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Abigail Kent was recently awarded 1st Prize in the 2017 American Harp Society’s Competition, Young Professional D ivision, earning her the title of “AHS Concert Artist” for 2017-2019. As Co ncert Artist, Abigail will be presenting recitals and masterclasses through out the US and Canada. Additionally, she was a featured harp soloist for th e 2017 World Harp Congress in Hong Kong.
We are delighte d to present this talented young artist in an intimate house concert. Hear her up close, and meet her at the informal reception to follow! Details wil l be in the fall 2017 newsletter.
Abigail Kent is a versatile
musician who has performed internationally in venues such as Carnegie Hall,
The Kimmel Center, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Among her many awards, s
he was Finalist at the 2016 International Harp Competition (Hungary), Laure
ate Finalist and Senior Division Winner of the 2015 American Strings Teache
rs Association National Solo Competition, Semi-Finalist in the Chief Musici
an category of the 3rd Wales International Harp Competition in 2014, and Wi
nner of “Play With the Pros” Concerto Competition and performance with memb
ers of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the 2013 Saratoga Harp Colony.
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br /> As an orchestral harpist, she is Principal Harpist of Symphony
in C and is Guest Musician Harpist for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra an
d the New World Symphony. She has performed under the batons of Michael Til
son Thomas, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Osmo Vänskä, Vladimir Jurowski, and Ken L
am. An avid proponent of new music, she has commissioned and premiered mult
iple works for harp solo and chamber, including dahlianum by Andrew Hsu, Th
e Star at Night by Ben Yee-Paulson, and Tolstoy Trio by Nicholas Bentz.
Having studied the classical pedal harp since 2010, her previous
teachers include Judy McCoy, Anastasia Jellison, Catherine White, and Jacqu
elyn Bartlett. Additionally, she has worked in masterclass settings with Su
sann McDonald, Jana Bouskova, Maria Luisa Rayan, Catrin Finch, Ina Zdo
rovetchi, Karen Vaughan, Chantal Mathieu, Skaila Kanga, and Isabelle Morett
i.
Miss Kent studied for a year at the Royal Academy of Music
in London, and then was selected as the Maryjane Mayhew Barton Fellow at th
e Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she graduated with the La
ndis Award for Excellence in Academics. In the fall, she will pursue her Ma
sters of Music degree at the Mannes School of Music, studying under Emmanue
l Ceysson, Principal Harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
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