One Harp World: Full Schedule

14:30 EDT

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

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

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 →

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

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