Grace Bauson

Background

About Grace Bauson

Dr. Grace Bauson joined The United States Army Field Band in 2016 as a harpist and pianist for the organization. She is honored to serve her nation in support of the Field Band's mission:"To serve and inspire the American people by telling the Army story and honoring our Soldiers and Veterans at home and abroad as The Musical Ambassadors of the Army." Bauson has extensive experience as a teacher and performer. She has taught a variety of students from beginners to university harp majors and is actively building her studio as adjunct harp instructor at the University of Mary Washington. Her students have successfully advanced to the top ensemble of the American Youth Harp Ensemble, of which she was on faculty from 2010-2013, and have performed in national and international tours to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Vienna, Austria. In addition to performing with the American Youth Harp Ensemble in venues including Carnegie Hall, the White House, and the Kennedy Center, Bauson has been a featured musician in performances of the Ravel Introduction and Allegro, the Ginastera Harp Concerto and chamber music series in the United States and Canada. She has placed nationally and internationally as fourth place winner in the Anne Adams National Harp Competition, a national finalist for a Fulbright Award and semifinalist in the William C. Byrd International String Competition. Bauson began harp study at the age of nine under Elizabeth Richter. The recipient of a National Merit Scholarship and a Young Artist Award, she graduated magna cum laude from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Music in harp performance. Under a Fellowship to study with renowned harpist Judy Loman at the University of Toronto, Bauson received her Master of Music degree. Her instructors have also included Adelheid Blovsky-Miller at the University of Vienna and Lucile Lawrence at Tanglewood. Dr. Bauson completed her Doctor of Arts in Music under Ms. Richter at Ball State University.