Katherine Siochi, Harp
Guest Artist Recital Series
Recital F{ail I Tuesday, February 28,2016 | 7:30 p.m.

Program

Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 539

Claude Debussy

Ballade
Valse romantiqqe

Introducti on,

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

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Elias Parish-Alvars (1 808-1 849)

Rondo

Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9, No.

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Fr6d6ric Chopin

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Jeremiah Siochi (b. 1992)

Sublimation

Traditional Chinese Melody,
Arranged by Xie Zhe-Zhi (1945-1995)

Spring on the Moonlit River

Carlos Salzedo

Scintillation

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Praised by the New York Tiiares as '"exce11ent," Katherine Siochi is an award-winning classical

harpist residing in New York City. Ms. $iochi began her musical studies with the piano when she
was 5 years old, and began trearning the harp at age 9. She holds a tsachelor of Music in harp

perforrnance from The Juilliard Sctrrool, where she studied with NY Fhilharmonic principal
harpist Nancy Allen. Katherine is coruinuing to pursue her harp studies with Ms. A^llen in the
fuIaster's program at Juitrliard as a proud recipient of The Kovner Fellowship.

Ms. Siochi is the 2016 gold medalist of the 1Oth USA Intemationai Harp Competition, one of the
world's rnost prestigious harp contests. She is onny the second American to win the prize since
the competition's inaugurai year

in n989. Katherine

has also received many awards in national

harp competitions, inctruding first prize in the,American Harp Society's Young Professional

division, earning her the title of Atl$ Concert Artist for 20X,5-2017. As Consert Artist Ms. Siochi
is presenting recitals and rcasterclasses in over 20 cities across the U5. f{er other honors include
first prize in the jr-mior divisitin oflthe American String Teacher's Association, winner of the
Anne Adarns Awards. winner of tile Aspen Milsic Festival harp competition, and first prize in
the Advanced Division of tlee American Hary Society. Her performances have been featured on

NPR's radio program "Fro&l The T'cp" in2009 and2010, on New York Fublic Radio for
WQXR's "Young Artist Showcase." and on "Perf,onetance Today."
Active as an orchestral and chamber ruuslcian,
as Carnegie {-ia11, David Geff-en F{all, and

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Siochi has perforraed in major venues such

Alice Tully Ha1i. She has played with The Juilliard

Orchestra, New Juilliard llnsemhie, the New York Fhilharnonic, New World Syrnphony, and
Ensembie ACJW. As a concerto soloist" she has been featured with the Louisiana Fhilharmonic
Orchestra and {ndiana University Feslivatr Orcirestra. Ms. Siochi }ras spent the past few sumrners
as a

fellow at the Tangiewocd lv{usl* Center

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Aspen Music Festival.

Upcoming engagements for Katherine inciude recitals where she will perform on both the piano
and harp, solo harp recitals in Hong Kong, and a tour of Chiraa.

In addition to the harp, Ms. Siockri str-riiied seconclary piano at The Juilliard Scirool under Dr.
Michael Shinn during her four years as an undergraduate. Katherine grew Llp in trowa Cigr, Iowa,
where she studied with Famela Weest-Carrasco at The Preucil School of Music.