Los Angeles Harpist

Simone can play all types of music on the harp and is willing to learn two requests at no additional cost.

Principal harpist at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Simone Salmon is a native of southern California. She completed her Bachelor's degree with a double concentration in harp performance and music theory at UCLA. Simone has won a large number of music competitions and scholarships in California. She has performed with many members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, including principal harpist Lou Anne Neill, violinist Barry Socher, violist John Hayhurt, associate prinicipal cellist Daniel Rothmuller, violinist Guido Lamell, and principal bassist Dennis Trembly. Simone performed with harpists Lou Anne Neill, Amy Schulman and Alex Rannie in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Simone has performed in orchestras conducted by Paul Chihara, Bright Sheng, Guido Lamell, and Neal Stulberg. She has performed numerous times at the Music Academy of the West. Simone's repertoire includes Celtic music, and plays Irish harp for various Irish dance academies in the Santa Barbara and Los Angeles Area. On weekends Simone Salmon teaches harp in Santa Barbara. She has also instructed UCLA composition students in writing for the harp, teaching alongside world-renowned composers Paul Chihara and Mark Carlson. Simone has privately instructed many composers in the Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara area on writing for and playing the harp.

Simone will need assistance when transporting her harp upstairs.