Rachel Knight, harpist, in recital

FREE HARP CONCERT November 12, 3:pm at First-Centenary United Methodist Church

The First-Centenary United Methodist Church, the Jan Pennington Gray Harp Connections organization, and the Chattanooga Harp Ensemble are happy to invite you to an award winning harpist in concert while on tour throughout the United States. We have been fortunate to schedule Rachel Knight who will play a harp recital on Saturday, November 12 at 3:00 pm at the First Centenary Church Sanctuary, 419 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN. The program will include works by Mikhail Glinka, Carlos Salzado, Felix Godefroid, Paul Hindemith and Carrol McLaughlin, among others. The concert is free and open to the public

For additional information call Jo Pennington, 423-877-1695.

Rachel Knight is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the University of Arizona, studying with Dr. Carrol McLaughlin. She has received first place in a number of competitions including in the University of Northern Colorado Concerto Competition, the Angie Southard Competition, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition, the Golden Era of Romantic Music International Competition, the American Fine Arts Festival Russian Music Competition, the T. Gordon Parks Concerto Competition, the ENKOR International Music Competition, and the Young Texas Artists Music Competition. Rachel has toured and recorded with University of Arizona’s HarpFusion, including being featured in a solo recital in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil. Last summer she performed as first harpist for the Summer Opera Program at the International Lyric Academy in Italy and she gave the opening solo recital in Hong Kong for Arizona Harp Experience Hong Kong Spectacular. Rachel has been featured in recital for the American Musicological Society, Arizona Harp Experience in Utah, and in recitals throughout Virginia, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas. She has been the concerto soloist with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the University of Northern Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and the Arapahoe Philharmonic.

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