Kirsten Agresta

Kirsten Agresta-Copely is a two-time GRAMMY® nominated harpist and composer based in New York City. She is the first female solo harpist to ever be nominated in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant category for her albums Aquamarine and Kuruvinda. Ms. Copely is a former associate professor of harp at Vanderbilt University and affiliated artist on the music faculty of Sarah Lawrence College,[1] a board member of the World Harp Congress, and a member of NARAS and ASCAP. She has collaborated with many artists across a wide range of genres, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles, Enya, Sting, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, The Mavericks, Evanescence, The Who, Carrie Underwood, Tony Bennett and Kristin Chenoweth.

Agresta-Copely performed for former U.S. President Barack Obama at his second official White House State Dinner, and has also performed for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

Career

Agresta-Copely received her bachelor's and master's of music degrees from Indiana University Bloomington in harp performance.

After winning the bronze medal in the 1989 USA International Harp Competition,[2] Agresta began performing as a solo artist, traveling across the United States, Europe, South America, Israel, Japan, and the South Pacific. Her success culminated in three Carnegie Hall solo recitals from 1998 to 2002 and two recitals at the Lincoln Center.

Her debut album, Dream World was released in August 2001. "The Covers Album" was released on all streaming platforms in May 2019. The new-age album "Around The Sun" released January, 2020, marking Kirsten's first as composer and winning a silver medal at the Global Music Awards.

Ms. Agresta-Copely's 2025 album "Kuruvinda" and 2023 album, "Aquamarine", were both nominated for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album in the 68th Annual Grammy Awards and 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

Discography

"Dream World" 2001 "The Covers Album" 2019 "Around The Sun" 2020 Aquamarine 2023 Kuruvinda 2025

Her music also appears on several movie soundtracks, including "Outlander Season 3", "Night at the Museum 2", "Sex and the City 2", "Rebel in the Rye", "My Little Pony: The Movie", and "The Tempest".'-->

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Lawrence College Music Faculty". Sarah Lawrence College. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "1989 Winners". USA International Harp Competition. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011..
  3. ^ Enos, Morgan (November 10, 2023). "2024 Grammys: See The Full Winners & Nominees List".
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