Strings Of Hope

In this episode of Strings of Hope, I sit down with Erika Lieberman — known as Erika the Harpist — a Renaissance fair performer, international teacher, and folk harpist from New York. Erika discovered the harp at age 25 at a California Renaissance festival and never looked back. We talk about what it's like to perform at Renaissance fairs, how she balances a full-time paralegal career with a thriv...

What would you do if you wanted to learn harp — but there was only one teacher in your entire country, and she told you you were too old? This week on the Strings of Hope Podcast , I’m sharing my conversation with Adina Haroz — one of Israel’s celebrated harpists, and my very first harp teacher. Adina grew up in Israel at a time when you could count all the harpists in the country on two hands. Af...

In this first episode of the Strings of Hope podcast, I’m excited to share a heartfelt conversation with the harpist who first inspired my own harping journey—Sunita Staneslow. Sunita’s Songs on the Psalms was the very first music I discovered when I began learning the harp, and her unique style—marked by simplicity, depth, and grace—continues to influence my compositions and approach today. We ex...