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Emily John

Harpist, Eternal Optimist

Emily John is a freelance harpist in the NYC area where she maintains a private studio of harp and piano students. She performs regularly with regional orchestras, choirs and for private events and is also active as a singer and conductor. Recent highlights include the premiere of Edward Smaldone’s Cantare di amore in Merkin Concert Hall and Martha Sullivan’s Wassails and Alleluias with the Manhattan Choral Ensemble. She serves on the adjunct faculty of Queens College – CUNY and the Special Music School at the Kaufman Center. Her publications include an annotated bibliography of works for choir and harp in the American Harp Journal, a companion article, co-authored with her husband, James John in ACDA’s Choral Journal and an article on the choral works of John Cage, also published in Choral Journal. Ms. John’s choral compositions and arrangements have been performed by youth, school and community choirs and are available through Pavane Publishers and Cambiata Press.

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