Harper Randolph
Viola
Harper Randolph first encountered the viola at age five through the D.C. Youth Orchestra Program in her hometown of Washington, D.C. She has since garnered numerous awards in competitions, including Third Prize in the 2022 Sphinx Competition and First Prize in the 2019 NYU Concerto Competition. Harper currently serves as an African American Orchestra Fellow with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. She has performed at acclaimed venues, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the White House, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Palffy Palace in Prague, Czech Republic. Harper recently completed a Specialist in Music degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance and holds a Bachelor and Master of Music from New York University. Her teachers include Stephanie Baer, Karen Ritscher, and Caroline Coade.