Lakehead University believes in the importance of creativity and critical thinking in music education. Apart from learning traditional harp repertoire and techniques, students are encouraged to explore new music and develop their skills in transcriptions/arrangements and composition. The instructor also shares her own experience and knowledge in teaching, recording and publishing journals and music.
Generous scholarships are available for eligible students through auditions.
An active performer, Dr. Teresa Suen-Campbell released a new recording featuring Handel and two new Canadian harp concertos under Navona Records to critical acclaims. She has performed as a soloist with Sinfonia Toronto, Toronto Concert Orchestra and City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. She has commissioned and premiered numerous works for solo harp, harp and orchestra, and harp and electronics. As an orchestral harpist, she is currently principal harpist of Toronto Concert Orchestra and North Bay Symphony and has appeared as guest harpist with Hamilton Philharmonic.
An experienced educator, Dr. Suen-Campbell is currently harp examiner at the Royal Conservatory of Music. She was harp faculty at Carleton University (Ottawa), Chinese University of Hong Kong and Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra. She also taught harp at Northwestern University. She gave a lecture in contemporary harp music at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in UK, and her research articles were published by the World Harp Congress Review, German Harp Society Journal and American Harp Journal.
Teresa maintains a vibrant private studio in Toronto, Canada. Her students have been medalist of Vancouver International Competition and finalists of AHS National Competition and the Young Artist’s Harp Seminar, among others.
Suen-Campbell obtained her Master and Doctor of Music degrees from Northwestern University under the tutelage of Elizabeth Cifani.
