The Concert is Free and Open to the Public.

Molly O’Roark is a dynamic performer and composer known for crafting exciting and energetic programs that showcase her love both of music and of the harp.

Themes evoking the imagery of some of the world’s most beloved ballets will be awakened by the Harp Ensemble performing an evening of notable staged favorites by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and more.

The third concert in The Nancy Frampton Rising Artists Series' 2024 season features Harpists Juan Riveros & Sage Harrison

Kaitlin Miller, AHS Young Professional winner, Master Class

Middle Georgia Harp Ensembles and Middle Georgia Flute Choir will present this combined ensemble performance. Calista Anne Koch will lead members of the Mercer Harp Ensemble, Middle Georgia Gen Z, and Middle Georgia Harp Ensemble and members of the Middle Georgia Flute choir, under the baton of Bastien Millo, will join in combined musical collaboration.

Accomplished harpist and teacher Amelia Romano will be giving workshop for lever harpists Sunday May 21st at 2:00 via Zoom. Workshop will present lever players with the tools and techniques for advancing the lever harp in the classical sphere and prepare and execute lever shifts and annotate chromatic works to ensure ease of execution in practice and performance. Workshop is $25 to participate, and will be followed by a virtual live recital at 4:00, which is free to all chapter members. Please visit https://www.ahsga.com/lever-harp-workshop to register for the workshop, and e-mail ahsgeorgiachapter@gmail.com to receive a Zoom link for the free recital.

Lauded as “a huge talent [with] hidden power and amazing maturity” (Bart van Oort), Taiwanese-American harpist Noël Wan (1994) made her international debut in 2010, performing Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto with the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra. She has concertized across North America, Europe, and Asia and has been featured as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Eslite Hall, the Muziekgebouw, the Yellow Barn Summer Music Festival, and on NPO Radio 4’s Spiegelzaal. She can be heard on her solo album The Secret Garden (2010); with the Illinois Modern Ensemble on Dmitri Tymoczko’s album Fools and Angels (2018, Panoramic/New Focus); and forthcoming recordings of contemporary ensemble works by Tymoczko and John Liberatore. An international award-winning harpist, Dr. Wan is the Gold Medalist of the 12th USA International Harp Competition and First Prize Winner of the 2010 World Harp Competition. Other distinctions include Grand Prize in the 2014 Carmel Music Society Instrumental Competition; and Second Prize in the 2021 Orford Music Award, 2015 Korea International Harp Competition, and 2013 Nippon International Harp Competition. Furthermore, her artistic work has been generously supported by the Presser Foundation, Chimei Arts Foundation, and Ontario Arts Council.

Dr. Wan is an alumna of the University of Illinois (BM, DMA) and the Yale School of Music (MM). As a scholar, she has written and presented on topics of performance practice, ecocriticism, affect theory, new materialism, feminism, and race. Since 2022, she has served as the Assistant Professor of Harp and Entrepreneurship at Florida State University.

April 29th, 2023

First Baptist Roswell Church

710 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell Ga 30075

Purchase tickets at https://www.ahsga.com/noel-wan-recital

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Tickets to audit are $20. Please e-mail ahsgeorgiachapter@gmail.com or follow this link to buy your ticket: http://paypal.me/GeorgiaChapter/20

We will conduct our Fall Chapter Meeting and enjoy each other's company in person for the first time in many years! We will have a casual open mic-style performance if anyone would like to share their Holiday favorite or just a piece that they love to play. There will be a Salvi concert grand pedal harp and Lyon and Healy Ogden available to play.

RSVP by 12.10 via email to mollyoroark@gmail.com

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will present Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” featuring a screening of Disney’s timeless holiday classic with Grammy®-winning composer Danny Elfman’s musical score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by conductor Lawrence Loh.

First released in 1993, Tim Burton's “The Nightmare Before Christmas” was directed by Henry Selick (“James and the Giant Peach”) and based on a story and characters by Tim Burton. The film follows the earnest-but-misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloween Town's beloved Pumpkin King, as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally, a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters – Lock, Shock, and Barrel – to help him kidnap Santa Claus. The film is rated “PG.”

Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” Live in Concert is presented by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lawrence Loh and will be performed at Atlanta Symphony Hall on October 29 & 30, 2021.

*Costumes are welcomed and encouraged

Harpist Angelica Hairston is joined by cellist Khari Joyner and harpist Brandee Younger in an unforgettable afternoon of music. Join us as three internationally acclaimed Black artists perform works by BIPOC (Black Indigenous, and People of Color) composers and discuss ways to celebrate communities of color as we navigate a "new normal" for our nation.

Congratulations to Atlanta Symphony Harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson on her latest CD, Quest!

Remy Johnson’s new solo recording, Quest, features repertoire that in many cases she has helped bring to life – not only through her performances, but also (in many cases) through her own transcriptions of some of the pieces. Twelve women composers are represented here, in performances that are frequently revelatory.

Congratulations to local harp students Eleni Witte and Annalynn Waddy who were chosen to participate in the 2021 American Harp Society’s Young Composer’s Project! The Young Composers Project offers an opportunity for young harpist/composers to work with professional mentors to experience, explore, and develop a deep connection to the harp through composition.

Caroline Wilkins is the 2019-2021 touring “Concert Artist” of the American Harp Society after winning the prestigious national competition. As such, she frequently presents recitals and masterclasses throughout the United States and Canada. She also won the 2018 Concerto Competition at the Music Academy of the West in her third summer as a fellow.

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