By Mike Greife,
November 9, 2016
WARRENSBURG, MO - The Performing Arts Series and the Department of Music at the University
of Central Missouri present internationally renowned harpist Bridget Kibbey in Concert
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Hart Recital Hall.
Recognized for her artistry and virtuosity, Kibbey is a champion for expanding the
scope and platform of the harp. She is a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher
Career Grant, the Classical Recording Foundation鈥檚 Young Artist Award, a winner of
Concert Artist Guild鈥檚 International Competition, Astral Artist Auditions, and is
the only harpist to win a position with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center鈥檚
Chamber Music Society II.
Kibbey tours internationally as concerto soloist, recitalist, and collaborator with
some of today鈥檚 most compelling artists, including Placido Domingo, The Knights, The
National, Dawn Upshaw and Gustavo Santaollala. Her solo performances have been broadcast
on NPR鈥檚 Performance Today, on New York鈥檚 WQXR and Q2 Radio, WNYC鈥檚 Soundcheck, WETA鈥檚
Front Row Washington, WRTI鈥檚 Crossover, and A&E鈥檚 Breakfast with the Arts. Kibbey鈥檚
debut album, Love Has Come Again, was named one of the Top 10 Releases by Time Out
New York. Her performances can be found on Facebook and YouTube and on her website,
bridgetkibbey.com.
Kibbey鈥檚 UCM concert concludes a three-day residency at UCM, where she will conduct
masterclasses, an elementary school concert and a seminar titled Making a Life in
the Arts, which is free and open to the public.
Tickets for Bridget Kibbey in Concert are available online at ucmpas.com, at the Central
Tickets Box Office from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday, in Administration 100B, by
calling 660-543-8888, and one hour prior to showtime at the venue.
Financial assistance has been provided through a grant by the Missouri Arts Council,
a state agency.
