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Anne
Eisfeller has been principal harpist of the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra
& Chorus since its first season. A native of Illinois, she began piano
lessons at the age of eight, and by the time she was 14 was studying
flute and harp as well. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in harp, where she studied with Peter Eagle and was his teaching
assistant. After college she played with National Symphony of El
Salvador, then moved to New Mexico to join the New Mexico Symphony. She
has also performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, Opera
Southwest, Four Corners Opera, and the El Paso Symphony. During the
summer, Anne plays with the Assisi Festival in Italy, and the Oregon
Coast and Britt Festivals in Oregon. She is an adjunct faculty member of
the University of New Mexico and has a private studio of 20 harp
students. Her hobbies are exploring new places, food and wine, and
cooking anything chocolate. In her spare time, Anne has rescued more
than 100 feral kittens and placed them in good homes, and plays folk
harp at the University Hospital in Albuquerque.
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