betsey merkel, harpist, resume brief

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Betsey Merkel 7305 West Clinton Ave #2 Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Ph: 2162462447 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.betseymerkel.com “Betsey is highly professional and a visionary who develops new performing arts programming ideas infused with service to Lake Erie College, local grade schools, and the communityatlarge.” Paul Gothard III, Professor of Music, Director of Fine Arts, Lake Erie College (posthumous) SUMMARY Betsey O’Hagan Merkel, Harpist EXPERIENCE Musician, Teacher, Manager, Public Relations Cleveland, Ohio Betsey is a protege of Cleveland Orchestra Harpist and teacher, Alice Chalifoux, and graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Music. She is a visionary program manager, experienced in chamber music performance, educational community & economic development residency design, content and media public relations. Accomplishments Office of the Governor, State of Ohio, “Artist to Artist: A Business Seminar”, 19921997 Ohio Arts Council, Arts Award Panelist, 19921995 Ohio Arts Council Artist Touring Program Award, 19871997 Founder, Managing Director & Harpist, Coryton Chamber Music Ensembles, 19851997 Ohio Arts Presenters Award of Merit, 1995 Artist, Program Operations & Marketing, Lake Erie College, John D. Drinko Musical Arts Residency, 19901997 Guest of the People’s Republic of China, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Performance and Teaching Residency, 1985 Preparatory Harp Department and Harp Ensemble Director, The Cleveland Institute of Music, 19821992 Salzedo School Performance Scholarship Award, 19771983 EDUCATION The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), Cleveland, Ohio Bachelor of Music & Master of Music in Harp Performance—1983 Salzedo Summer Harp Colony, Camden, Maine Operations Assistant to Director, Recitalist, 19771988 SKILLS Musician, Harp Performance Teacher, Salzedo Technique Director and Conductor, Harp Ensemble Music Residency Design and Management PRESS The Plain Dealer, “Chamber Group Thrives on Risks” by Donald Rosenberg, March 1997 Northern Ohio Live, “To Market” by David Sowd, November 1991 REFERENCES Available upon request. Betsey O’Hagan Merkel, Harpist 7305 West Clinton Ave #2 Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Ph: (216) 2462447 Email: [email protected] Online: http://www.betseymerkel.com/harpistresume.html

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Betsey Merkel  7305 West Clinton Ave #2 Cleveland, Ohio 44102  Ph: 216­246­2447 E­mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.betseymerkel.com  “Betsey is highly professional and a visionary who develops new performing arts programming ideas infused with service to Lake Erie College, local grade schools, and the community­at­large.” ­ Paul Gothard III, Professor of Music, Director of Fine Arts, Lake Erie College (posthumous) 

SUMMARY  Betsey O’Hagan Merkel, Harpist  EXPERIENCE  Musician, Teacher, Manager, Public Relations Cleveland, Ohio  Betsey is a protege of Cleveland Orchestra Harpist and teacher, Alice Chalifoux, and graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Music. She is a visionary program manager, experienced in chamber music performance, educational community & economic development residency design, content and media public relations. 

Accomplishments 

● Office of the Governor, State of Ohio, “Artist to Artist: A Business Seminar”, 1992­1997 

● Ohio Arts Council, Arts Award Panelist, 1992­1995 ● Ohio Arts Council Artist Touring Program Award, 1987­1997 ● Founder, Managing Director & Harpist, Coryton Chamber Music 

Ensembles, 1985­1997 ● Ohio Arts Presenters Award of Merit, 1995 ● Artist, Program Operations & Marketing, Lake Erie College, John D. 

Drinko Musical Arts Residency, 1990­1997 ● Guest of the People’s Republic of China, Shanghai Conservatory of 

Music, Performance and Teaching Residency, 1985 ● Preparatory Harp Department and Harp Ensemble Director, The 

Cleveland Institute of Music, 1982­1992 ● Salzedo School Performance Scholarship Award, 1977­1983 

 EDUCATION  The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), Cleveland, Ohio Bachelor of Music & Master of Music in Harp Performance—1983    Salzedo Summer Harp Colony, Camden, Maine Operations Assistant to Director, Recitalist, 1977­1988  SKILLS 

● Musician, Harp Performance ● Teacher, Salzedo Technique  ● Director and Conductor, Harp Ensemble ● Music Residency Design and Management 

 PRESS 

● The Plain Dealer, “Chamber Group Thrives on Risks” by Donald Rosenberg, March 1997 

● Northern Ohio Live, “To Market” by David Sowd, November 1991  REFERENCES Available upon request. 

Betsey O’Hagan Merkel, Harpist 7305 West Clinton Ave #2 Cleveland, Ohio 44102  Ph: (216) 246­2447 Email: [email protected] Online: http://www.betseymerkel.com/harpist­resume.html 

 

 

Betsey O’Hagan Merkel, Harpist 7305 West Clinton Ave #2 Cleveland, Ohio 44102  Ph: (216) 246­2447 Email: [email protected] Online: http://www.betseymerkel.com/harpist­resume.html