Wilmington Harp Day 2026
Join us for Wilmington Harp Day on October 3, 2026! We are thrilled to have Jacqueline Pollauf present this year's workshops. Come grow in your harp skills, meet new harpists, get your lever harp regulated, shop with Virginia Harp Center's pop-up store, and join the Wilmington, NC harp community!
Wilmington Harp Day
October 3, 2026
Wilmington Harp Day is open to harpists of all levels, beginner to advanced, students to professionals, both lever and pedal harpists. Our goal is for all harpists, no matter what level or what type of harp, to have fun learning and playing together as well as advancing technique and learning new skills.
There will be three custom workshops presented by Jacqueline including “Dynamics, Colors, and Extended Techniques on the Harp,” exploration of arranging and music theory including keys and key signatures, intervals, different time signatures and rhythms, and triads and their qualities and inversions. There will be lots of hands-on during the day.
After lunch we will have a session with a local hand therapist focused on strategies for healthy injury-free playing for harpists, good exercises and avoiding common problems.
Jacqueline Pollauf
Jacqueline Pollauf, American harpist, is known for her sensitive performances, dedication to teaching, and beautifully crafted compositions. Past performances include a premiere for voice and harp at Carnegie Hall, as well as appearances at the Eleventh World Harp Congress and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Her recent recording, Beau Soir, with cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski, was lauded as “utter perfection” (The Harp Column).
Jacqueline appears frequently as a recitalist in programs drawing on repertoire standards, little-known works, and her own transcriptions. Recent performances include solo recitals at the Arts Club of Washington; Emmanuel Christ Church in Hannover, Pennsylvania; Florida State University in Tallahassee,
Florida.
Recording credits include Songs and Dreams for solo harp, featuring Jacqueline’s compositions and transcriptions; Voyage, a recording of avant-garde harp and saxophone duos with saxophonist Noah Getz; and Bouquet, Jacqueline’s debut solo album. A dedicated composer and arranger, Jacqueline’s recent publications include a transcription of Trois
Morceaux by Lili Boulanger and Glissando Exercises, the third in a series of exercise books. Her works, including solo and chamber music, are available through Lyon and Healy Publications, Harp Column Music, and Oakway Studios.
Along with flutist Marcia McHugh and violist Karin Brown, Jacqueline appears as part of as Trio Sirènes. She has also performed with ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Post ClassicalEnsemble, (Washington D.C.), the Scottish Voices (Glasgow, Scotland), and the Choir of Clare College
(Cambridge, UK).
Jacqueline has been recognized with awards from the Maryland State Arts Council and Chamber Music America. She is the founder and director of the Baltimore Harp Camp, and is on faculty at the Baltimore School for the Arts and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Performances and instructional videos can be found on her highly regarded YouTube channel. She holds degrees from the PeabodyConservatory.
Lever harp regulations from the Virginia Harp Center are available on Friday, October 2, 2026 by appointment.
Please email virginia@vaharpcenter.com to schedule your regulation.