Harp in NRW.
Orchestra. Chamber Music. Events.
American harpist Mollie Marcuson Schiffer has enjoyed a varied career as a symphony and chamber musician, freelance harpist, and teacher. Before relocating to Germany in 2012, Mollie performed regularly as harpist with the St. Paul (MN) Chamber Orchestra and was for five seasons the principal harpist of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in Houston, Texas. She has also appeared frequently with many other major American orchestras, including the Houston, San Antonio, Kansas City and Spokane Symphonies, has played under the baton of such eminent conductors as Hans Graf, Marin Alsop, JoAnn Falletta, Michael Stern, Andreas Delfs, Douglas Boyd, Eckart Preu, Claus Peter Flor and Gunther Schuller, and has shared stages with legends of both classical and pop music, such as Dawn Upshaw, Itzhak Perlman, and Gloria Gaynor.
Since 2012, Mollie has been living and playing in Germany. She can often be seen playing with the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, the Junge Orchester NRW, as well as with the Düsseldorf Lyric Opera and the chamber collective VivazzA.
Mollie began playing the harp at age seven in her home town of Kansas City. She received her bachelor’s degree in harp performance from the University of Minnesota in 2003, and her master’s degree in harp performance in 2006 from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.
Booking.
Performances.
I am available for recitals, orchestral and chamber work, weddings and events. I offer favorite wedding music, classical, light classical, popular repertoire, religious music, and more—tailored to suit the client.
Consultation.
If you are a composer unfamiliar with writing for the harp, I can help you with editing and consultation for your harp parts. Through my suggestions, edits, and pedal-markings, I can help your pieces be more suitable for harpists. To set up a consultation session or request editing services, contact my by email or click below.
Digital.
In addition to live performances, I am available to live stream a remote performance or background music for your event or occasion.
I also offer custom recordings of original pieces, tracks or samples for composers and producers.
To discuss your project or event idea, click below to contact me.
Media.
Photo Gallery.
Highlights from concerts and events over the years.
Audio.
Recordings from various projects and genres.
Calendar.
Instruction.
Learning the harp is a very enjoyable experience—even at the earliest stages it’s difficult to make the harp sound bad! My first priority in teaching is having fun and enjoying music.I teach students in the Dusseldorf area primarily at my home, or in some cases I can travel to a student. You can also contact me for remote lessons via video chat.
