friday July 31, 2026 11:30 - 12:30 EDT

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

An all Beethoven program, masterfully realized for the harp.

Presenters

Sylvain Blassel

Keen to expand the repertoire available to him as a harpist, Sylvain Blassel has come to specialise in the virtuoso adaptation of music hitherto undreamt-of on the harp. He performs not simply transcriptions of digestible solos, but giants of the piano and orchestra repertoire. These... Read More →

Friday July 31, 2026 11:30 - 12:30 EDT
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 73 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON M5J 1W9, Canada

Concert, Solo Harp

14:30 EDT

International Transformations 🍁

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

Grand East

Italy in Edinburgh (Julia Seager Scott & Alison Melville): In the mid-1600's, Italy was all the rage. Other countries adopted their artistic tastes and this led to some interesting developments, especially in music. We explore this topic with our instruments: harp and wooden flutes and recorders. Listen for some Vivaldi appearing in a Scottish folk tune!

Obras latinoamericanas para arpa (Latin American works for Harp) (Juan Riveros): A showcase program of diverse works highlighting the aesthetics of Alba Quintanilla, Arturo Márquez, Mario Ruiz Armengol, and María Suárez.

Presenters

Julia Seager-Scott

Alison Melville

Flute, recorder

Alison Melville’s career as a performer on historical flutes and recorders has taken her across North America, Scandinavia, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. She performs with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, is a former member of Toronto Consort and Ensemble Polaris, and was Artistic... Read More →

Juan Riveros

Michigan State University

Juan Riveros serves as the AHS Diversity Coordinator and the IDEA Committee (Co-Chair). Riveros is currently the Associate Professor of Harp at Michigan State University, and Principal Harpist of the Flint Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Opera.

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

Concert, Lecture Recital

20:00 EDT

Concerto Night with Full Orchestra 🍁🪐

Friday July 31, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT

Metropolitan United Church

Joana Daunytė and cellist Peter Eom perform Lithuanian composer Jonas Jurkūnas, On Being for solo harp and solo violoncello. The iconic Judy Loman performs Kelly Marie Murphy's powerful concerto, And Then At Night I Paint the Stars, commissioned by the CBC in 2002 to mark Judy's retirement from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Caroline Lizotte & Etienne Ratthe perform Lizotte's Concerto Techno. Isabelle Moretti performs Gabriel Pierne's harmonically rich and evocative Concertstucke Op. 39, for harp and orchestra.
The music for this performance is funded by the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund in cooperation with the Toronto Musicians’ Association, Local 149 AFM.

Presenters

Sylvain Blassel

Joana Daunytė

Soloist, Všį Arfos Menas

Dr. Joana Daunytė is harpist of the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Associate Professor of Harp Performance at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and director of Arfos menas (Harp Art), an organization dedicated to performance, education, and new repertoire. A soloist... Read More →

Peter Eom

Cello

Peter Eom is the cellist of the Rolston String Quartet, first prize winner of the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition and heralded as “one of the very best in a quartet-rich age” and the cellist of the genre-defying experimental music collective The Happenstancers... Read More →

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 →

Caroline Lizotte

Featured Composer

Caroline Lizotte is the Composer-in-Residence for One Harp World. She is a Québécoise harpist and award-winning composer whose works have become pillars of the contemporary harp repertoire. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, her music – distributed through les... Read More →

Isabelle Moretti

Camac Harps

Isabelle Moretti is an iconic figure in today’s harp world, captivating audiences worldwide with her charisma and powerful yet refined playing. A highly respected teacher, she shares her passion through international masterclasses and teaches at the Conservatoire National Supérieur... Read More →

Étienne Ratthé

les éditions Calyane

Étienne Ratthé is a multi-instrumentalist and a live electronic act musician who recorded and toured with many French Canadian pop singers. As the music director of Québec Issime, a production company whose shows were seen by more than a million spectators, he leads his... Read More →

Friday July 31, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT
Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5C 2Z3, Canada

Concert, Concerto

20:00 EDT

Chamber Music Concert

Saturday August 1, 2026 20:00 - 21:30 EDT

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Claudia Lamanna: Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

Emmanuel Ceysson: Chamber Music of Marcel Tournier

Presenters

Emmanuel Ceysson

Laphil

Emmanuel Ceysson is Principal Harp of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and former Principal Harp with the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Paris Opera. He is Associate Artistic Director of the USA International Harp Competition, where he was awarded the Gold Medal in 2004. He received... Read More →

