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Our guest harpist for Christmas Eve is Mia Venezia, an accomplished performer and the newly appointed Harpist of the West Point Band, one of the U.S. Army’s premier musical organizations.
Philadelphia-based Ms. Venezia has held principal harp positions with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, and regularly performs with ensembles such as the Richmond Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Currently, she tours as one half of Duo Brève, a flute-and-harp ensemble, performing as a Lyric Chamber Music Society Artist.
Solo engagements include appearances with the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh and the St. Augustine Music Festival. Collaborations extend to sharing the stage with Grammy-winning Laufey and Grammy-nominated Celtic Woman, and Ms. Venezia performs regularly at prominent venues for a variety of events, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Union League, and the Four Seasons Hotel.
Ms. Venezia holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, Northwestern University, and the Yale School of Music. In addition to maintaining a private teaching studio, she coaches with Harp Mastery, an online program dedicated to helping harpists of all levels around the world achieve “harp happiness.”