BIOgraphy

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Harpist and aspiring musicologist, Ina McCormack seeks to integrate interdisciplinary scholarship and multimedia collaboration into her renderings of classical and contemporary repertoire. A passionate ensemble musician, Ina routinely performs as guest principal harpist with numerous regional and national orchestras. Recent engagements include the Cleveland Ballet Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. She also maintains a substitute position with the New World Symphony. As part of the “Five Minutes for Earth” Project, Ina performed the live premiere of Philip Maneval’s “The Demise of the Shepard Glacier” last October. Other notable honors include appearing as Featured Soloist and Harp Fellow for the 2019 National Repertory Orchestra and winning First Place at the American Harp Society’s 19th National Competition. Ina's extensive involvement with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble generated a sustained interest in new music performance. As a progressing chamber musician, Ina was a member of the Oberlin based flute, viola, and harp trio, Ensemble TMT, which incorporated both standard and contemporary works into their repertoire.

 

Ina holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music where she currently studies with Yolanda Kondonassis as the first harpist admitted into their Doctor of Musical Arts program. Her scholastic achievements have earned recognition for combining academic and musical engagement. She was awarded the James H. Hall Prize in Music History in addition to the Alice Chalifoux Prize and the Jocelyn Chang & Michael Leese Award in Harp for exceptional performance creativity.

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In addition to her performance endeavors, Ina will be pursuing a PhD in Historical Musicology at Case Western Reserve University within the coming year.