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Grace Cloutier |
| New York, New York
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| United States |
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| Metro Area: New
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| Booking and
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| Telephone:
917.554.0176 |
| Email:
grace@gracecloutier.com |
| Website:
www.gracecloutier.com |
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Classical Harp
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Pedal Harp
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Electric Harp
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Lever Harp
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Unlimited - Willing to Travel
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International Gigs: |
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Performing
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1987 |
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Available with Harp: |
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Flute Voice String
Quartet Violin Viola Cello Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Clarinet Oboe Percussion Bassoon and more
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Description: |
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Concert Harpist Grace Cloutier,
who trained at The Juilliard School, Yale University and
in France, has performed throughout the world. She has
already given her solo debut recital at Carnegie Hall
and promises you a musical occasion to remember. |
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Biography: |
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Known for her passionately rich
sound and expressive musicality, the young concert
harpist Grace Cloutier, who trained at The Juilliard
School, Yale University and in France, has performed
solo, chamber and orchestral répertoire within the major
concert halls of the United States and Europe in
addition to performances in the Middle East. She gave
her solo debut at Carnegie Hall in May 2006 as first
prize winner of the International Competition of Artist
International Presentations, Inc. |
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A recipient of numerous
prestigious awards, Miss Cloutier's solo performances
have graced the World Harp Congress in Prague 1999 and
Geneva 2002. She has appeared as a soloist with both the
Biava and the Calder String Quartets, holds a performing
residency at UCLA and regularly appears in recital for
the American Harp Society. Miss Cloutier, guest soloist
for the Ukrainian National Music Festival, recently
co-founded the first international harp competition
based in the Ukraine and will return with a solo concert
tour in Kiev and Kharkov and will be again featured in
solo recitals and as a concerto soloist with the
National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine in fall 2006. |
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As featured principal harpist on tour with the United
Nations' Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, 2000-2002,
Grace also recorded for German national television's
Stars von Morgan, while the publication Saarbrücker
Zeitung described Miss Cloutier's performances as
possessing "...inspiring artfulness."
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Privileged to serve under the baton of many respected
maestros including Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson,
Julius Rudel, Andrew Litton, Alexander Vedernikov,
amongst others, Miss Cloutier is an advocate of new
music and has appeared numerous times as principal harp
for the New Juilliard Ensemble, New Music New Haven,
Continuum, Look and Listen Festival and the Aspen
Contemporary Ensemble. Miss Cloutier has recorded with
composer Paul Halley at Tanglewood, performed with the
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic at
Carnegie Hall and has served since 2002 with the New
World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson
Thomas.
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An active proponent for increased public awareness
concerning the intrinsic value of music for all people
at every stage of life, Grace Cloutier regularly gives
workshops for the young and has received the Gluck
Fellowship from the The Juilliard School for her work
with victims of AIDS, the elderly and children in the
NYC metro region. In addition, she has been honored with
a Presidential Point of Light Award for her contribution
of musical inspiration at CT Hospice.
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Miss Cloutier gratefully acknowledges Nancy Allen,
Carrol McLaughlin, Isabelle Perrin, Susann McDonald,
Sarah Bullen and Letizia Belmondo for their support and
insight.
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A dynamic and engaging
musician, Grace maintains an active concert schedule
worldwide and celebrates her recording “Radiant” which
was released by HIP Records in 2004 which will release
her second recording “Confessions” in 2007. For more
information about Miss Cloutier, please visit her
website at
www.gracecloutier.com
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Repertoire Sample: |
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Grace Cloutier performs all genres
and styles at the highest level. |
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Desired Events: |
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All Occasions
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Private Recitals
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Recordings
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Private Instruction
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(See
www.gracecloutier.com
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Price Range: |
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$400 - $1000 per Event. |
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Price Details: |
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Artistic fee is dependant upon
the location and length of performance. |
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Visit my Website: |
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www.gracecloutier.com |
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RECORDINGS |
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Radiant |
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Reviews |
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"She is a young, gifted professional artist with a
strong technique and vast musicality. Her playing
inspires composers who are already writing for her. Her
performance in orchestra and in solo recitals interprets
the highest level."
