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A Message From Our President
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Hello Harpists!
I hope you are all enjoying the cool, fall weather! We are so excited to have registration open for the 2021 Mildred Milligan Competition. Big thank you to committee chairperson Naomi Hoffmeyer, and the committee members: Susanna Campbell, Emily Klein, and Heather Finley. The competition will be a wonderful opportunity for Houston area harp students to compete for prizes, get feedback from professional harpists, and get to meet and hear other harpists play. Visit https://houstonharpists.com/milligan-competition/ for more information on the competition. This is also a great time to renew your membership! We rely on membership fees to fund programming like the Milligan Competition, so please renew your membership today!”
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Hope Cowan
GHC President
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Hope Cowan performs two French works at Buffalo Bayou Park, in celebration of the park’s 5th anniversary, which has been dubbed “The Artful Anniversary.”
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The Milligan Competition is Here!
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The GHC is pleased to announce that the 2021 Mildred Milligan Scholarship Competition will be held on Sunday, April 25th, 2021. The competition is open to beginning through college level harp students. Students and their teachers must be members of the GHC to participate. An in-person competition is planned for the moment with the possibility of going virtual. Registration is NOW OPEN!
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Introducing Milligan Chair: Naomi Hoffmeyer
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Naomi is a freelance artist and educator based in the Woodland Heights neighborhood of Houston. She has been the Principal Harpist of both the California and Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestras since 2013, and has performed as a guest musician with ensembles including the Houston Symphony and Ballet, as well as the San Francisco Symphony and Ballet. As an educator, Naomi maintains a private studio and is a co-director of the Houston Youth Harp Ensemble.
Naomi received her Master of Music and Artist Diploma Degrees with Paula Page at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. She also trained under Douglas Rioth and Ann Hobson Pilot at the San Francisco and New England Conservatories. In addition to her conservatory studies, she credits much of her musical and personal development to her time spent at the Interlochen Arts Academy.
While maintaining an active musical schedule, Naomi is an enthusiast of the culinary arts and holds a degree in Pâtisserie and Baking from the California Culinary Academy. She grew up in the Shenandoah Valley, and spends her spare time hiking, reading, and catering to her cat’s every whim. www.naomihoffmeyer.com
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Hope Cowan, President
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Kate Gabriele, Vice President
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Alaina Graiser, Treasurer
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Stephanie Gustafson, Secretary
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Naomi Hoffmeyer, Milligan Committee Chair
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Elizabeth Webb, Webmaster
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