As the 2019 Harp Department Concerto Competition Winner at IU, Melanie Mashner from Rochester, NY, a Masters student as well as a recipient of IU’s Performer’s Certificate, will perform Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, music of pure beauty, with the IU University Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Rani Calderon.

A brilliant jury of five with Heaven Fan (Taiwan, Harp), Andrew Mead (USA, composition) Paola Del Nero (Italy, piano), Fanfen Tai (Taiwan, Harp), Moya Wright (South Africa, harp) voted for the young artist as 1st Prize.

-Florence Sitruk
Prof. of Harp
Co-Chair Harp Department
Indiana University Bloomington