Young Artist's Harp Seminar Guest Artist Program

Judy Loman, 2012 Guest Artist

YAHS is pleased to welcome our 2012 Guest Artist, Judy Loman. Ms. Loman will be in residence during week one of the seminar to give masterclasses, private lessons, and a concert on July 15.

About Judy Loman
Recognized as one of the world's foremost harp virtuosos, Judy Loman graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with the celebrated harpist Carlos Salzedo. She became Principal Harpist with the Toronto Symphony in 1960. As a soloist, she has won the admiration of audiences and critics alike across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan. She is a recipient of Canada's Juno Award for best classical recording and the Canada Council's Grand Prix du disque Canadien.

In addition to performances of traditional harp repertoire, Ms. Loman has commissioned several new works for her instrument by Canada's foremost composers. She has introduced these compositions worldwide through her recordings and recitals.

Judy Loman has been a featured recitalist at several American Harp Society Conferences and for the World Harp Congress, where she performed the opening recital at the most recent event last summer in Vancouver.

A dedicated teacher, Judy Loman is a Visiting Artist at The Curtis Institute of Music, she is Adjunct Professor of harp at the University of Toronto, and instructor of harp at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She gives masterclasses worldwide and has adjudicated at both the International Harp Contest in Israel and the USA International Harp Contest.

In June of 2002 Ms. Loman retired from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to devote her time to teaching, concertizing, recording, and publishing her arrangements and transcriptions.