Upcoming Chapter Events
Sunday, May 17 , 2026. 3:00 pm. Our own Naomi Sun, who was the first prize winner of the Advanced Division of the 2025 AHS National Competition, is now a senior at Rice University. We have asked her to present her Senior Recital in the Bay Area this upcoming spring. The free recital will be held at the Taiwanese American Presbyterian Church, 3675 Payne Ave., San Jose, CA.
Sunday, June 7, 2026. The Silicon Valley Youth Harp Ensemble (YES) presents their Spring Concert at the San Jose Museum of Art.
July 28, 2026 - August 3, 2026. One Harp World in Toronto, Canada. On July 28 from 4:30-6:00 pm, Linda Rollo participates in Harp Spectacular! A Tribute to Susann McDonald. In the Grand Ballroom. Full program
September 27, 2026. Internationally renowned harpist, Alexander Boldachev, will be giving a concert and Master Class for our chapter. The two-hour Master Class will take place from 1-3 pm at New Community Church, and the concert will begin at 4 or 4:15 pm. There will be a Fall Kickoff reception with refreshments on the patio between the two events. There will be openings for 8 intermediate to advanced students to each take a 15-minute masterclass with Alexander. Sign-ups will be open June 15.
The first ever AHS Harp Ensemble Festival, will be held in Summer 2027. (The link provides all the information about ages, divisions and rules.) SVCAHS is planning to send TWO youth harp ensembles to the festival, thanks to a very generous $3000 matching grant from Karen Gottlieb: The Silicon Valley Youth Harp Ensemble (YES), led by Sonya Yu ([email protected]), and the San Jose Youth Symphony Harp Ensemble, led by Kristal Schwartz ([email protected]). Please contact Sonya or Kristal for information about joining these two established ensembles. Additionally, harpists can enter as duets, trios or quartets, or form their own ensembles.
Sunday, June 7, 2026. The Silicon Valley Youth Harp Ensemble (YES) presents their Spring Concert at the San Jose Museum of Art.
July 28, 2026 - August 3, 2026. One Harp World in Toronto, Canada. On July 28 from 4:30-6:00 pm, Linda Rollo participates in Harp Spectacular! A Tribute to Susann McDonald. In the Grand Ballroom. Full program
September 27, 2026. Internationally renowned harpist, Alexander Boldachev, will be giving a concert and Master Class for our chapter. The two-hour Master Class will take place from 1-3 pm at New Community Church, and the concert will begin at 4 or 4:15 pm. There will be a Fall Kickoff reception with refreshments on the patio between the two events. There will be openings for 8 intermediate to advanced students to each take a 15-minute masterclass with Alexander. Sign-ups will be open June 15.
The first ever AHS Harp Ensemble Festival, will be held in Summer 2027. (The link provides all the information about ages, divisions and rules.) SVCAHS is planning to send TWO youth harp ensembles to the festival, thanks to a very generous $3000 matching grant from Karen Gottlieb: The Silicon Valley Youth Harp Ensemble (YES), led by Sonya Yu ([email protected]), and the San Jose Youth Symphony Harp Ensemble, led by Kristal Schwartz ([email protected]). Please contact Sonya or Kristal for information about joining these two established ensembles. Additionally, harpists can enter as duets, trios or quartets, or form their own ensembles.
Member News and Events
Tuesday, April 28, 3 PM. Workshop featuring Scottish Harpist Rachel Hair. $35/person. RSVP for payment instructions and address.
7:30 PM Free Concert featuring Rachel Hair. Swedenborgian Church, 2107 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Both events sponsored by BACAHS.
Saturday, May 2, 2026. 1:00 pm. The Bay Area Harp Foundation ensemble will give their end of year youth harp ensemble concert. 2700 Booksin Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. For tickets and additional information see Eventbrite
Friday, May 8, 2026. 7:30 pm. If you are headed to the Lake Tahoe area, Marina Roznitovsky and the University of Nevada-Reno are holding their annual Harp Fest concert. See link for more info and tickets.
