aura Sherman
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All About Laura Sherman
Dr. Laura Sherman is a Miami-based harpist with extensive experience in classical, popular and commercial music. In 2019, she relocated to Miami from New York City, where she was a popular performer, teacher, writer and editor for thirty-four years, including fifteen as the original harpist with the Broadway production of "Wicked." She can also be heard on the “Hamilton” Broadway Cast Recording, as well as on recordings of Barbra Streisand, Meredith Monk, and numerous film scores. Dr. Sherman founded Gotham Harp Publishing in 2012, specializes in playing J.S. Bach’s music on the pedal harp, and is a frequent writer and guest editor for a number of harp publications.
Selected Music Performances
2021- Present
Principal Harp
Palm Beach Symphony
2021- present
Florida Grand Opera
Principal Harp
2021-Present
Principal Harp
Nu Deco Ensemble
2021-Present
Principal Harp
Symphony of the Americas
2021-Present
Substitute
Miami Symphony Orchestra
2021-Present
Guest
The Last Hundred Ensemble (new music)
2015 - Present
Principal Harp
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1999 - Present
Lecturer
Lecture-recitals & masterclasses on Bach and the Harp
1989 - Present
Principal Harp
Opera North Music Festival (New Hampshire)
2003 - 2019
Principal Harp
WICKED, Broadway
2003-2017
Substitute
New York City Ballet Orchestra
2002-2016
Substitute
American Symphony Orchestra
2003-2017
Substitute
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra (Connecticut)
2015;2020
Guest
Andrea Bocelli: Tampa, 2020; Historic concert at Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic, 2015.
2015
Harp
BOMBSHELL in Concert
2014
Harp
Tony Awards Orchestra, Broadway
2006-2013
Harp
Barbra Streisand, National & International tours
1998 - 1999
Principal Harp
Broadway: Peter Pan
1999 - 2003
Substitute
Broadway: 42nd Street, Music Man, Oklahoma, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers, Beauty & the Beast
1995 - 1997; 2022
Harp
New World Symphony, Miami, Florida
1992 -1997
Harp
Spoleto Festival, Spoleto, Italy.
1992 - 1996
Harp
Spoleto Festival, Charleston, S.C.
1886 - 1988
Harp
International tour of Broadway shows: A Chorus Line, Evita, 42nd Street.
Recordings
2023
Recording
The Fantasticks, first complete studio recording, Jay Records, forthcoming
2018
Recording
Hamildrop "Cheering for Me Now"
2017
Hamilton Instrumentals
Recording
2016
Recording
Hamilton Mixtape
2015
Recording
Hamilton Broadway Cast Recording
2015
Recording
Meredith Monk On Behalf of Nature
2015
Recording
Terry Barber, counter-tenor, Christmas Presence
2015
Film Score
Christine
2014
Recording
Marvin Makes Music, Marvin Hamlisch’s children’s book and recording
2013
Recording
Let it Snow, pop star Jewel
2012
Film Score
A Family Fitzgerald Christmas, Edward Burns film, P.T. Walkley composer
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2009
Recording
The Informant!, Steven Soderbergh film, Marvin Hamlisch composer
2009
Solo Recording
This Place I Know, Stephanie J. Block
2008
DVD
Streisand: The Concerts
2007
Recording
Streisand Live
2004
Recording
Wicked Broadway Cast Recording
Selected Features
2023
Masterclass
“Beauty of the Harp,” Zoom Bach masterclass
2023
Podcast
"Harp Tales: Stories from Behind the Strings" podcast with Ariadna Demkov and Marti Ann Moreland, inaugural interview
2023
American Harp Society video interview about the 2023 AHS Competition, forthcoming
Interview
2021
Interview
Podcast Interview “Life in the Pit”
Education
1997
MM, DMA
University of Michigan: Master's of Music in Music Theory & Doctorate of Musical Arts in Harp Performance
1995
Tureck-Bach Research Institute, Oxford, England
Fellowship
1993
MM
Yale University: Master's of Music in Harp Performance
1990
BM
Queens College (City University of New York): Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance
Teaching
2021; 2023
Judge
American Harp Society National Competition
2019 - 2023
Frost School of Music | University of Miami: Lecturer in Harp, Music Theory & Chamber Music
Lecturer
2000 - 2003
Adjunct Professor
Hunter College (CUNY): Adjunct Professor of Harp & Music Studies
1998 - 1999
Assistant Professor
Louisiana State University: Assistant Professor of Harp & Music Studies