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{{short description|Harpist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Elizabeth Jaxon
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Champaign]], Illinois, [[United States]]
| instrument = [[Harp]]
| years_active = 1999–present
| genre = Classical
| occupation = Harpist
| label =
| website = https://elizabethjaxon.com/
}}
'''Elizabeth Jaxon''' is a [[harpist]]. Originally from [[Champaign]], Illinois, United States she is now based in the [[Utrecht]] in the Netherlands.
Elizabeth Jaxon has degrees in harp performance from the [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]] and the [[École Normale de Musique in Paris]] where she obtained the highest-level degree offered there—the ''Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste'' in 2009.<ref name=about>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Jaxon: About Elizabeth| url=https://elizabethjaxon.com/}}</ref><ref name=discover>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Jaxon: Discover| url=https://elizabethjaxon.com/discover/}}</ref>
She was formerly a harp instructor at [[Mahidol University]] School of Music, in [[Bangkok]] Thailand, as well as Principal Harp of the [[Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Elizabeth is the Circulation Manager at ''Harp Column'', a magazine featuring news and information for harpists worldwide.<ref name=discover/>
In 2006 Elizabeth formed the Atlantic Harp Duo with Marta Power Luce. They give regular performances around the world. In 2014 they performed at the [[World Harp Congress]] in Sydney, Australia. <ref name=discover/><ref name=discover>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Harp Duo |url=https://atlanticharpduo.com/}}</ref>
==Awards==
Elizabeth Jaxon was awarded top prizes in the [[North London Festival of Music and Drama]], the first [[International Harp Competition of Szeged]], Hungary, and the [[American Harp Society National Competition]].
==Dutch Harp Festival and World Harp Competition==
Elizabeth Jaxon has served as one of the board member of the [[Dutch Harp Festival]] (DHF) since its inception in 2010, and she is the Competition Director for the [[DHF World Harp Competition]], an international harp competition open to harpists from all nationalities, ages and genres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival: About the Competition |url=https://www.worldharpcompetition.com/competition/about-the-competition/}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival: Our team |url=https://harpfestival.nl/about/}}</ref>
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Credit
|-
| 2011|| ''A Journey with Chopin & Sand''|| Atlantic Harp Duo
|-
| 2014|| ''Rhythms of Spain''|| Atlantic Harp Duo
|-
| 2020|| 'Ariadne Rediviva''|| Atlantic Harp Duo
|}
==Orchestral experience==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year(s) !! Position !! Orchestra/Group !! City/State !! Country
|-
| 2015 || First Sub-Principal Harp || Netherlands Camerata (NedCam) || Amsterdam || Netherlands
|-
| 2015 || Second Harp || Het Orkest Amsterdam || [[Amsterdam]] || Netherlands
|-
| 2014–2015 || Principal Harp || Bataafs Symphonie Orkest || [[The Hague]] || Netherlands
|-
|2014 || Orchestra Audition Training with Sandrine Chatron, Amsterdam || Netherlands
|-
|2010–2013 || Principal Harp; Thailand Symphony Orchestra || [[Bangkok]] || Thailand
|-
|2010 || Principal Harp; Orchestre de la Cité Internationale || [[Paris]] || France
|-
|2007, 2010 || Principal Harp; Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique || Paris || France
|-
|2010 || European tour with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra
|-
|2009 || Principal Harp || Société Symphonique et Chorale de la Poste et de France Télécom || Paris || France
|-
|2009 || Second Harp || Orchestre Pasdeloup; Théâtre du Châtelet || Paris || France
|-
|2006 || String Section || Kanye West || Illinois || USA
|-
|2006 || Principal Harp || Winchester Orchestra of San Jose || California || USA
|-
|2004 || Britten Ceremony of Carols, various choirs || Illinois || USA
|-
|2003 || Principal Harp || Welseyan Civic Orchestra || Illinois || USA
|-
|2002 || Principal Harp || Galesburg Community Chorus || Illinois || USA
|-
|2001 || Principal Harp || Illinois State University Symphony || USA
|-
|2000 || Second Harp || Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra || USA
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
Official website: https://elizabethjaxon.com/
https://atlanticharpduo.com/ Atlantic Harp Duo
[[Category:Women harpists]]
[[Category:American harpists]]
[[Category:American classical harpists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{short description|Harpist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Elizabeth Jaxon
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Champaign]], Illinois, [[United States]]
| instrument = [[Harp]]
| years_active = 1999–present
| genre = Classical
| occupation = Harpist
| label =
| website = https://elizabethjaxon.com/
}}
'''Elizabeth Jaxon''' is a [[harpist]]. Originally from [[Champaign]], Illinois, United States she is now based in the [[Utrecht]] in the Netherlands.
