Harp Faculty

Jacquelyn Bartlett

A champion of chamber music, Jacquelyn Bartlett has worked with some of this generation’s most well known composers such as Aaron Copeland, George Crumb, Alberto Ginastera, Dan Locklair, George Rochberg and John Rutter and she continues to bring new compositions to the concert stage as a soloist and chamber musician.  Ms. Bartlett is a founding member of Fire Pink Trio and a long time member of Mallarme Chamber Players.  For ten years, she was the Founder and Artistic Director of SummerMusic in Blowing Rock, N.C. and Music at St John’s in Valle Crucis, N.C. She has written and published articles in professional journals, has edited music for publication and is a recorded artist on the Albany, Capstone and Naxos labels. Her recent world premiere recording of Dan Locklair’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra was released by Naxos and has received high, critical praise.

Ms. Bartlett is much sought-after as a teacher, chamber music coach and presenter for master classes and seminars.  Her students have garnered top prizes at international and national competitions, and have been featured in Europe at the World Harp Congress and on Christopher O'Reilly's National Public Radio show, "From the Top".