Our diverse membership comprises harp students of all levels and all ages, harp teachers, amateur and professional players of both lever harp and pedal harp, harp vendors, composers and arrangers, and other friends of the harp.
Mission Statement
of the American Harp Society
“To cultivate, promote, foster, sponsor and develop among its members and the general public the appreciation of the harp as a musical instrument; to develop and further the quality of the instrument itself and of its related components; to encourage the composition of music for the harp; and to improve the quality of performance by harpists.”
Valeria Finzi Memorial Scholarships
Service Hours Project for School-age Members
Annual "Spring Fling" Concert / Party / Fundraiser for Finzi Scholarship Fund
Annual "Holiday Extravaganza" Ensemble Performance Held In December
Leadership of AHS-LA
(Two-year terms Sept. 2026 – August 2028)
OFFICERS
President: Jessica Brizuela
1st Vice President of Programming: Jillian Risigari-Gai
2nd Vice President of Education: Marcia Dickstein
Treasurer: Elaine Litster
Recording Secretary: Kaitlin Miller
Corresponding Secretary: Zoe O’Shaughnessy
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Baker
Stephanie Bennett
Ellie Choate
Gabriel Diaz
Liesl Erman
Anya Garipoli
Bonnie Mohr
Stephanie Osborne
Minta Spencer
Gracie Sprout
Carolyn Sykes
Will Yardley (website coordinator)
Hee Jin Yoon