AHS 2024 National Conference

Sara Cutler has appeared around the world as soloist with orchestra, performing concertos at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and at the Edinburgh Festival. She has been the featured soloist with ensembles such as the Orchestra of St Luke’s and the American Symphony... Read More →

Dr. Laura Sherman is a harpist and harp teacher in Miami who also performs with five orchestras in south Florida. Previously a longtime harpist in New York City, she performed in diverse ensembles, toured internationally, and recorded extensively. She specializes in transcribing and... Read More →

Mason has received many awards including the Rome Prize and the 2023 MTNA Distinguished Composer Award, the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award American Prize, Premi Internacional de Composició Musical Ciutat de Tarragona Orchestra Music prize, NEA Individual Artist Award, and Dale Warland... Read More →

Elisa Torres is the first Puerto Rican to become principal harpist with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. Native of Old San Juan, Torres began studying harp at the age of seven at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. She studied at Indiana University under the tutelage of Susann... Read More →

Composer Johanny Navarro, celebrated for Afro-Caribbean-inspired creations, has enriched diverse musical entities, such as the Multicultural Music Group and Boston Opera Collaborative. Notably, she earned Opera America's Discovery Grant in 2020 for "¿Y los Pasteles?," premiered in... Read More →

Stella Sung is an award-winning composer with works performed throughout the United States and abroad. She was the first Composer-in-Residence for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (2008-2011) and was also Composer-In-Residence for the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (2013-16). She... Read More →

Versatile and flexible in all settings Dr. Kristina Finch, harpist (Hattiesburg, MS) is constantly striving to connect with new anddiverse audiences using classical training and a passion for popular music to defy expectations and expand perceptions of the harp. Kristina performs... Read More →

Dannel Espinoza is currently the Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Southern Mississippi. Besides regular performing with Kristina Finch in the Kontra Duo, he is also extremely active with the Project Fusion Saxophone Quartet.