Stephanie is an experienced professional harpist who teaches and performs regularly at weddings, receptions, dinners, and other engagements. She has played throughout the San Francisco Bay area since 1996, and has been teaching since 1998, the year in which she co-founded Harpeggio Music. She is the resident harpist of the San Jose Wind Symphony, and played the harp regularly for Sunday brunch at the Crowne Plaza in Milpitas from 2000 - 2001 and at the San Jose Hilton Sunday brunch from 1996 - 1999. In addition to the harp, Stephanie has played the piano and french horn for over 45 years.
Stephanie began her harp studies with Phyllis Schlomovitz, formerly principal harpist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and continued them with world-renowned harpist Paul Hurst, who has been guest artist at prestigious events such as the World Harp Congress in Prague, the International Harp Festival in Soka, Japan, and the American Harp Society National Conference in San Francisco. Stephanie also studied in England with David Watkins, former principal harpist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Stephanie is a member of the Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC), the American Harp Society, the American String Teachers Association, and the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen.
