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Wednesday, July 29
 

10:15 EDT

Resonanties: A Composer’s Accessible Approach to Writing for Harp 🍁
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:15 - 11:00 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
A lecture-performance featuring Edward Top’s Resonanties and the Student Harp Ensemble of the Vancouver Academy of Music, showcasing accessible harp ensemble writing and collaborative composition. www.edwardtop.com/orchestra/six-pieces-for-harp-ensemble
Presenters
avatar for Edward Top

Edward Top

Dutch-Canadian composer Edward Top is Associate Professor & Division Chair of Composition at the Vancouver Academy of Music and Sessional Lecturer at the University of British Columbia. As its current mentor composer, Edward maintains a close relationship with the Vancouver Symphony... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:15 - 11:00 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
  Lecture, Harp Ensemble, Composition
 
Friday, July 31
 

17:00 EDT

Concept to Concert: Composing for Harp Quartet
Friday July 31, 2026 17:00 - 17:45 EDT
Grand East
Chicago Harp Quartet alongside composers Alfredo Rolando Ortiz and Tristan Coelho demonstrate and discuss the collaborative process of composing, workshopping, and performing new works for harp quartet.
Presenters
avatar for Emily Granger

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 →
avatar for Catherine Litaker

Catherine Litaker

Chicago Harp Quartet
Catherine Yom Litaker is a versatile solo, chamber, and orchestral harpist, serving as Principal Harpist of the San Luis Obispo Symphony. She has performed internationally across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and with ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and... Read More →
avatar for Alfredo Rolando Ortiz

Alfredo Rolando Ortiz

Alfredo Rolando Ortiz was born in Cuba. His family immigrated to Venezuela,when Alfredo was 11. He studied the Venezuelan folk harp with his Fernando Guerrero, adding studies in the Paraguayan harp with Alberto Romero. Mr. Ortiz performs folk, classical, and popular music from many... Read More →
Ensembles
avatar for Chicago Harp Quartet

Chicago Harp Quartet

The Chicago Harp Quartet, described by Harp Column Magazine as “the quartet that put harp quartets on the map,” is the leading harp ensemble in the United States. Founded in 2012, CHQ has performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Ravinia Festival... Read More →
Friday July 31, 2026 17:00 - 17:45 EDT
Grand East
  Lecture, Composition
 
Saturday, August 1
 

09:00 EDT

From Concept to Composition - Unlocking New Soundscapes
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:50 EDT
Grand East
How can a harp ensemble be effectively staged musically and what steps are necessary for this? This lecture shows the necessary methodological steps.
Presenters
avatar for Willi Maerz

Willi Maerz

The Munich Harp Quartet sets innovative accents in the field of harp ensembles. It breaks new ground both in its choice of repertoire and in the way it presents it. Thanks to its close collaboration with composer Willi Maerz, one of the few specialists in music for harp ensembles... Read More →
avatar for Lara Faria Fonseca

Lara Faria Fonseca

Lara Faria Fonseca began her musical training in 2009, ih her hometown Espinho. She completed her studies with top marks in Freiburg and Munich.
The harpist is very active in the German orchestra scene and has already had the opportunity to play with various orchestras and reknown artists. As a soloist, she is interested in blending different musical styles to demonstrate the diverse possibilities of her ins... Read More →
avatar for Alice Proffit

Alice Proffit

Munich Harp Quartet
Alice Proffit, a French harpist (born 2005), studies at the Munich Musik Hochschule with Prof. Cristina Bianchi since 2023. Prior to that, she studied with Vassilia Briano, Letizia Belmondo, Christophe Truant in Lyon, where she earned her “Diplôme de fin de conservatoire... Read More →
avatar for Lauren Schrempp

Lauren Schrempp

Lauren Schrempp, born in Livingston, New Jersey, began harp lessons at the age of eight with Karen Lindquist. Since moving to Germany in 2017, she has studied harp performance and music education at the Nuremberg University of Music with Professor Lilo Kraus and Susanne... Read More →
avatar for Maria Gamboz

Maria Gamboz

SIH4rps
Slovenian native Maria Gamboz grew up in Tokyo, Japan, where she studied with Sumire Kuwashima.  Maria has won several scholarships and international competitions including the Victor Salvi Competition and the TIM, Salon de Provence, France, competition. She released the CD R... Read More →
avatar for Tea Plesničar

