Naomi Hoffmeyer and Stephanie Gustafson are thrilled to announce the launch of the Houston Youth Harp Ensemble, to begin in fall 2018. There are plenty of opportunities for you to serve, and if you have any ideas to share, please email me at Summer, Hope Cowan will chair the Mildred Milligan Competition in the spring. We will have our annual “Holidaze” party in January. Kate Gabriele, GHC Vice President, will host a meeting and present a program on copywriting. On the GHC drawing board for 2018-2019 is the presentation of an AHS artist in concert. Thank you to Emily and her committee for their leadership. This event was a great example of our continued growth and dedication to our students and teachers.
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Hope Cowan generously donated her time and talents to organize the artist’s reception. Generous underwriters of this event were Paula Page, Kate Gabriele, Laurie Meister, Stephanie Gustafson, and Laura Richardson. Participants in Grace Browning’s masterclass were harpists Audrey Deigaard, Alyssa Elizondo, Runa Katayama, Zoë Winn, and Rachel Zhang.
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Emily organized and hosted this special event for our GHC which also involved a wonderful ensemble of musicians in the Houston Symphony. It was played by Anne Denholm, the current Royal Harpist.Įmily Klein approached me a few months ago with her idea of bringing Grace Browning to the GHC for a masterclass and recital. The harp used in the royal wedding on May 19, 2018.