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-Isabelle Perrin
National Orchestra of France
Professor of Harp, École Normale, Paris, France
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"Her playing is exceedingly mature and well-developed...beyond her
years...she is a gem."
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-Larry Rachleff
Director of Orchestras
Sheperd School of Music, Rice University, USA
Music Director
Chicago Symphony II, USA
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"Grace Cloutier is extremely musical and I believe she will make an excellent
career as both a solo and orchestral harpist."
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-Alexander Vedernikov
Chief Conductor and Music Director
Bolshoi Theatre, Russia
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"...outstanding young harpist Grace Cloutier...technically gifted...with a
truly remarkable sense of the orchestral sonic context...she is able to obtain
from her instrument colors and textures of extraordinary variety."
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-James DePriest
Director of Music
Oregon Symphony Orchestra, USA
Head of Conducting
The Juilliard School, New York City, USA
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"Grace Cloutier, the remarkably self-possessed young harpist is a true
professional who is a joy to work with. Her sound is always beautiful, powerful
and yet articulated. Her stunning performances are a testament to the detailed
work she gives to the expressive needs of the music."
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-Dr. David S. Lefkowitz
Associate Professor of Composition
UCLA Department of Music, USA
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"Grace has an outstanding technical ability on the harp…she has a sharp
memory, beautiful musicality and a natural ease on the concert stage, which puts
her in instant rapport with her audiences."
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-Dr. Carrol McLaughlin
Professor of Harp, University of Arizona, USA
World Harp Congress Board of Directors, International
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"Her manner of playing, which is a mixture of technical ease, intelligence
and sensitivity, is fascinating and makes her distinctive as a harpist and as a
musician."
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-Letizia Belmondo
Solo Harpist, Opera Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium
First Prize Winner, 14th Israel International Harp Contest, 2001
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"Working with Grace was both a personal and musical pleasure. Her performance
was graceful, poignant and powerful...she performed with total grip upon the
music, her harp and the audience...it was a soul cleansing experience."
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-Scott Hartman
Internationally Renowned Trombonist
Yale University
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston University, Massachusetts, USA
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"The young lady brushed her long fingers over the strings with such inspiring
artfulness. If the composer Gabriel Pierné himself had heard this performance of
Impromptu-Caprice, he would have been thrilled."
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-Saarbrücker Zeitung
Germany
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"World renown harpist Grace Cloutier is an impossibly young and gifted,
improbably modest woman whose beauty and genius is carried with an airy happy
quality that might be called "Diva Light"…she is the fastest rising star harpist
in New York City."
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-Hagstar Arts Review
Burlington,Vermont, USA
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"I am deeply impressed with the virtuoso skills and gift for music that Miss
Cloutier has…she is a fabulous performer and a joy to work with."
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-Valery Altukhov
Director of Ukraine’s International Music Festival
Kharkov, Ukraine
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"...the Britten (Ceremony of Carols) was given a ravishing reading
accompanied by the stunning harp playing of Grace Cloutier."
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-Show Business
New York City, USA
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"Her professional level and emotional expressiveness appeal to the heart
while her interpretation of music is perfect."
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-Larisa Klevtsova
Principal Harp, Kharkov Opera, Ukraine
Harp Professor of Kharkov University of the Arts, Ukraine
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"You have worked hard to bring your passion for music not only across the
globe, but into the lives of some of our most vulnerable citizens. Whether
playing in a famous concert hall in Europe or in one of many hospitals and
nursing homes, your music has touched the lives and hearts of many. You are a
true inspiration to us all!"
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-Rosa DeLauro
Member of Congress
Washington D.C., USA
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"Grace's recital was an exposition of powerful and energetic, yet sensitive,
playing. The program was well chosen and kept the audience, which included
several very young harp students, riveted with attention."
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-Peter Reis
Harps Unlimited International
Concert Reviewer for The American Harp Society, USA |
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