Linda Wood Rollo

Linda Wood Rollo is a well-known teacher, composer, and arranger of harp music. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Redlands and a Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California. She has taught on the harp faculties of Indiana University, The Ursuline School of Music and Drama, San Francisco State University, Dominican College, and San Domenico School for Girls. She toured under the auspices of Columbia Artists both with orchestra and as a soloist for many years and served as “Artist in Residence” at the University of Surrey, England.

Her honors and awards include the World Harp Congress “Award of Recognition for Outstanding Service to the International Community”, the Distinguished Alumni Award (University of Redlands), and the Adolf Kodolfsky Performance Grant (USC). On June 30, 2016, she will be honored with the “Life Time Achievement Award” from the American Harp Society at their National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Linda and her colleague, Susann McDonald, have published over 25 volumes of music for the harp. Their last publication Harp for Today, A Universal Method for the Harp has been translated into five languages.