Anna Vorhes, M.M.

Biography 

Anna Vorhes teaches Harp, Non-Western Music, Music Notation through Sibelius and other courses as requested. She has performed with civic symphonies of Aberdeen, Huron, Watertown, Rapid City and Brookings, South Dakota; Fargo, North Dakota; and the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra (NISO). She retired after more than 25 years as the principal harpist with the Sioux City Symphony and is a member of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO) — serving as interim principal and second harpist. She has performed with numerous community, college and secondary school choirs and orchestras throughout the region.

Vorhes spent more than a decade as a South Dakota Arts Council touring artist. She is a member of the American Harp Society, a permanently nationally-certified teacher of music with the Music Teachers National Association and has served in various positions in the local, state and national organization. She organizes a harp ensemble concert every other year, with 25 to 40 participants. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, with majors in music and psychology and Master of Music in harp performance from the University of Arizona.