Mia Theodoratus is an American harpist and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. She plays Rock, Jazz and Celtic harp.
Biography
Theodoratus graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a master's degree in harp performance.Victoria Looseleaf "'Dueling Harps' at REDCAT mixes strings, vocals" Los Angeles Times
After graduation she moved to New York City and took up residence in Brooklyn. She began to incorporate a wide variety of influences into her music including free jazz and North Indian classical music.Mia Theodoratus- CD Baby During this period she worked with performance groups and played with jazz artists including Daniel Carter, Baikida Carroll and Roscoe Mitchell. In 1999, Theodoratus released a CD called 1 Swirl with Tabla artist Nick Smith under the name Jah-La. In 2004 Theodoratus recorded Confusing the Devil with the avant-jazz Hanuman Sextet.Confusing the Devil – All About Jazz
She is affiliated with the Irish Arts Center where she teaches Celtic Harp and performs Celtic Music."Instructors" – Irish Arts Center She performed with the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Oedipus with Avery Brooks at the Herod Atticus Theatre in Athens, Greece. She has recorded and performed with TV on the Radio, Leona Naess,[Erlewin, Stephen Thomas. "Thirteens". Allmusic Ann Magnuson and Citizens Band.Bold-Faced Names, As If You Need 'Em – Village Voice
In 2008 Theodoratus performed in Dueling Harps with Magnuson, Alex Rami and Adam Dugas. Her current touring project is Ravens and Roses (with Dugas) which fuses together Irish folk tunes, rock songs and Purcell.Sarah Fones "Nights of Ravens and Roses" – Style.com
Discography 1 Swirl, (1999) – Jah-La Confusing the Devil (2004) – The Hanuman Sextet Adam & Mia – EP (2008) – Adam & Mia Thirteens (2008) – Leona Naess Here Comes the Bride! (2008) 9 Meals from Anarchy (2009) – The Hanuman Sextet Celtic Harp, Irish Songs (2010) Soft Focus (2012) - Soft Focus Electric Silver (2014)
References
External links Mia Theodoratus, official site.