What: Yvonne La Mothe Schwager Harp Competition Winners’ Recital
When: Sunday June 2, 2013 at 2:00pm
Where: Firehouse Arts Center, 444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton, CA
Tickets: $12 – 20
We are excited to announce that Seika Dong will be the guest artist at the
Yvonne La Mothe Schwager Harp Competition Winners’ Recital, sponsored by the Bay Area Chapter of the American Harp Society. The 19-year-old is currently a freshman pursuing a Bachelors of Harp Performance at Indiana University with full merit scholarship under the tutelage of distinguished professor Susann McDonald. A native of California, she started the harp at age four with renowned teacher Linda Wood Rollo while attending public schools. She also began her piano studies at age six. Seika’s awards include: First Place in the Japan International Harp Competition in the Junior Division in 2006 and First Prize again in the Advanced Division in 2008; First Prize in the American Harp Society National Competition (Intermediate Division) in 2007; Second Prize in the American Harp Society National Competition (Junior Division) in 2006; top three finalist in the American String Teachers Association National Competition in 2007; and First Prize in the San Francisco Bay Area’s Inez Stafford Harp Competition in both 2004 and 2005, precursor of our present competition (The Yvonne La Mothe Schwager Harp Competition). .
In 2011, Seika was an invited performer in the “Young Talents” concert in the Vancouver World Harp Congress. She was also a featured artist in the “Stars of Tomorrow” concert in San Francisco in 2006 and again in the “Stars of Tomorrow” concert at Indiana University during the 2007 USA International Competition. Seika was also a soloist at the San Francisco Opera House in 2007 and the same in New York, 2008.
The Firehouse Arts Center is dedicated to inspiring passion through the arts. The center is comprised of the 227-seat Firehouse Theater, the 2000 square foot Harrington Gallery, classrooms and rehearsal space, the grand atrium lobby, and the famous interior glass bridge. With world-class performing and visual arts, exciting interactive programs for all ages, and a state-of-the-art venue which opened in 2010, we combine the sophistication of the culturally rich Bay Area arts landscape with the hospitality and intimacy of our own home town. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue in downtown Pleasanton. Media: Jane Onojafe, jonojafe@cityofpleasantonca.gov, or 925-931-4855