Sunday, May 10, 2026. 3:00 pm. Marina Roznitovsky Oster is giving a special Mother's Day Concert with her Triptico Trio (harp, violin and bandoneon at the historic Valhalla Boat HouseTheater, on the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Sunday, May 10, 2026, 3:00 pm. Stephanie Janowski performs with the San Jose Wind Symphony at the Hammer Theater in San Jose. The concert
is titled "Illumination", and Stephanie has a solo in one of the pieces (Summerland). Tickets and more information at sjws.org.
Saturday, June 6, 7:30 pm. Charlotte Trinh performs Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, with a small ensemble as part of the Livermore Amador Symphony's finale concert. Charlotte was one of three winners of the symphony's 2025-26 Competition for Young Musicians. The concert will take place at Bankhead Theater/Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, 2400 First Street, Livermore, CA. Information and tickets.
We are so fortunate that several of our Bay Area harpists have opened a new, centrally located full-service harp store in Hayward. The opening weekend of The California Harp Center was March 28/29, and the store carries a multitude of new Lyon and Healy, Salvi, Camac and Aoyama pedal harps, as well as Dusty Strings, Triplett and Harp-E lever harps, and some rental pedal and lever harps. The spacious showroom is open by appointment. Please visit Californiaharpcenter.com for information and appointments.
After 37 years, Diana Stork is stepping down as founder and director of the Multicultural Music Fellowship (MCMF). The Director “reins" have been passed on to longtime Board member, Alexis Lyon, whose work in MCMF has focused on music, harp education and outreach. MCMF is thrilled to have her on board, and hope our Bay Area community will support her work in the coming years. www.multiculturalmusicfellowship.org.
If you’d like to read about Diana’s years as director of MCMF, Diana’s work was featured in this article in the Folk Harp Journal.
Please email svcahs (at) gmail.com with your member news and upcoming events to share!
7:30 PM Free Concert featuring Rachel Hair. Swedenborgian Church, 2107 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Both events sponsored by BACAHS.
Saturday, May 2, 2026. 1:00 pm. The Bay Area Harp Foundation ensemble will give their end of year youth harp ensemble concert. 2700 Booksin Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. For tickets and additional information see Eventbrite
Friday, May 8, 2026. 7:30 pm. If you are headed to the Lake Tahoe area, Marina Roznitovsky and the University of Nevada-Reno are holding their annual Harp Fest concert. See link for more info and tickets.
Sunday, May 10, 2026. 3:00 pm. Marina Roznitovsky Oster is giving a special Mother's Day Concert with her Triptico Trio (harp, violin and bandoneon at the historic Valhalla Boat HouseTheater, on the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Sunday, May 10, 2026, 3:00 pm. Stephanie Janowski performs with the San Jose Wind Symphony at the Hammer Theater in San Jose. The concert
is titled "Illumination", and Stephanie has a solo in one of the pieces (Summerland). Tickets and more information at sjws.org.
Saturday, June 6, 7:30 pm. Charlotte Trinh performs Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, with a small ensemble as part of the Livermore Amador Symphony's finale concert. Charlotte was one of three winners of the symphony's 2025-26 Competition for Young Musicians. The concert will take place at Bankhead Theater/Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, 2400 First Street, Livermore, CA. Information and tickets.
We are so fortunate that several of our Bay Area harpists have opened a new, centrally located full-service harp store in Hayward. The opening weekend of The California Harp Center was March 28/29, and the store carries a multitude of new Lyon and Healy, Salvi, Camac and Aoyama pedal harps, as well as Dusty Strings, Triplett and Harp-E lever harps, and some rental pedal and lever harps. The spacious showroom is open by appointment. Please visit Californiaharpcenter.com for information and appointments.
After 37 years, Diana Stork is stepping down as founder and director of the Multicultural Music Fellowship (MCMF). The Director “reins" have been passed on to longtime Board member, Alexis Lyon, whose work in MCMF has focused on music, harp education and outreach. MCMF is thrilled to have her on board, and hope our Bay Area community will support her work in the coming years. www.multiculturalmusicfellowship.org.
If you’d like to read about Diana’s years as director of MCMF, Diana’s work was featured in this article in the Folk Harp Journal.
Please email svcahs (at) gmail.com with your member news and upcoming events to share!