Owens Welcomes Internationally-Acclaimed Celtic Harpist
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Internationally-acclaimed Celtic harpist Sharlene Wallace will bring her unique musical blend of traditional Celtic and contemporary sound to Northwest Ohio as Owens Community College presents a free concert on Monday, May 16.
Sponsored by the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the American Harp Society, Wallace’s performance will take place in the College’s Studio Theatre at 7 p.m. The Owens Toledo-area Campus is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township.
Wallace is regarded as one of Canada’ most prolific and influential Celtic/lever harpists. She has garnered first place honors for her masterful talents at several international competitions, including the Lyon and Healy International Pop and Jazz Lever Harp Competition and the Concours d’Improvisation de Rencontres Internationales de Harpe Celtique, and has created five independent CDs, which were inspired by her explorations in South American, Celtic, Classical and contemporary music and by her close connection with the Canadian landscape.
The Toronto resident regularly tours internationally, giving concerts, workshops, master classes and adjudications. Wallace has performed in numerous festivals and concert series across North America and in Europe, including Celtica and the Workshop Internazionale di Arpa in Italy, Festival of the Sound, Harpcon and the Vancouver Island Musicfest. She has been involved in collaborations with bass player George Koller, piano/flute player Susan Piltch and accordion/fiddle player Adrian Dolan, among many others.
Additionally, Wallace serves on the faculties of both York and Guelph universities teaching Classical and lever harps and is a Principal Harpist with the Oakville and Kingston symphonies.
For more information about this event, call (419) 478-4177.
Owens Community College is an accredited two-year, state-assisted institution of higher education that has served Northwest Ohio since 1965. With a commitment to providing small classes, personal attention and unmatched affordability, the College serves the diverse academic needs of credit and non-credit students on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses. Owens offers associate degrees that transfer to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences and over 130 technical program areas in Agriculture, Business, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Skilled Trades, and Engineering and Transportation Technologies. Owens students also can earn the first two years of a bachelor’s degree with a smooth transfer to any area four-year college or university. For more information, visit www.owens.edu.
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