The North Carolina Harp Ensemble led by Jacquelyn Bartlett (UNCSA Artist Faculty) and Grace Ludtke (Guilford College Music Faculty/UNCSA Alum) and the UNCSA Harp Studio are hosting UNCSA Harp Day on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Join us for an exceptional celebration of the harp on Saturday, February 22, 2025 on the beautiful campus of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC! UNCSA HARP DAY features a full day of enriching activities for harpists of all ages and levels! Enjoy a masterclass, technique seminar, lunch with new friends, campus tour, playing in harp ensemble, and performing on the day's closing concert in Crawford Hall!

Join us for a heavenly holiday concert with members of the NC Harp Ensemble! Harpists Alyssa Hall, Apsara Koneswaran, Grace Ludtke, and Kristen Young perform festive music including “Deck the Halls” and “The First Noel” among others, to help concertgoers truly get into the spirit of the season! The concert is hosted by Mocks Church (523 Beauchamp Road, Advance, NC). Free will donations appreciated.

Spring Harp Concert

Conducted by Jacquelyn Bartlett

Saturday, April 13, 4pm

Witness professional and student harpists from across the state in action at the NC Harp Ensemble’s Spring 2024 concert! Performed at First Presbyterian Church in Burlington at 4:00p.m. Saturday, April 13. Free, no ticket required.

Noel Wan presents a solo harp recital at First Presbyterian Church in Burlington, NC. Free concert, public welcome.

Lauded as “a huge talent [with] hidden power and amazing maturity” (Bart van Oort), Taiwanese-American harpist Noël Wan made her international debut with the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra in 2010. An acclaimed soloist, she has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia. Noël is a winner of the 2023 Astral Artists National Competition, the first Taiwanese harpist to win Gold Medal in the USA International Harp Competition–one of the world’s most prestigious harp competitions.

Masterclass & Entrepreneurship Seminar with Noel Wan

Saturday, February 3, 2pm

UNCSA Watson Hall, 1533 South Main Street, Winston-Salem

Join us for a masterclass and seminar with renowned harpist, educator and scholar Noel Wan in Watson Chamber Music Hall at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts! Free, no ticket required.

Holiday Harp Concert

Conducted by Jacquelyn Bartlett

Saturday, November 18, 4pm

UNCSA Semans Library (4th floor), 1533 South Main Street, Winston-Salem

Celebrate the season with the NC Harp Ensemble! Enjoy a concert of holiday favorites hosted by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UCNSA). Free, no ticket required.

Parker Ramsey presents a solo harp recital at First Presbyterian Church in Burlington, NC. Free concert, public welcome.

Parker Ramsay has forged a career defying easy categorization. Equally at home on modern and period harps, he pursues his passions in tackling new and underperformed works and bringing his instrument to new audiences. Raised in Tennessee, Parker began harp studies with his mother, Carol McClure. He served as organ scholar at King’s College, Cambridge before pursuing graduate studies at Oberlin and Juilliard.

Dance of the Harps

Conducted by Jacquelyn Bartlett

Saturday, April 22, 4pm

First Presbyterian Church, 508 West Davis Street, Burlington

The NC Harp Ensemble showcases the dynamic rhythms and diverse sounds of dance music from across the globe from elegant Baroque to fiery Latin dances! Free, no ticket required.

Holiday Harp Concert

Conducted by Jacquelyn Bartlett

Wednesday, December 14, 5PM

UNCSA Semans Library (4th floor), 1533 South Main Street, Winston-Salem

Celebrate the season with the NC Harp Ensemble! Enjoy a concert of holiday favorites hosted by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). Free, no ticket required.

Special guests: UNCSA harp students and alumni

Masterclass with Sylvain Blassel

Sunday, November 6 at 1:30PM

UNCSA Watson Hall, 1533 South Main Street, Winston-Salem

Join us for a masterclass with Sylvain Blassel! Professor of Harp at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, and at his alma mater, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, Sylvian Blassel is regularly invited to give masterclasses throughout the world: in New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Chicago, Seoul, Beijing, and Shanghai. Blassel was a member of the juries for the 20th International Harp Contest in Israel, and the 11th USA International Harp Competition. Free, no ticket required.