Claudia Lamanna

Multi-award-winning harpist Claudia Lamanna is the First Prize Winner at The International Harp Contest in Israel 2022. As soloist, she has performed in prestigious Festivals and venues worldwide, from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, from Oslo to Cairo. She released two albums and took part in multidisciplinary projects, like TE... Read More →

Amahl Arulanandam

Cello, Venuti String Quartet

Diane Dahyeon Kim

Violin

Diane Dahyeon Kim is a Korean-Canadian violinist based in Toronto. She is a graduate of the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy, the Glenn Gould School, and Gustav Mahler Private University. Diane has performed throughout Asia, Europe, and North America, and currently appears... Read More →

Kaili Maimets

Flute, Topaz Duo

Saturday August 1, 2026 20:00 - 21:30 EDT
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 73 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON M5J 1W9, Canada

Concert, Chamber Music

15:00 EDT

The Ukrainian Harp Festival in Exile Touring Europe

Sunday August 2, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 EDT

Willow

A duo concert and video presentation, highlighting Ukrainian harpists in European exile who have together toured 12 European cities since 2022. We would like to have you take part in the joy, emotions, and bitter moments of this unique initiative.

Presenters

Veronika Lemishenko

Glowing Harp

Veronika Lemishenko is a distinguished Ukrainian harpist with an international career. She is the principal harpist of the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek, a visiting tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and the artistic director of the “Glowing Harp” Competition and... Read More →

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 →

Sunday August 2, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 EDT
Willow Willow West + Willow Centre

Concert, Lecture Recital

16:20 EDT

Cirque des harpes! A Gala Festival Evening of Music, Dance, & Theatre 🍁🪐🍷

Sunday August 2, 2026 16:20 - 16:30 EDT

Grand Ballroom

A freewheeling and eclectic afternoon and evening of unique performers. Come and go as you wish throughout this kaleidoscope of events featuring dance, music, theatre and… some “out of this world” performances!

16.30 Cirque des harpes presents new for 2026, a PLUCK MUSICAL production entitled “PLUCK & PIZZ”, produced by Katryna Tan with Rave Harpers and the RAMP violin ensemble
17.45 Caroline Lizotte with aerialist Anja Marina Habeggar
18.15 Kristan Tozcko & Sarah Veber with a Newfoundland Kitchen Party
19.00 Quartet EVELINE
19.45 Leonard Jacome
20.20 Emily Sanzaro and Radiohead!
21.00 The PhoeNX Ensemble with Little Pear Garden Dance, presenting the Legend of Chang'e, Immortal Goddess of the Moon
21.30 Emmanuel Padilla Holguin
22.00 Kety Fusco!

Cash bar available from 1900 - 2300 in the Grand Ballroom Lobby 🍷

Presenters

Lina Cao

Guzheng, PhoeNX Ensemble

Lina Cao is a Chinese-Canadian guzheng virtuoso, educator, and artistic director based in Toronto. She is the founder of the Toronto Guzheng Ensemble. She has received major awards including China’s Golden Bell Award, the Wenhua Award, and grants from the Canada Council for the... Read More →

Patty Chan

Erhu, PhoeNX Ensemble

Patty Chan is a second-generation Chinese Canadian erhu musician, educator, and author. She is the Concertmaster of the Toronto Chinese Orchestra, Co-founder of PhoeNX Ensemble with harpist Sanya Eng, and the Founder of the Centre for Music Innovations. Patty has premiered... Read More →

Sanya Eng

PhoeNX Ensemble

Kety Fusco

Kety Fusco is an Italian-Swiss harpist and composer internationally recognized for redefining the harp through electronics, sound design, and innovation. She has performed at prestigious venues and festivals worldwide, including the Royal Albert Hall in London, SXSW in Austin, the... Read More →

Eveline Gregoire-Rousseau

ÉVELINE - Éveline Gregoire-Rousseau, harpist and singer of a thousand projects - has an original background spanning a myriad of musical genres. She plans to demystify the harp, taking the less-trodden path of popular music, and creation. We have seen Éveline on stage with The... Read More →

Olivier Guertin

Drums, Quartet ÉVELINE

Olivier Guertin has been active on the Montreal scene since 2015, developing a unique musical language that blends jazz heritage with a contemporary approach. He has collaborated with artists such as Michel Cusson, the Orchestre national de Barbès, Christine Jensen, Richard Séguin... Read More →

Anja Marina Habegger

Anja Luna

Anja Marina Habegger (*1997) is a Swiss harpist and aerialist whose work blends poetic aerial dance, acrobatics, and live music. For her 2022 graduation at École nationale de cirque Montréal, she created the aerial harp performance Lunarpa. Active since 2014 in national and international productio... Read More →

