{"id":140,"date":"2024-03-29T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T04:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2025-07-03T01:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:18:15","slug":"professional-biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\/index.php\/professional-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"home\">Elizabeth Johnson Currier, Harpist<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-center wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Header navigation\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" 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href=\"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\/?page_id=153\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Performance Schedule<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\/?page_id=213\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Media<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\/?page_id=186\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Repertoire<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\/?page_id=38\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4fb53a65 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<main class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Professional Biography<\/h2>\n<\/main>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" 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Her passion for storytelling through music has shaped her musical and academic pursuits as can be seen in projects completed while obtaining her Music Theory and History minors while at Oberlin Conservatory. When curating programs for performances, she draws on the reservoir of knowledge available to her from these projects and research to create engaging and captivating recital programs that enthrall her audiences. Elizabeth is also an active member of Alabaster, a harp and horn duo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an orchestral musician, she has served as principal harpist during her tenure at Oberlin, including during the Oberlin Orchestra Carnegie Hall tour in 2023 and the Oberlin Orchestra performances of the Pulitzer prize-winning opera, <em>Omar<\/em>, in 2024. She also held principal positions at the Interlochen Arts Academy including during the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra Miami Tour in 2020. She is currently the Principal Harpist for the Ashland Symphony and served as the 2nd harpist for several National Repertory Orchestra concerts during the Summer 2024 season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her former teachers include Diane Evans, Yolanda Kondonassis, Joan Raeburn Holland, and Mary Jane D\u2019Arville. Her recent awards include 1st Place in her age category for the World\u2019s Best Musicians Competition, Finalist for the Oberlin Conservatory Senior Concerto Competition, and Second Prize in the Strings Division for the American Youth Talent Competition. She has performed in masterclasses for renowned harpists such as Elizabeth Hainen, Lynne Aspnes, Sivan Magen, and Charles Overton.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth is looking forward to completing her Master&#8217;s Degree in Harp Performance and continuing to hone her skills in her post-graduate studies. In the future, she looks forward to engaging with her community and creating programs that intertwine her passion for teaching with her love of storytelling with her music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabeththeharpist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_8034-667x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:324px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex 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