Name: Harp Essence: A Duo of Harps
Start: 2025-09-11T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-11T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Bedford Public Library

Join HarpEssence for an evening filled with beautiful runs, soaring glissandos, duets, and delicate melodies. The music in each program is interspersed with brief explanations about the history and mechanics of the harp.
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Grace Johnson is the retired Business Manager of WRR Classical 101.1 FM, the second-oldest radio station in the United States As an accomplished pianist and accompanist, Grace has toured Europe and plays for private events. As a harpist and student, Grace participates in two harp ensembles: the Geoffrey Harp School Ensemble and HarpEssence Ensemble.
In addition to being a retired school librarian and a storyteller, Susan Koskelin has been a musician for many years and fell in love with the harp several years ago. She began her harp studies with Geoffrey Ricketts and now studies with Kimberly DeRosa. Susan plays for many weddings and special events in the DFW/Denton area. She has also played with local productions of musicals, such as “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cinderella,” and “Wizard of Oz.”