Emmanuel Padilla Holguín

Mexican harpist Emmanuel Padilla Holguín became the first Latin American harpist to win an international harp competition by receiving 1st prize and the Audience Award at the Dutch Harp Competition 2016. He is the first harpist to be part of the prestigious group of soloists “Concertistas... Read More →

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 →

François Jalbert

Guitar, Quartet ÉVELINE

François Jalbert is a Montreal-based guitarist, composer, and producer. Often described as a "chameleon" musician, he enjoys—or at least tries to—navigate a multitude of styles: folk, jazz, progressive rock, electroacoustic, swing, bluegrass, old-time, and even gypsy jazz. He... Read More →

Rémi-Jean LeBlanc

Bass, Quartet ÉVELINE

Montreal based Rémi-Jean LeBlanc has been active on the Canadian music scene since 2005 and has collaborated with an array of musicians in Montreal and in Canada including Yannick Rieu, Jean-Michel Pilc, Marianne Trudel, Steve Amirault, Carol Welsman.. RJ has also toured extensively... Read More →

Caroline Lizotte

Featured Composer

Emily Sanzaro

Emily Sanzaro is a Tasmanian harpist, vocalist, violinist and electronic loop artist known for her innovative, genre blending approach. She creates original compositions, bold arrangements and experimental improvisations. Her annual six week solo residencies at MONA—Australia’s... Read More →

Ryan Scott

Percussion, PhoeNX Ensemble

Canadian percussionist Dr. Ryan Scott has been hailed as “Fierce and delicate…a chameleon-like virtuoso who triumphs over the varied colouristic demands and technical challenges” (Gramophone). Ryan has performed in over 400 world premieres, appears regularly as a guest artist... Read More →

Katryna Tan

Katryna Tan is an award-winning harpist, educator, and arts leader based in Singapore and Malaysia. Recipient of Singapore’s Young Artist Award (2005) and Malaysia’s STM title, she holds a Master of Music in Harp Performance from the University of Michigan. Founder... Read More →

Kristan Toczko

@HarpistKT 🤘😎

Sarah Veber

Sarah Veber balances her time as a classical harpist, music educator, and medical student in her hometown of St. John’s, NL. With a focus on orchestral performance, Sarah toured transcontinentally with various groups before taking on the role of Principal Harpist with the Newfoundland... Read More →

Cindy Yan

Violin, Rave Mosaic Ensemble

Cindy Yan is the Founder & Director of the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival, and a sought after performer and teacher. She has held principal positions in orchestras in New Zealand and Singapore, served on the faculty of the National University of Singapore Symphony... Read More →

Ensembles

Little Pear Garden Dance Company

Little Pear Garden Dance Company is inspired by the rich and diverse tapestry of Chinese dance vocabularies. The Company has created an acclaimed and powerful body of work that encompasses both classical and contemporary productions. Since 2013 the company has toured across Canada... Read More →

PhoeNX Ensemble

PhoeNX Ensemble is a cross-cultural chamber ensemble which blends East Asian and Western instruments. Their vision is to explore, promote, and expand the East/West mixed-musical medium through performances, educational workshops,commissioning, and cross-disciplinary collaboration... Read More →

Quartet EVELINE

ÉVELINE, harpist and singer, is joined by François Jalbert, guitar, Rémi-Jean Leblanc, bass, and Olivier Guertin, drums, performing her second album: “Après la Tempête”, a blend of hard-hitting rock and 1980s synthesizers, with catching melodies and heartfelt lyric... Read More →

RAMP Violin Ensemble

RAMP Violin Ensemble is led by violinist Cindy Yan. The ensemble comprises all ages, from young children to talented youths. The Ensemble has performed in many string festivals notably the SRIMF and Vienna Virtuoso festivals in Singapore, Vienna, and Berlin.
VIOLINISTS: Seo Rui Ting Victoria Eden, Sera Sophia, Celestine Sheum, Tay Hao Xuan, Ge Zhenghao, Foo Chuan Hee, Lo Xinle Joy... Read More →

Rave Harpers

Rave Harpers is Singapore’s leading harp ensemble, led by Young Artist award-winner Katryna Tan. Founded in 2004, they have performed extensively throughout Asia and in Europe in many music events, festivals and concerts. The ensemble comprises harpists of all ages, from young children... Read More →

Sunday August 2, 2026 16:20 - 16:30 EDT
Grand Ballroom

Concert, Solo Harp, Chamber Music, Contemporary Styles, Multimedia