Titles by: LESLIE MCMICHAEL
LESLIE MCMICHAEL
Leslie McMichael feels lucky to be doing what she loves for a living. A graduate of Wellesley College, her musical pursuits include teaching, performance, recording, and composition. In 1992, Leslie co-founded the Vashon Island Harp School with Laurie Riley and Michael MacBean. The school located a short ferry ride from Seattle in Washington State, is dedicated to bringing harp players together and expanding the horizons of what harp music can be. A long- time pedal harpist, Leslie enjoys sharing her background in classical music and technique with both folk and pedal harpists. She has received training in the Suzuki method for young harpists and now heads the harp department at the Suzuki Institute of Seattle, in addition to directing two other Suzuki programs in the greater Seattle area. At Vashon Island Harp School, Leslie has directed the adult and children's harp ensembles, introduced lever harpers to the joys of the pedal harp, and taught beginning improvisation and ensemble playing. She takes great delight in presenting harpists and harp music in unusual situations! Leslie has served the harp community as both president and vice president of the Seattle Chapter of the American Harp Society.