News & Concerts

Mia Theodoratus in a dark velvet gown beside a gold concert harp
Photo by Nelson Schmunk

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Upcoming

Reflections of Ancient Fragments, with Jonathan Mathews-Guzmán, at the Newburgh Fringe Festival, October 16–17, 2026.

Flyer for Reflections of Ancient Fragments, Jonathan Mathews-Guzmán and Mia Theodoratus: a dancer lunging with a staff while Mia plays a lyre

Favorite performances

I love to put together concerts for small halls, historical societies and anyone who wants to know what an amazing instrument the harp is. Here is a selection of my favorite performances.

Art music

Danse Macabre pour la harpe électrique, funded by a New York City arts grant

Play video: Danse Macabre pour la harpe électrique

Sirens in Surround Sound: free improvisation for two harps, four marimbas, celesta and percussion at Saint Marks, NYC, funded by the box office

Play video: Sirens in Surround Sound

Avant-garde performance art

AfterLife of Angels, promo from the Locations and Dislocations Conference, 2016

Play video: AfterLife of Angels

Classical and historical

Saint-Saëns, Fantaisie for harp, funded by a generous grant from the American Harp Society

Play video: Saint-Saëns, Fantaisie for harp

Sophia Dussek, Sonata in C minor, on a 1790s Ram’s head Erard, funded by the Bronx Arts Council

Play video: Sophia Dussek, Sonata in C minor, on a Ram’s head Erard

My compositions and arrangements

“Apache” by Jerry Lordan, at Dueling Harps at REDCAT, Los Angeles

Play video: Apache by Jerry Lordan

Nymphs by Mia Theodoratus, at the Abrons Arts Center, NYC

Play video: Nymphs by Mia Theodoratus

“The Black Page” by Frank Zappa, at the Steve Allen Theater, Los Angeles (RIP)

Play video: The Black Page by Frank Zappa

News archive

News, gigs and reviews from 2005 to 2018 are in the news archive.