Sylvain Blassel in Concert

Presented by the St. Paul’s Concert Series

Saturday, November 5, 7PM

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 520 Summit Street, Winston-Salem

Harpist and conductor Sylvain Blassel presents an evening harp recital in Winston-Salem! Blassel is one of the most outstanding musicians of his generation. He is particularly recognized for his interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Haydn and Liszt. Free, no ticket required.

Side/Show with the Western Piedmont Symphony + Downtown Hickory Art Crawl

Come hear the North Carolina Harp Trio featuring NC Harp Ensemble members Rose Abernethy, Grace Ludtke and Leigh Stringfellow! Admission to this special event is FREE courtesy of the City of Hickory. Learn more here!

Hickory, NC

International award-winning harpist Abigail Kent will present an evening recital featuring masterworks for solo harp! One of the brightest young stars of the harp, Abigail is a graduate of The Juilliard School (New York City), Mannes School of Music (New York City) and The Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia). Recital will be held on Sunday, June 26th at 7PM in Watson Chamber Music Hall on the beautiful campus of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Free, no ticket required.

Recital Program

ALVARS Serenade, Op. 83

SALZEDO Jeux d’eau

MARESCOTTI Mouvement

NATRA Ode to the Harp

CAPLET Deux Divertissements

LISZT/arr. RENIE Un Sospiro

RENIE Piece Symphonique

GODEFROID Etude de Concert, Op. 193

The North Carolina Harp Ensemble presents “Harp Extravaganza” on Saturday, April 30 at 7:30PM at Well-Spring’s Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre in Greensboro. Concert features 18 harpists performing music from across the globe from elegant Baroque to fiery Latin dances! Conducted by Jacquelyn Bartlett (Professor of Harp and Chamber Music at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts), the North Carolina Harp Ensemble has delighted audiences with their outstanding performances featuring professional and student harpists from across the state. Admission free, public welcome.

The Piedmont Chapter of the American Harp Society hosts a masterclass with internationally renowned harpist and teacher Maria Luisa Rayan!

• February 20, 2022, 3 - 5 P.M. (EST)

• Online session via Zoom

• $50 performer / $25 observer

• RSVP to Helen Rifas / hdrifas@gmail.com

• Apply to perform by submitting a solo video performance to Jacquelyn Bartlett / bartlettj@uncsa.edu by February 4th

Celebrate the season with the NC Harp Ensemble! Online concert featuring solo harp performances and the premiere of “Carol of the Bells” performed by the Virtual NC Harp Ensemble! Click here to learn more.

The NC Harp Ensemble is delighted to present a free online concert featuring performances by harpists from across the state. Program includes solo harp performances and the NC Harp Ensemble’s video premiere of “Mosaic of South American Melodies” featuring works by Lecuona, Ortiz, Piazzolla, and Salzedo.

Celebrate the season with the NC Harp Ensemble with online solo harp performances and the premiere of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” performed by the Virtual NC Harp Ensemble! Click here to learn more.

The Peabody Preparatory Ensemble and North Carolina Harp Ensemble present a concert of works for harp ensemble during the American Harp Society 2019 Summer Institute & National Competition held at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Concert is free, public welcome. www.americanharpsociety.org.

The NC Harp Ensemble in collaboration with the Charlotte Chapter of the American Harp Society presents a special concert to raise funds for the 2019 American Harp Society, Inc. Summer Institute & National Competition (to be held June 16-22, 2019 at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts). All donations are tax-deductible. Concert is free, public welcome!

The NC Harp Ensemble in collaboration with the Piedmont Chapter of the American Harp Society present a special concert to raise funds for the American Harp Society, Inc. 2019 Summer Institute & National Competition (to be held June 16-22, 2019 at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts). All donations are tax-deductible. Concert is free, public welcome!