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The GRAMMY® Nominated Album

“This unique voyage into the deep blue sea feels significant, timeless, and heartfelt.”
— New Age Music Guide

the music is quietly majestic…it exudes wonder and serenity in equal measure
— Textura
Kirsten captures the mood so perfectly, you can almost hear the seagulls in the distance
— Classical Crossover
a spirit caressing, free-flowing straight through immersion...which conveys a profound sense of wonder and mystery
— The JW Vibe

about Kirsten

Classical, New Age, Ambient

KIRSTEN AGRESTA COPELY is a GRAMMY® Nominated, international award-winning harpist and composer. She has made music in four continents for heads of state (U.S. President Obama, Mexican President Felipé Calderon), in blockbuster movie soundtracks (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), alongside Billboard 100 artists (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé), on late night television (Saturday Night Live), and soloed on the most recognized world stages (Carnegie Hall, Muziekgebouw). Copely’s recent album, Aquamarine, was Nominated for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album in the 66th GRAMMY Awards®. She has been recognized with numerous other international awards including two separate Global Music Award Silver Medals, a Bronze Medal in the 1st USA International Harp Competition, and a LIT Talent Platinum Award.

About Laurie

LAURIE OLINDER is a multi media designer, painter textile designer and photographer. She is a founding member of New York's Ridge Theater and has been recognized with an OBIE Award, a New York Dance and Performance "Bessie" Award and an Eliot Norton Award for Outstanding Design in the Theater. Ms. Olinder has designed projections for numerous contemporary composers and performers, including John Adams,The Brooklyn Youth Chorus, The Brooklyn Philharmonic, Gavin Bryars, Bryce Dressner, Philip Glass, Michael Gordon, Henryk Gorecki, The Kronos Quartet, David Lang and Julia Wolfe. Her work has been shown at noted performance venues such as ART, BAM, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and MASS MoCA. 

 

 
 

Recent Press

The New York Post - This couple found the perfect Brooklyn home for three harps — and a recording studio

Crain’s Business NY - Grammy®-nominated harpist accompanies an A-list of pop acts

Classical Crossover Magazine - Memories and music swirl in Kirsten Agresta Copely’s Aquamarine

Hollywood Soapbox - Harpist Kirsten Agresta-Copely draws inspiration from the ocean

Bold Journey - Meet Kirsten Agresta-Copely

Shoutout LA - Meet Kirsten Agresta-Copely

Heatwaves - Ones To Watch

Spotlight On - Kirsten Agresta Copely creates New Age harp soundscapes

 

SHOW dateS

Connecticut Chapter of the AHS (American Harp Society)

Sunday, March 24th, 3:30pm - Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510

TICKETS: $21.50 for adults, $12.50 for children and seniors

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The Lounge at World Cafe Live

3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

TICKETS: $25 advanced purchase, $30 at door

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Purpl

Sunday, June 2nd - 52 Main St, Hastings On Hudson, NY

TICKETS $TBD

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Weekapaug Inn

Thursday, June 6th - 25* Spray Rock Road, Westerly, RI 02891

TICKETS $TBD

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North Fork Audubon Society

Sunday, August 18th, 1pm - Inlet Pond County Park, Greenport, NY

no admission fee


 
 

 

Press/Reviews

🌊 “This unique voyage into the deep blue sea feels significant, timeless, and heartfelt.”

https://newagemusic.guide/new-releases/kirsten-agresta-copely-aquamarine-review/

🌊 “The music holds deep sentimentality and tenderness, in what is a very beautiful tribute to her late mother… Kirsten captures the mood so perfectly, you can almost hear the seagulls in the distance. The album is delightfully unrushed, with the aimless exploration of plucked notes and arpeggios that you might expect on a holiday or, for those of us stuck grudgingly at work, a montage to play memories of happier days.” [Aquamarine]– Classical Crossover

https://classicalcrossovermagazine.us/memories-and-music-swirl-in-kirsten-agresta-copelys-aquamarine/

🌊 “The twinkling harp of the gorgeous title track opens the listen with incredible attention to detail and much warmth, and “I Am Water” follows with a poetic intimacy that’s soft and agile via Agresta-Copely’s elegant vision."

https://takeeffectreviews.com/march-2024-2/2024/3/23/kristen-agresta-copely

🌊 "Kirsten’s Aquamarine is... a spirit caressing, free-flowing straight through immersion from the hypnotic, gently strummed ambient title track through the spacious and haunting, chamber-tinged Into the Mist, which conveys a profound sense of wonder and mystery ~ and by extension, gratitude."

https://www.jwvibe.com/single-post/kirsten-agresta-copely-aquamarine

🌊 Q&A with Illustrate Magazine

🌊 Q&A with Shoutout LA

🌊 Album Feature - Obscure Sound

🌊 Interview - Heatwaves Magazine

🌊 Q&A - Hollywood Soapbox