TGIF, Nov 20, 5:30pm
Starting the season off right, the High Desert Harps delight us at our Friday night concert with Chrismas Favorites. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm, and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.
See our TGIF Concert Series page for upcoming performances. And see our Directions and Parking page to see the parking options.
Artists
The High Desert Harp Ensemble was founded in 1998 by Linda Larkin as a performance
opportunity for harpists in Santa Fe, including her students. When Linda retired she handed the reins to Katie Cosgrove, who has been directing the group since then.
The ensemble now consists of four harpists who play together regularly, enjoying the
making of music and each other’s company year round.
Katie Cosgrove
Katie Cosgrove is the current director of High Desert Harps. She began playing piano and studying ballet as a child. She received an M.A. in choreography in 1982. Whether dancing or playing an instrument the love of music has been a constant focus. The harp is her fourth instrument and the most fun.
Julie Norem-Hawley
Julie Norem-Hawley began the folk harp at the age of 40. She lives in Taos, and often performs with the Celtic Trio ”Anam Cara”. She also teaches and performs at local churches and she enjoys working with singer/songwriters. She has been a member of the High Desert Harp Ensemble since 1998.
Chita Gillis
Chita Gillis began studying the harp with Linda Larkin in 2014 at age 65. Music had always felt like a foreign language she could appreciate but not begin to master. The harp proved the perfect portal to exploring this wonderful art form. She joined the Ensemble in 2016. Harp, music and performance have become the major focus of her retirement years.
Dian El Aine
Dian El Aine began studying harp at age 63 with Linda Larkin and joined the
Ensemble in 2008. With only a brief experience with the guitar over 30 years earlier as a musical background, she found learning to read musical notation again challenging, but maintains that “anything you refuse to quit on, can become a skill which produces much joy and satisfaction.”