Audrey Harrer

Audrey Harrer is a composer/vocalist/harpist whose work is a blend of melodic wordplay, detailed arrangements, and processed instruments. She collaborates with chamber groups, experiments with music technologists, and rethinks the concert experience. Audrey cares about process, community, and the arts as a means to create connection. Based in Los Angeles, Harrer grew up in rural Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. She moved to Boston to study music composition and voice at Berklee College of Music, subsequently adopting the harp as a creative tool for self-accompaniment and sonic exploration. She has written pieces for a variety of organizations including the Cambridge Philharmonic, Peabody Essex Museum, and the Maine International Film Festival, and she has collaborated with ensembles such as Verdant Vibes and Hub New Music. Harrer was recently an artist-in-residence at Boston Center for the Arts where she created a multi-sensory musical installation for the Mills Gallery called Lavender. She performs nationally with her electroacoustic harp and loop pedal in environments as varied as rock clubs, museums, DIY venues, and recital halls. Her self-released album Alphabet Rain received critical praise, and she is currently in the final stages of production for her follow-up LP titled Memory Banks.