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CORVALLIS - Well-known Corvallis harpist Laura Zaerr will perform at Oregon State University's Music a la Carte concert on Thursday, Jan. 23, joined by Eugene violist Leslie Straka. The 45-minute free public concert begins at noon in OSU's Memorial Union Lounge.

The performance will include "Fantasy Sonata for Viola and Harp," a 1927 composition by Arnold Bax, and several other duets and solo works.

Zaerr obtained her bachelor's degree in music performance and composition at the University of Oregon, and then studied harp in Paris with Bertille Fournier. While working toward her master's degree in harp performance at the Eastman School of Music, she recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Benita Valente and James Galway.

Zaerr's artistry as a soloist earned her the honor of being included on the American Harp Society Concert Artist Program. In this capacity she performed solo recitals throughout the United States. Locally she has appeared as part of the Abbey Bach Festival and the OSU Winter Music Festival. She has also appeared as guest artist with several orchestras throughout Oregon and California, including the Rogue Valley Symphony, the Linfield Chamber Orchestra, and the Diablo Symphony in Walnut Creek.

She is a member of the Portland-based Oregon Renaissance Band as well as the Celtic band Village Green.

Zaerr is an instructor at the University of Oregon and at Willamette University in Salem, and has her own private studio.

For more information, call 541-737-4061.