Elizabeth Jaxon has degrees in harp performance from the [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]] and the [[École Normale de Musique in Paris]] where she obtained the highest-level degree offered there—the ''Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste'' in 2009.<ref name=about>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Jaxon: About Elizabeth| url=https://elizabethjaxon.com/}}</ref><ref name=discover>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Jaxon: Discover| url=https://elizabethjaxon.com/discover/}}</ref>
She was formerly a harp instructor at [[Mahidol University]] School of Music, in [[Bangkok]] Thailand, as well as Principal Harp of the [[Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Elizabeth is the Circulation Manager at ''Harp Column'', a magazine featuring news and information for harpists worldwide.<ref name=discover/>
In 2006 Elizabeth formed the Atlantic Harp Duo with Marta Power Luce. They give regular performances around the world. In 2014 they performed at the [[World Harp Congress]] in Sydney, Australia. <ref name=discover/><ref name=discover>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Harp Duo |url=https://atlanticharpduo.com/}}</ref>
==Awards==
Elizabeth Jaxon was awarded top prizes in the [[North London Festival of Music and Drama]], the first [[International Harp Competition of Szeged]], Hungary, and the [[American Harp Society National Competition]].
==Dutch Harp Festival and World Harp Competition==
Elizabeth Jaxon has served as one of the board member of the [[Dutch Harp Festival]] (DHF) since its inception in 2010, and she is the Competition Director for the [[DHF World Harp Competition]], an international harp competition open to harpists from all nationalities, ages and genres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival: About the Competition |url=https://www.worldharpcompetition.com/competition/about-the-competition/}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival: Our team |url=https://harpfestival.nl/about/}}</ref>
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Credit
|-
| 2011|| ''A Journey with Chopin & Sand''|| Atlantic Harp Duo
|-
| 2014|| ''Rhythms of Spain''|| Atlantic Harp Duo
|-
| 2020|| 'Ariadne Rediviva''|| Atlantic Harp Duo
|}
==Orchestral experience==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year(s) !! Position !! Orchestra/Group !! City/State !! Country
|-
| 2015 || First Sub-Principal Harp || Netherlands Camerata (NedCam) || Amsterdam || Netherlands
|-
| 2015 || Second Harp || Het Orkest Amsterdam || [[Amsterdam]] || Netherlands
|-
| 2014–2015 || Principal Harp || Bataafs Symphonie Orkest || [[The Hague]] || Netherlands
|-
|2014 || Orchestra Audition Training with Sandrine Chatron, Amsterdam || Netherlands
|-
|2010–2013 || Principal Harp; Thailand Symphony Orchestra || [[Bangkok]] || Thailand
|-
|2010 || Principal Harp; Orchestre de la Cité Internationale || [[Paris]] || France
|-
|2007, 2010 || Principal Harp; Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique || Paris || France
|-
|2010 || European tour with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra
|-
|2009 || Principal Harp || Société Symphonique et Chorale de la Poste et de France Télécom || Paris || France
|-
|2009 || Second Harp || Orchestre Pasdeloup; Théâtre du Châtelet || Paris || France
|-
|2006 || String Section || Kanye West || Illinois || USA
|-
|2006 || Principal Harp || Winchester Orchestra of San Jose || California || USA
|-
|2004 || Britten Ceremony of Carols, various choirs || Illinois || USA
|-
|2003 || Principal Harp || Welseyan Civic Orchestra || Illinois || USA
|-
|2002 || Principal Harp || Galesburg Community Chorus || Illinois || USA
|-
|2001 || Principal Harp || Illinois State University Symphony || USA
|-
|2000 || Second Harp || Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra || USA
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
Official website: https://elizabethjaxon.com/
https://atlanticharpduo.com/ Atlantic Harp Duo
[[Category:Women harpists]]
[[Category:American harpists]]
[[Category:American classical harpists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
Okumaya devam et...