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Ann Liss

Professor

Harpist Ann Marie Liss is lauded for her colorful musical palate and inspirational tone as a solo artist and chamber musician. A Colorado native, she has performed as a soloist and principal harpist with orchestras throughout the United States and Europe including the Breckenridge Music Festival and National Repertory Orchesra, and has recorded television and radio productions with Radio France, the Théâtre Français de la Musique, Opéra du Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, and the United States Air Force Academy Band.
                                                                                                                                                                                     The youngest harpist to be awarded the prestigious Diplôme Supérieure de Concertiste (D.M.A.) from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, Dr. Liss was inspired by the art of chamber music and pursued simultaneous degrees through the Conservatoire National de Région de Paris earning a double Diplôme Supérieure (M.M.) specializing in both chamber music and harp performance. The laureate of many national and international competitions, Ann Marie appears regularly in concert as a founding member of Duo Esprit, a collaboration with Basil Vendryes, principal violist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
 
A featured musician on the runways of Paris Fashion Week and the World Harp Congress, Ann Marie has performed at the famed Sydney Opera House and Paris’ Salle Cortot, and her music has received accolades from musicians and dignitaries including Sir Elton John, Billy Joel, Colorado Governors and the Vice President of the United States. As a member of the Colorado College performance faculty, Dr. Liss also maintains an active private studio and is widely sought out as an instructor, coach, and clinician, specializing in technical foundation, tone production, and brain integration in musical performance.

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