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Clara Atkins-Pope is the founder and main instructor
of The Studio of Piano Fine Arts, Inc., located in
Harlan, Kentucky. A graduate of Centre College,
Clara returned to Harlan to open her music studio
immediately after graduation. Awarded two
Individual Artist Grants by the Kentucky Arts
Council, Clara has made presentations and performed
in concert with a variety of artists in her career.
Among her most “traveled concerts” are “Folksongs
from the English Speaking World”, original
arrangements for voice and harp, written by Clara
and performed with soprano Gail Morfesis ; and
“Women’s Songs” a presentation of works old and new,
for piano and voice, interspersed with poetry and
prose readings. Originally trained as a classical
pianist, Clara introduced the Celtic Harp into her
performance discipline around
1990. Two
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significant works have resulted from
her passion for the Celtic harp, both sponsored by
The Kentucky Arts Council: “Soothing Melodies on
Ancient Modes”: an exploration of the use and
effect of harp music’s ethos in ancient Greek
culture and philosophy; and “Jubal’s Song” a
compilation of original works for SATB choir and
harp, illustrating the use of the harp in ancient
Hebrew society and temple worship. Both projects
resulted in live performances, CD recordings and
published manuscripts of the original compositions.
Clara is an avid composer of original works for SATB
choir, organ, and Celtic harp, having written a
variety of arrangements for these musical genres as
well. A catalog of these works can be viewed on her
website
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