Nina began studying the harp at age six with Minnesota Orchestra Principal Harpist, Kathy Keinzle. After moving out west, she continued lessons with ShruDeLi Ownbey- Director of Lyon and Healy West, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Utah.
PERFORMER
Nina’s year-round schedule is filled with Christmas Parties, Dinners, Open House Events, Weddings, Art Shows, Receptions, Funerals/Memorial Services, and Special Performances.
Awards
2018 ISU Fiddle Competition- 1st place in Alternate Instrument Division.
4th place in Entertainment Division.
2004-Lyon and Healy International Pop
and Jazz Competition-1st place
2003-15th American Harp Society
Competition-Placed
Noteworthy Concerts
2010-2011 Idaho Falls Symphony
Principal Harpist
2009-2010 Idaho Falls Symphony
Principal Harpist
2007- Filmed for The Equipoise Fund,
Documentary Film Project “Don’t Fence Me In”
2007 & 2004-Lyon and Healy International
Pop and Jazz Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
2006-Solo Concert, National Museum of
Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
2004-Harpapalooza, 10-harp Ensemble
Concert featuring Nina and friends,
Grand Teton Music Festival, Jackson, WY
2004-10-harp Ensemble accompanied by
the Utah Symphony, Salt Lake City, UT
2002-Solo Recital, Grand Teton Music
Festival, Jackson, WY
TEACHER
A favorite facet of Nina’s career is teaching students. Since starting her first student in 2004, she enjoys individually coaching for solid technique, and guides them in their studies of musicianship.
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
With the love Nina has for music, it’s not surprising that she enjoys composing for the harp. She has published several of her compositions and arrangements which include Pop Standards, American Spirituals, and the old cowboy ballad-Ghost Riders in the Sky.
