Mia Rasco is a rising sophomore student at Drew Charter School. She’s a member of the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble and has been playing the harp for one year. She enjoys playing the harp along with the piano. She has performed with the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble twice for the Winter and Spring concerts in the 2025-2026 school year. Recently, Mia was awarded a superior rating for her solo performance of Mexican Wedding Song by Nancy Gustafson at the 2026 Spring Solo and Ensemble. She was awarded an additional superior rating for her duet “Maren’s Song” by Dewey Owens.
Rasco has been a member of the Drew Charter School track team in the 24-25 school year. She is currently a member of the Mu Alpha Theta organization and BETA club. In her spare time, she likes watching Netflix, reading books, and cooking.
For this assignment, I learned "Ebbing Tide" by Lucien Thomson and performed it for an audience of 4. It contains a series of arpeggios with chords and pedal changes. It also switches from a minor key to a major key near the end.