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Kirsten Agresta has charmed audiences internationally since she began study of the harp at the age of five. By the time she was fourteen, she was soloist on a full tour of the British Isles and has since performed extensively throughout the United States, South America, Europe, Israel, Japan, and the South Pacific. Known for her passionate performances and ver-satility, Ms. Agresta commands a wide range of genres from classical to mainstream. She has performed three solo recitals in Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, and debuted as concerto soloist in the Issac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie in 2006. Following a feature in People Magazine, she was presented on segments of NBC, CBS, and ABC-TV and later made appearances on MTV, "Saturday Night Live," and "Late Night with David Letterman."
Ms. Agresta was the American Harp Society Concert Artist for the 1996-98 season and under their auspices, was presented in solo recitals across the US and Canada. Her other classical honors include: Bronze Medal in the prestigious 1989 USA International Harp Competition, First Prize in the 1993 AHS Young Professional Performance Competition, National Society of Arts and Letters Competition, and the Anne Adams Award on two separate occasions. She also received a National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts Award. Ms. Agresta has been a featured solo artist at the World Harp Congresses in Paris, Seattle, Prague, Dublin, and Amsterdam.
Ms. Agresta studied with Nancy Allen of The Juilliard School and with Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald of Indiana University. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Indiana University, and was awarded the Performer's Certificate, the highest distinction awarded by the esteemed School of Music. Ms. Agresta served as Associate Instructor of the I.U. Harp Department from 1991-93. She is a member of the Music Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY and also maintains a private teaching studio in New York City.
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