Emily
Stone

Harp

(She/Her) Harpist Emily Stone distinguishes herself as an award-winning ensemble harpist, chamber musician, soloist, and pedagogue. Emily performs with numerous orchestras and ensembles and specializes in orchestral music, opera, ballet, new music, and pop. With an equal love for solo performance, Emily has been praised for her artistic versatility, breathtaking sound, and powerful stage presence.

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C. Lizotte - Suite Galactique, Op. 39

Emily Stone's Master of Music Degree Recital, May 27, 2023

"Danses sacrée et profane" by C. Debussy (1904)

Alice Millar Chapel at Northwestern University, April 16, 2023

"Granada" by A. Lara arr. Salzedo

Emily Stone's First Master of Music Recital, March 5, 2022

"Concierto de Aranjuez" by J. Rodrigo trans. Zabaleta

Emily Stone's Bachelors Harp Degree Recital, February 27, 2021

"Introduction et Allegro" by M. Ravel

Emily Stone's Bachelors Harp Degree Recital, February 27, 2021

Brown Girl from "From The Black Belt" by William Grant Still arr. Portanova

Emily Stone's First Master of Music Recital, March 5, 2022

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Schedule

Schedule

Recent Highlights

Bravo 4: Alluvial Soundscape

Harp

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Music of John Luther Adams

Principal Harp and Soloist

New Earth Ensemble

Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Andrew Ritchie, Conducting Recital

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Contemporary Music Ensemble

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Dreams and Reveries

Harp

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Open Rehearsal

Harp

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Emily Stone's Master of Music Degree Recital

Concert Artist

Northwestern University

NOI Philharmonic: A Night At The Opera

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

NOI Philharmonic: Take the Reins - Chamber Orchestra Concert

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

NOI Philharmonic: Neely Conducts Price, Ravel, and Wagner

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

NOI Philharmonic: Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

NOI+F Chamber Music Showcase

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

NOI Philharmonic: George Walker's "Lilacs"

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

NOI Philharmonic: New Directions

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

NOI Philharmonic: Festival Closing Performance - Alsop Conducts Simon, Higdon, and Brahms

Principal Harp

National Orchestral Institute and Festival

Afternoon Tea

Soloist

The Drake Hotel - Chicago

Afternoon Tea

Soloist

The Langham Chicago

January 14, 2023 to 8 more

January 14, 2023
March 04, 2023
March 11, 2023
March 25, 2023
March 26, 2023 April 15, 2023
April 22, 2023
September 16, 2023
October 28, 2023

Treats & Tricks

Principal Harp

Northshore Concert Band

Side By Side Concert

Principal Harp

Northshore Concert Band

Holiday Concert

Principal Harp

Evanston Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops

Principal Harp

Southport Symphony Orchestra

Rising Stars Concert

Second Harp

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Emily Stone's Master of Music Degree Recital

Concert Artist

Northwestern University

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

The EcoVoice Project

Principal Harp

New Earth Ensemble

Sigma Alpha Iota 50th National Convention: Opening Night Initiation Performance

Concert Artist

Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity

Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Northwestern Camerata

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Northwestern Camerata presents Wolcum Yole!

Soloist

Northwestern University

Timothy Cook, Conducting Recital

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Samuel Perlman, Composition Recital

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Holiday Pops

Principal Harp

Southport Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Concert

Principal Harp

Evanston Symphony Orchestra

Northwestern University Medical Orchestra

Principal Harp

Northwestern University

Holiday Afternoon Tea

Soloist

The Drake Hotel - Chicago

November 25, 2022 to 8 more

November 25, 2022
December 02, 2022
December 05, 2022
December 06, 2022
December 08, 2022 December 09, 2022
December 12, 2022
December 15, 2022
December 17, 2022

Biography

Biography

Harpist Emily Stone distinguishes herself as an award-winning ensemble, chamber, and solo musician based in Chicago, IL. Ms. Stone frequently performs as an extra musician with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and as a Substitute Harpist with the Des Moines Metro Opera. She is an Associate Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and a Substitute Harpist with the New World Symphony. Her most recent engagements include performances with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago conducted by Ken-David Masur and Riccardo Muti. Ms. Stone served as the Harp Fellow for the 2023 National Orchestral Institute and Festival performing under conductors such as Marin Alsop, David Alan Miller, David Neely, John Morris Russel, and Joseph Young. In 2022, she toured with Il Volo on their Il Volo Sings Morricone & More Tour and Josh Groban on his Harmony Tour. She has performed with numerous ensembles across the United States including the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Evanston Symphony Orchestra, Southport Symphony Orchestra , Northwestern University Medical Orchestra, Northshore Concert Band, St. Andrew's Chamber Orchestra, and Cordancia Chamber Orchestra.

An avid chamber musician, she is a founding member of Duo D’Or (Flute and Harp) and Sospirare Trio (Flute, Viola, and Harp). An advocate of new music, she is the Principal Harpist and a featured artist of the New Earth Ensemble in Chicago, IL. This prestigious group is dedicated to performing works that explore topics related to environmentalism, and their mission is to perform existing eco-choral works, commission new compositions, and engage in innovative interdisciplinary collaborations. From 2019-2021, she served as the Principal Harpist of the OSSIA New Music Ensemble in Rochester, NY and was a featured artist on multiple recordings.

In 2022, Ms. Stone won Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity Dorothy E. Morris Memorial Award. In 2022 and 2020, she was a Grand Finalist in the American Harp Foundation’s Anne Adams Awards.

A distinguished and passionate pedagogue, Ms. Stone teaches both harp and piano. She is member of the faculty at the Music Conservatory of Illinois and the Logos School of Music and serves as a Harp Coach for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. A licensed Pre-K-12 music educator, she taught both elementary and high school string orchestra in the Webster School District and the Rochester City School District in upstate New York.

A native of Nashville, TN, Ms. Stone began her piano studies at age five and her harp studies at age eleven. A student of Kathleen Bride, Ms. Stone earned her B.M. degrees in Harp Performance and Music Education with a minor in French and Performer’s Certificate at the Eastman School of Music. She continued her graduate studies at Northwestern University where she earned her Master of Music degree in Harp Performance under the tutelage of Marguerite Lynn Williams. She is an active member of the American Harp Society and Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity and is the President of the Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Harp Society.

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