Abigail
Brower
Schedule
Upcoming Engagements
Abigail Brower
Harp
Dates
Description
Piazzolla - Oblivion
Abigail Brower
Harp
Dates
Description
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol
Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Abigail Brower
Harp
Dates
Recent Highlights
Description
John Adams - The Chairman Dances
Erich Korngold - Suite from the Sea Hawk
Ottorino Respighi - Fountains of Rome
Ottorino Respighi - Pines of Rome
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
In 2018, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what Super Hero films could be. Rolling Stone raved, “The film lights up the screen with a full-throttle blast of action and fun. That’s to be expected. But what sneaks up and floors you is the film’s racial conscience and profound, astonishing beauty.” Now you can relive the excitement of T’Challa becoming king and battling Killmonger all while your wcfsymphony performs Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar®-winning score live to film.
Abigail Brower
Harp
Dates
Description
Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Alice Mary Smith - Andante
Paul Reade - Victorian Kitchen Garden
Camille Saint-Saens - Clarinet Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 167, mvt. I
Ernst Stahl - Romanze
Giovanni Giuliani - 12 Nocturnes-No. 6
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Six Studies in English Folk-Song, No. IV & No. V
Skaila Kanga - Six American Sketches
Abigail Brower
Harpist
Dates
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Leonard Bernstein - Selections from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein - Suite for Orchestra from Candide
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Florence Price - Symphony No. 3
Jerod Impichchaachaha' Tate - Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and Light): Clans
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Stories and styles converge in Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin Suite, opening with wonder and excitement. Continuing along the Silk Road, Orchestra Iowa’s Principal Cellist, Philip Bergman, performs Tan Dun’s evocative Crouching Tiger Concerto. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition wraps up the musical journey with its infamous booming fanfare at the Great Gate of Kiev.
Abigail Brower
Second Harp
Dates
Description
Arr. Bob Krogstad - The Bells of Christmas
Steven Amundson - Angels' Dance
Sam Hyken (2015) - Chanukah 5776
Arr. Lari Goss and Michael Lawrence - Overture of Joy
Alan Silvestri - A Christmas Carol (Main Title)
Arr. Matt Riley - Greensleeves
Bill Holcombe - T'was The Night Before Christmas
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Sparks will fly when Joan Ellison brings the Golden Age of studio recording back to life with a swinging celebration of the most dazzling singers, songwriters, and arrangers of the mid-twentieth century. The performance will feature timeless hits by Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, and many more!
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Jonathan Schwabe - I Became a Traveler in My Dream (world premiere)
Gustav Mahler - Rückert-Lieder with Megan Esther Grey, contralto
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony no. 5 with Northern Iowa Symphony
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Abigail Brower
Harpist
Dates
Abigail Brower
Harpist
Dates
Abigail Brower
Harpist
Dates
Abigail Brower
Harpist
Dates
Abigail Brower
Harpist
Dates
Description
Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra
Abigail Brower
Harpist
Dates
Description
John Adams - Tromba Lontana
Maurice Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin, Movements I, II, and IV
William Grant Still - Festival Overture
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Vasily Kalinnikov - Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Abigail Brower
Second Harp
Dates
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Polina Nazakinskaya - Winter Bells
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Description
Jennifer Higdon - Blue Cathedral
Ottorino Resphighi - Trittico Botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures)
Modest Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition
Abigail Brower
Principal Harp
Dates
Biography
Abigail Brower is a dynamic orchestral and solo performer based in Eastern Iowa. As acting Principal Harpist with Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony in Cedar Falls, IA from 2022-2025, she joined the ensemble in performances including Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert. She has recently performed Dan Forrest's Jubilate Deo with the Metropolitan Chorale (Iowa) and joined the Cornell College (Iowa) Chamber Singers as guest harpist. She has played under the baton of such esteemed conductors as Cristian Măcelaru (Orchestre National de France and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), Tim Hankewich (Orchestra Iowa), Thomas Wilkins (Music Director Laureate of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra), and Lloyd Butler (Celtic Woman).
Having received her Bachelor's degree in Harp Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Abigail regularly performed with university orchestras and ensembles and with multiple Southern Indiana music ensembles. She also provided private lessons to students of all ages. In 2015, she received an Honorable Mention in the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Young Artist Competition, earning the privilege to perform alongside the US Army Orchestra and fellow competitors. Abigail has been plucking her way into the hearts of her audience since the start of her training in 2007.
Abigail spent more than three years under the tutelage of Professor Elzbieta Szmyt and received a semester of education with Anneleen Lenaerts, principal harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic. Holding a Master of Science in Performing Arts Leadership and Management from Shenandoah University, she dedicates weekdays to her role in non-profit development for a local performing arts organization.
Beyond the stage, Abigail is available to add a captivating musical touch to private events including wedding ceremonies and receptions, cocktail hours, holiday parties, and other social gatherings in the areas surrounding Iowa City and Cedar Rapids and throughout the Midwest.
