Louise Vickerman
Louise Vickerman
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Music
Contact
Email: lvickerman@westminstercollege.edu
About
Louise Vickerman was appointed Principal Harpist of The Utah Symphony/Utah Opera in
1999 and has been a featured soloist with the orchestra on a number of occasions,
most recently being the Utah premiere of Mark Adamo’s “Four Angels” where she was
praised by the Salt Lake Tribune for her “powerful impassioned performance.” She has
also appeared as soloist with the San Antonio Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra,
The Orchestra of St John’s Smith Square, on BBC and Norwegian National radio and at
the Heidelberg Castle Festival in Germany. Prior to her appointment in Utah, she was
Principal Harp for the San Antonio Symphony and The New World Symphony in Miami. Originally
from Glasgow Scotland, she regularly appeared with all of Scotland’s major orchestras
including The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony and Scottish
Chamber Orchestra before moving to the USA. She has performed at major festivals worldwide
including the Aldeburgh Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, BBC London Proms,
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and regularly plays Principal for The Grand
Teton Music Festival, WY.
An active chamber musician, she has collaborated with violinist Cho-Liang Lin in recital
at the Colorado Music Festival and has been regularly featured on the Nova Chamber
music series in Salt Lake City. She gave the world premiere of “Awuya” for solo harp
by the acclaimed British composer Sally Beamish, a work that was commissioned for
her by Glasgow University and was an invited performer at the 11th World Harp Congress
in Vancouver, BC. As a teacher Vickerman is currently on the applied faculty at Westminster
College, was formerly adjunct professor of harp at Weber State University for 14 years
and was interim Director of Harp Studies at Brigham Young University for the 2005-06
academic year. She has been recognized as one of North America’s leading orchestral
harpists by having been invited to share her expertise as a clinician throughout North
America and Europe. Highlights include presenting masterclasses at the Eastman School
of Music in Rochester, NY, The New World Symphony, FL and as a member of the Premier
Artist Faculty for the Salvi Harps Summer Institute in Anaheim, CA. She has regularly
coached the harp sections of the Utah Youth Symphony and The National Youth Orchestra
of Scotland.
Ms. Vickerman is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music where she earned her Master
of Music degree as a student of Kathleen Bride. She received her BA and Certificate
of Postgraduate Studies from Glasgow University and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
studying with Sanchia Pielou and Karen Vaughan. She is a Salvi Harp Artist. Louise
is also a licensed commercial pilot with multi-engine, instrument, glider (private)
and UAS (certified drone pilot) ratings. She is the Northwest Region Ambassador for
The Flying Musicians Association, a member of Women in Aviation International, the
Ninety-Nines, Women in Corporate Aviation, AOPA and is a volunteer pilot for Angel
Flight West and PilotsN’Paws. She is married to Utah Symphony trumpet player Peter
Margulies. They live in a restored 1901 Victorian home in the East Liberty Park neighborhood
of Salt Lake City with their two rescue shih-tzus, Ollie and Bella.
Areas of Expertise
Harp