Tea Plesničar

SIH4rps
Tea Plesničar is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Ljubljana studying with Ruda Ravnik Kosi, and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels studying with Jana Bouškova. Tea is an avid chamber musician and has performed at festivals in Belgium, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, and... Read More →
avatar for Sofia Ristic

Sofia Ristic

SIH4rps
Since 1996 Sofia Ristic* has been the Principal Harpist of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. Her recordings of Handel, Mozart, and Gliere performed with the RTV Slovenia Symphony orchestra are frequently broadcast throughout most major european national radios. Sofia graduated... Read More →
avatar for Urška Križnik Zupan

Urška Križnik Zupan

SIH4rps
Urška Križnik Zupan graduated from the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana in 2003 and is currently the solo harpist in the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.  She performs as a soloist and in various chamber groups including for the Festival Ljubljana, Piran Music... Read More →
Ensembles
avatar for Munich Harp Quartet

Munich Harp Quartet

The Munich Harp Quartet- Lara Faria Fonseca, Veronika Seiler, Alice Proffit, and Lauren Schrempp- first performed in Japan, at the German Pavilion at EXPO in Osaka and at the Ginza Jujiya Hall. All members of the ensemble study at renowned universities in Munich, Nuremberg, and Salzburg... Read More →
avatar for SIH4rps, Slovenian Harp Quartet

SIH4rps, Slovenian Harp Quartet

SIH4rps is a Slovenian harp quartet of concert artists—Urška Križnik Zupan, Maria Gamboz, Sofia Ristic, and Tea
Plesničar—active in major orchestras and conservatories. They have commissioned works from Bec and Naumovski Potisk, a Škerjanc arrangement by Maerz, and pieces by Maria and Tea. Their concerts, many recorded by RTV Slovenia, are heard across Slovenia and Croatia, and they will... Read More →
Saturday August 1, 2026 09:00 - 09:50 EDT
Grand East
  Lecture, Composition
 
Sunday, August 2
 

09:00 EDT

In Search of Clarity: a Discussion on Effective Strategies for Harp Notation.
Sunday August 2, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Osgoode West
This panel explores conflicting practices and challenges in harp notation, offering strategies from harpist-composers and an expert engraver to improve clarity and communication.
Presenters
avatar for Matthew Karas

Matthew Karas

Matthew Karas is a Toronto-based music engraver and editor specializing in new music and re-engravings of classic works. He has prepared materials for hundreds of composers and organizations, including Boosey & Hawkes, Dunvagen Music Publishers, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the... Read More →
avatar for Danielle Kuntz

Danielle Kuntz

Danielle Kuntz is a harpist and educator whose work centers on contemporary music and harp notation practices. She has mentored numerous composers through workshops, residencies, and individual instruction, and her educational YouTube channel on harp writing is widely used by composers... Read More →
avatar for Amy Nam

Amy Nam

American harpist and composer Amy Nam uses music to ignite curiosity and express wonder. 2nd Prize Winner of the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival World Harp Competition, she was also named 2025 Guest Composer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Her award-winning music has been featured... Read More →
avatar for Elisabeth Plank

Elisabeth Plank

The internationally sought-after harpist Elisabeth Plank performs as a soloist & chamber musician in renowned concert halls and festivals around the world and has released four critically acclaimed solo albums. She was "Great Talent" of Wiener Konzerthaus, is a „Next Generation... Read More →
avatar for Joseph Rebman

Joseph Rebman

Harpist and composer Joseph Rebman is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he directs the harp program for students in grades 4 through 12, at the magnet k-12 School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Rebman is also professor of harp at Northern Kentucky University, principal harpist... Read More →
Sunday August 2, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Osgoode West
  Lecture, Composition
 
Monday, August 3
 

09:00 EDT

Composing for Harp and Electronics: Creating Symbiosis 🍁
Monday August 3, 2026 09:00 - 09:40 EDT
Willow
Breakdown of original composition by Kalen Smith, Shadow Dances, for harp and electronics, examining its magical symbiosis and performance practice.
Presenters
avatar for Kalen Smith

Kalen Smith

Kalen Smith (b.2001) is an award-winning Canadian composer and harpist. His compositions combine his experience as a performer on harp, tonal music structures, contemporary techniques from his academic studies, and effects from electronic music. The result is a musical style akin... Read More →
Monday August 3, 2026 09:00 - 09:40 EDT
Willow Willow West + Willow Centre
  Lecture, Composition
 

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