AHS 2024 National Conference

Lydia Cleaver began her harp studies at Cass Technical High School in Detroit and received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Michigan. She is an active performer, faculty member of the Michigan State University Community Music School, and a member of Detroit... Read More →

Maurice Draughn is a freelance harpist performing in orchestras throughout Southeastern Michigan and Western Ontario. From the concert stage to the commercial studio, Maurice regularly performs various genres of music including jazz, neo-soul and gospel and has recorded with notable... Read More →

Jaymee Haefner, Associate Professor of Harp and Director of Graduate Studies at the UNT College of Music, has performed in Hong Kong, Moscow, Prague, New York City, New Orleans, Atlanta, Mexico, and has adjudicated competitions in Hong Kong, Italy and the US. Oxford University Press... Read More →

Dr. Charles W. Lynch III is the Harp Specialist for Mesa Public Schools (Mesa, AZ), directing a program which includes over 240 harp students at sixteen MPS junior and senior high schools. He is also Faculty Associate in Harp at Arizona State University and faculty for the Midwest... Read More →

Joseph Rebman is a harpist and composer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He directs the harp program at Cincinnati’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts, a magnet school for grades k-12 within City of Cincinnati public schools. This program has four levels of harp ensemble for... Read More →

John Wickey started the harp at Cass Technical High School. His degrees are from Boston University and the University of Michigan.Mr. Wickey is principal harpist of the Greenville (SC) Symphony Orchestra and the South Carolina Philharmonic and is on faculty at Converse and Anderson... Read More →