Salzedo Harp Duo: Nancy Lendrim & Jody Guinn
June 4, 2004
Duo harpists Jody Guinn and Nancy Lendrim have performed together in harp ensembles and orchestras for more than twenty years. They share a similar educational background, studying with Alice Chalifoux at the Cleveland Institute of Music and at the Salzedo School in Camden, Maine.
Shortly after forming the Duo in 2000 in order to promote the music of Carlos Salzedo, they were awarded a Mellon Foundation grant, as coordinated by The Toledo Symphony, to research and prepare Salzedo's little-known duo harp repertoire for public performance. In 2002 they were invited to perform at the Eighth World Harp Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. The repertoire of the Duo has expanded to include works of other 20th century French composers as well as a number of contemporary compositions, including both transcriptions and works specifically composed for harp duo. They released their first CD, "Short Stories: A Collection of Music for Two Harps" in June of 2004.
In addition to their work together in the Duo, both Jody and Nancy hold principal harp positions with Ohio orchestras. Currently, Jody is Principal Harpist with the Cleveland Opera Orchestra and the Akron Symphony. Nancy is Principal Harpist with The Toledo Symphony. In addition, they have both performed with The Cleveland Orchestra and The Philadelphia Orchestra. They both maintain active rosters of private students, passing on the Salzedo tradition to a new generation.
Jody Guinn is enjoying her 20th season as principal harpist of the Cleveland Opera Orchestra and the Akron Symphony Orchestra. She is also occasionally a substitute or extra harpist with the Cleveland Orchestra, including two European tours and Decca label recordings of two of Wagner's operas under the baton of Maestro Christoph von Dohn nyi. Most recently, Miss Guinn has been playing second harp in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, including a two week tour to Japan in November 2003, an appearance at Carnegie Hall with the Cincinnati Pops and several recordings on the Telarc label with the Symphony and Maestro Paavo J"rvi. Other orchestras with which Miss Guinn has appeared include the Florida Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Jody is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she received her Master of Music degree in Harp Performance. She has studied with world renowned harpist, Alice Chalifoux since 1979 and attended numerous summer study programs at the Salzedo School in Camden, Maine.
In 2002, Miss Guinn was honored to have performed, along with six of her colleagues, at the 8th World Harp Congress held in Geneva, Switzerland. She plays a Lyon & Healy Style 23 concert grand harp. In addition, Jody also shares her love of the instrument with several private students.
Nancy Lendrim has been Principal Harpist of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra since 1980. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Nancy was a student of renowned harpist Alice Chalifoux. Her studies included twelve summers with Chalifoux at the Salzedo School in Camden, Maine.
A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, Nancy has participated in several summer music festivals, including those in Breckenridge and Evergreen, Colorado; Madison, Wisconsin and Graz, Austria. She has appeared frequently as a soloist with The Toledo Symphony on their Chamber, Mainly Mozart and Neighborhood Concert series. She has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Chamber performances across the United States have been highlighted by numerous world premiere performances. As a member of the Salzedo Harp Duo with Jody Guinn, she released in 2004 a CD of Salzedo's music.
Teaching has always been an important part of Nancy's career. She is a member of the music faculty at the University of Toledo and at Heidelberg College and was formerly on the faculty of the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan and the Toledo School for the Arts. She has appeared as a performer, presenter and clinician at both regional and national harp conferences, and in 2002, performed at the World Harp Congress in Geneva, Switzerland as a member of both the Salzedo Harp Ensemble and the Salzedo Harp Duo. She plays a Lyon & Healy Style 26 concert grand harp.
Offstage, Nancy maintains an active roster of private students, is President of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the American Harp Society, and is a regular contributor to The Harp Column. magazine. She lives in Sylvania, Ohio with husband Roger Greive and sons Elliot and Oliver.
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