Bio : Artists

Anna Kate Mackle : Harp

Anna Kate Mackle has served as the principal harpist of The Florida Orchestra since 1999. She formerly served as principal harpist of the New World Symphony, the Spoleto Festivals (Italy and USA), Sarasota Opera, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the Colorado Music Festival, among others. Originally from New York City, she studied with Alice Chalifoux at Baldwin-Wallace College and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees, respectively. She is on the faculty at St. Petersburg College and Pinellas County Center for the Arts and is a former faculty member at the Interlochen Arts Camp. Ms. Mackle was named one of the top ten female musicians in the Tampa Bay area by Creative Loafing magazine, and will perform Ginastera?s Harp Concerto during The Florida Orchestra?s 2009-2010 season. Ms. Mackle lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, with her husband, EMF faculty member and Florida Orchestra principal percussionist John Shaw, and their three children. A former EMF student, Ms. Mackle returns for her eleventh season as faculty member and principal harpist of the Festival.