Elizabeth Jaxon

Elizabeth Jaxon is an American harpist. Originally from Champaign, Illinois, United States she is now based in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She is the Competition Director for the World Harp Competition.

Education Elizabeth Jaxon has degrees in harp performance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the École Normale de Musique de Paris where, in 2009, she obtained the highest-level degree offered there—the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste.

Career Elizabeth Jaxon participated in many international competitions including the USA International Harp Competition, Nippon International Harp Competition, and the International Harp Contest in Israel. She 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.

1000 Strings Festival and World Harp Competition Elizabeth Jaxon has served as one of the board members of the 1000 Stings Festival (formerly the Dutch Harp Festival) since its inception in 2010. She is also the Competition Director for the World Harp Competition, an international harp competition open to harpists from all nationalities, ages and genres.

Discography Jaxon has released albums with harpist Marta Power Luce as part of their group Atlantic Harp Duo.

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 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 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 Tehran Symphony Orchestra European tour 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 Illinois USA 2000 Second Harp Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Illinois USA