The Celtic Harp: Echoes Across Time
Presented by Áine Minogue, Harpist
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 3:30 PM
About the Lecture:
Celtic harpist Áine Minogue invites audiences on a luminous journey where the harp becomes both instrument and storyteller. Tracing the harp’s role as a mirror of Ireland — from bardic courts to its place as a national symbol — Áine weaves history, poetry, and music into a living threshold between past and present.
Celtic harpist Áine Minogue invites audiences on a luminous journey where the harp becomes both instrument and storyteller. Tracing the harp’s role as a mirror of Ireland — from bardic courts to its place as a national symbol — Áine weaves history, poetry, and music into a living threshold between past and present.
About Áine MinogueBorn and raised in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland, Áine Minogue is an award-winning harpist, singer, arranger and composer who has entertained Presidents and Prime Ministers and traveled extensively to perform at concerts across the United States and around the world.
With sixteen solo album recordings to her credit, Áine has been nominated for several awards for her work as a record producer. Her music, in varying styles including Celtic, World, Folk, Spiritual and ambient, has appeared on compilations for industry labels such as BMG, Decca, Universal, Sony, Virgin Records, Windham Hill and Putumayo. Many of these albums have topped Billboard Magazine’s World, New Age and Classical crossover Charts for months at a time. In addition, she has completed extensive soundtrack work. You can find her music on all major streaming services.
About the Series:
Arts Speak is an educational series of lectures and performance lectures that celebrates the power of creativity through arts and music. Join us in person or tune in virtually to explore, learn, and connect on a wide variety of topics surrounding Arts and music with renowned experts. Presenters have included Dr. Samuel Adler, Susan Rogers, Michael Burritt, M. T. Anderson, and Ēriks Ešenvalds.
Arts Speak is an educational series of lectures and performance lectures that celebrates the power of creativity through arts and music. Join us in person or tune in virtually to explore, learn, and connect on a wide variety of topics surrounding Arts and music with renowned experts. Presenters have included Dr. Samuel Adler, Susan Rogers, Michael Burritt, M. T. Anderson, and Ēriks Ešenvalds.
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