Claire Learned, a native of Memphis, TN,  is a first year master’s student pursuing a degree in harp performance at Michigan State University. She recently graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor's in harp performance in May 2024. While at Baylor, she had the privilege of playing in both the Baylor Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the renowned conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and the Baylor University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Eric Wilson. While maintaining a busy gig schedule as a solo harpist, she has played professionally with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra. When she is not playing harp, she can be found at the gym, with her pets, or traveling. 

Originally from Sturgis, Michigan, Katelynn Ehlert is currently a fifth-year undergraduate at Michigan State University where she is pursuing degrees in both music and astrophysics. Over the years, Katelynn has had the opportunity to work with various ensembles including the Symphony of the Lakes (an Indiana based professional orchestra) as well as the various ensembles at MSU. Though performance is her primary path, Katelynn also has experience as a music educator. She has worked with several harp students at the Sturgis High School orchestra camp for three years where she provides ensemble experience as well as one-on-one lessons with each student. Outside of the practice room, Katelynn is dedicated to her work as the president of the MSU chapter of Society of Women in Space Exploration and as the vice president of the West Michigan chapter of the American Harp Society.

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A Taiwanese native, Chiyun Casellas started learning the harp in high school when she was 16 years old.  She holds bachelor degree from Brigham Young University-Idaho in harp performance in April 2023 and is currently a graduate student at Michigan State University.

Chiyun studied the harp with Chi-Mei Huang and Alicia McQuay in Taiwan and the US, respectively. Chiyun plays multiple genres of music on the harp, including jazz, classical, romantic, religious, movie tracks, and other modern music. She has played with various symphony orchestras, band, chamber, and harp ensembles, including performing a symphony premiere composed by Randy Kartchner.