About
I have been praised for my “brilliant” and “stunning” playing by the Cultural Voice of North Carolina and regarded as “a passionate performer - a harpist with heart” by Our State Magazine. I love giving audiences a new impression of the harp and sharing its stories so its secrets can be discovered. The harp has incredibly unique and dazzling capabilities as a solo and chamber instrument.
I have performed as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician throughout North America and Europe, including concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City, St. George’s Church in London, and Liben Castle in Prague and have performed with the North Carolina Opera Orchestra and regional orchestras across the state. In 2023, I joined Sono Auros founded by flutist Lucian Rinando and cellist Samuel Magill in New York prior to their relocation to North Carolina.
I believe that cultivating creativity and artistic practice is a tool for empowerment for both individuals and communities. My performance and teaching career are influenced by my combined passions for music and social work practice, having earned master’s degrees in both disciplines.
Presently, I teach in the music department at Guilford College in Greensboro and serve on the artistic teams of the American Harp Academy and North Carolina Harp Ensemble at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem with the mission of nurturing the artist within the harpist. These programs provide transformational learning and performance opportunities to harpists of all ages and skill levels nationwide.
My education spans North and South Carolina. I completed a bachelor’s degree in music at Converse University Petrie School of Music, a master’s degree in social work at Winthrop University, and a master’s degree in music at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts studying harp performance with Jacquelyn Bartlett. I currently make my home in Greensboro with my husband and children.
“You have to find that place that brings out the human in you. The soul in you. The love in you. ”
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