September Open Day Last Sunday with Master Harpist Carolyn Sykes

Visitors will be treated to the soothing music of the harp when award-winning master harpist Carolyn Sykes performs. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Carolyn grew up playing the harp and toured Europe and Asia with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra. She came to the United States in the 1980s, continued performing locally and internationally and completed an MFA in Harp Performance at the California Institute of the Arts. She currently lives in Pasadena, performs widely solo and with symphony orchestras and records her music for CD and film. She teaches harp to 40 students and is on the board of directors for the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Harp Society.

Carolyn owns the only harp dealership on the West Coast and imports harps to Pasadena from France.  (http://www.pacificharps.com).