Sharing the Joy of Harp in South- Florida
Diana Rada sensitivity and expressivity has charmed audiences since she was nine years old. Her energetic personality and flexibility in performance allows her to master any music style or setting. Her eagerness to express her artistic vision has led her to explore performance outside of her classical training. She has played principal harp in Orquesta Sinfónica de Falcón, Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional, Orquesta Sinfónica de Caracas, Frost Symphony Orchestra, Henry Mancini institute Orchestra, Miami Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Miami and Ibis Ensemble . She has participate in international music festival such as Femusc in Brazil, Latin-American harp congress in Venezuela and Powell River in Canada. She holds a degree from the Royal School of Music in harp performance, and a Master's degree in Classical Performance from Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
Diana is committed to promote the harp as a solo instrument in different settings. She has performed solo recitals in renown venues such as Modern Art museum’s concert hall, Clark recital hall and Gusman Hall. She has done collaborations with jazz, pop and classical musicians. She participated in Enredos Góticos, a musical theatre piece, as a harpist and actress. Her creativity has led Diana’s harp music to explore any type of music styles. She shines in classical, pop, latin, jazz, rock’n’roll music and romantic ballads. She has done private performances for Stamps family, Food for Justice fundraising event, Miccosukee tribe woman’s day and Pandora Jewel stores.
Diana believes in the healing power of music and that music improve the quality of life in our community. That motivates her to create her own community outreach program called the happy harp. This program consist in playing harp at community adult day cares, health centers and promoting harp in schools, junior colleges and universities. You can enjoy my harp music at my instagram account @dianaharpist.