Anna Joy Cooney, Harpist Curriculum Vitae
Education
2013: Master of Music in Performance, Harp
Shenandoah University Conservatory, Winchester, Virginia
2009: Bachelor of Arts in Music, Harp Performance
The College at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
2004: Diploma in Harp Performing
The Associated Boards of the Royal Schools of Music, United Kingdom
Performances: Symphonic, Choral, and Chamber Music (partial list)
2014
Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra
Claude Debussy, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Bedřich Smetana, “Vltava (Die Moldau)” from Má Vlast
Giuseppi Verdi, Overture to La forza del destino
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
The Wizard of Oz (orchestral score performed with the film)
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
Leonard Berstein, arr. Mason “Selections from West Side Story”
Georges Bizet, “Au fond du temple saint” from The Pearl Fishers
Charles Gounod, “Ah, leve-toi, soleil” from Roméo et Juliette
Giacomo Puccini, “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
“Che gelida manina” from La Boheme
“Si, mi chiamano Mimi” from La Boheme
“Nessun dorma” from Turandot
Camille Saint-Saens, “Mon coeur s’ouvre” from Samson et Dalila
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovksy, Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture
2013
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Benjamin Britten, Ceremony of Carols (selections)
Conway Symphony Orchestra
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite
Shenandoah Conservatory Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein, Suite from Mass
John Corigliano, Red Violin Chaconne
Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
William Bolcom, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Maurice Ravel, Alborada del gracioso; Harp I
Shenandoah Trio
Claude Debussy, Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp; Susie Carmichael, flute, and Renata Ribeiro, viola
2012
Shenandoah Conservatory Chorus and Orchestra
Johannes Brahms, Nänie; Harp I
Gabriel Fauré, Cantique de Jean Racine
Francis Poulenc, Gloria
Shenandoah Conservatory Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein, Overture to Candide
Scott McAllister, Freebirds: Double Concerto for Two Solo Clarinets and Wind Ensemble
Zack Stanton, Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble; world premiere
Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Claude Debussy, La Mer; Harp I
Claude Debussy, Prélude á l’après-midi d’un faune
Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition; Harp II
Carl Roskott, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Shenandoah Conservatory Opera
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Le donne curiose
2011
Shenandoah Conservatory “Ear Candy” Contemporary Music Chamber Ensemble
Scott Lindroth, Stomp
Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
John Adams, The Chairman Dances: “Foxtrot for Orchestra”
Aaron Copland, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Sergei Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100
2010
Fort Worth Civic Orchestra and Chorus, Fort Worth, Texas
Maurice Ravel, Bolero
John Rutter, Gloria, For the Beauty of the Earth, and O Be Joyful in the Lord
Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale, Fort Worth, Texas
Maurice Duruflé, Requiem
Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas
John Rutter, Magnificat
Southwestern Seminary Gala Orchestra, Fort Worth, Texas
W. A. Mozart, “Andante” from Concerto for Flute and Harp, with Amber Goddard, flute
2003-2009
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra July 4 Concert, Little Rock, Arkansas
The Carrolton Wind Symphony, the Association of Concert Bands National Convention, Dallas Texas
The Metropolitan Wind Symphony concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas
The North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 2; with Sarah Chang
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Ballet; with The Joffrey Ballet
The North Arkansas Youth Symphony, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Igor Stravinsky, “Berceuse” and “Finale” from Firebird Suite
Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Erich Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
Southwestern Singers, Fort Worth, Texas
Benjamin Britten, “This Little Babe,” and “Balulalow” from Ceremony of Carols
Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale, Fort Worth, Texas
Leonard Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
Texas Women’s University Chorus December concert, Denton, Texas
University of North Texas Opera, Denton, Texas
Benjamin Britten, A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream; Harp I
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