Violetta teaches harp lessons in NYC. She maintains a private studio in Inwood, Manhattan where she teaches harp lessons at her apartment or travels to her students homes. She is classically trained herself and comfortable teaching almost all styles to students of all ages at beginning to advanced levels.
Praised for her “powerful command and nuanced facility”, Violetta Maria Norrie is a harpist, performance artist, and improviser of diverse range and ability. She began playing the harp at the age of 6, after falling in love with the instrument at a Renaissance Faire. Since then she has performed orchestral, solo, and chamber music at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Recital Hall and Symphony Space. She performs as a member of many ensembles including the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and Opera Theatre of Montclair. Violetta has been featured on The Today Show on NBC, MTV's Silent Library, and the Harmony ad campaign for Emirates Airlines.
Violetta earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Susan Jolles. She spent her junior year studying abroad at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Isabelle Moretti and Sivan Magen and has studied privately with Frances Duffy and Emmanuel Ceysson.
Manhattan School of Music
Bachelors
Classical Harp Performance
2018
Music