Barbara Chapman, Principal Harp
 Barbara Chapman has held the position of Principal Harp for the Virginia Symphony since 1988 and the Virginia Opera since 1986. An active recitalist, she has performed often on the Chamber Music and Wave series of the Virginia Arts Festival, Virginia Wesleyan and Old Dominion University Recital series, Norfolk’s Arts Within Reach series and as guest artist with the Virginia Chorale.
Ms. Chapman has held the position of Principal Harp with the Glimmerglass Opera Festival of New York, the New York Grand Opera and toured the United States with the American Harp Society’s Concert Artist Program.
As both orchestral harpist and chamber musician, she has recorded for New Albion Records, NPR Classics and Albany Records. With flutist Debra Wendells Cross, she has recorded 3 compact discs and has been broadcast nationally on NPR’s Performance Today.
A founding member of the Virginia Chamber Players, Ms. Chapman has performed with Catherine Cho, Paul Neubauer, Richard Stoltzman, as well as commissioned, premiered and recorded chamber music by composer, Adolphus Hailstork.
Ms. Chapman maintains a small private teaching studio. She has served on the faculty of The College of William and Mary and has led workshops at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and the Eastman School of Music, New York. A graduate of St. Olaf College in her home state of Minnesota, Ms. Chapman studied with Anne Adams in San Francisco and Kathleen Bride in New York City. Ms. Chapman lives in Norfolk with her husband Jonathan Miller. |
