Chicago Harpist LeAnne Bennion
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
I love to share my gift through teaching the next generation of harp players. I accept students of all ages. I teach private harp lessons at multiple schools across Chicago, and I am also available to teach lessons from my home.
Current weekly harp lesson openings: weekday evenings.
WEDDINGS AND EVENTS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
Make your special event extraordinary with the elegance of popular and classical harp music. I am available for weddings and private events throughout the Chicago area. Contact me to add the magic of harp music to your wedding ceremony, reception, cocktail hour, or other professional and personal events.
HEAR ME PLAY
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
HEAR ME PLAY
Curious to hear me play live? You can hear me harp music for hotels and community events around Chicago and beyond. I often play at The Drake Hotel, Chicago
For updates on where I'm playing and snippets of my performances follow me on social media.
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About LeAnne Bennion
Bio
One of Chicago’s premiere professional harpists, LeAnne Bennion started playing the harp at the age of nine when her grandmother introduced her to the instrument. She earned a Master of Music degree from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts and a Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance from the University of Utah. At Roosevelt she studied with Marguerite Lynn Williams, principal harpist of The Lyric Opera of Chicago. Her past teachers include Louise Vickerman, principal harpist of the Utah Symphony, Dr. Carrol McLaughlin, University of Arizona and Dr. Cathy Clayton, University of Utah. She has recently studied with world renowned harpist Maria Lusia Rayan.
LeAnne has created a performing career in Chicago by working with local orchestras as well as the new music ensemble, The Nightingale Ensemble. As a founding member of the ensemble, she premiered multiple works by local and international composers. In 2024, she fulfilled a summer residency with international composer Caroline Lizotte.
As a freelance musician in Chicago, LeAnne has played for events of all kinds; weddings, baby showers, funerals, cocktail parties, birthdays, church services, business conferences etc. She regularly performs for teatime at the downtown historic Drake Hotel, the Palmer House Hotel, the Langham Hotel and The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Her television appearances include Apple TV's new show Dark Matter, a national commercial produced by The Onion Network and on an episode of the television show Empire.
During the Covid-19 pandemic LeAnne adapted her career by creating a regular concert series of solo harp music broadcasted from her living room.
LeAnne is a full-time harp teacher with studios at The Chicago School of Music, Lane Tech High School and private lessons in her home.
In addition to her harp accomplishments, LeAnne’s intense dedication to her sourdough starter won her bread first prize at the Chicago’s Best Baker competition.