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Harper Randolph

Harper Randolph first encountered the viola at age five through the DC Youth Orchestra Program in her hometown of Washington, DC. She has since garnered numerous awards and recognition in competitions including Third Prize in the 2022 Sphinx Competition and First Prize in the 2019 NYU Concerto Competition. Harper currently serves as an African American Orchestra Fellow with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and recently served as a Viola Fellow with the Grant Park Orchestra for their 2024 Summer season. She has performed at acclaimed venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the White House, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Palffy Palace in Prague, Czech Republic. Harper holds degrees from New York University and University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Her teachers include Stephanie Baer, Karen Ritscher, and Caroline Coade.