# Elizabeth Jaxon

Elizabeth Jaxon is an American harpist. Originally from Champaign, Illinois, United States she is now based in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She is the Competition Director for the World Harp Competition.

## Education

Elizabeth Jaxon has degrees in harp performance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the École Normale de Musique de Paris where, in 2009, she obtained the highest-level degree offered there—the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste.

## Career

Elizabeth Jaxon participated in many international competitions including the USA International Harp Competition, Nippon International Harp Competition, and the International Harp Contest in Israel. She was awarded top prizes in the North London Festival of Music and Drama, the first International Harp Competition of Szeged, Hungary, and the American Harp Society National Competition.
She was formerly a harp instructor at Mahidol University School of Music, in Bangkok Thailand, as well as principal harp of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. Jaxon is the circulation manager at Harp Column, a magazine featuring news and information for harpists worldwide.
In 2006 Jaxon formed the Atlantic Harp Duo with Marta Power Luce. They give regular performances around the world. In 2014 they performed at the World Harp Congress in Sydney.

### Dutch Harp Festival and World Harp competition

Elizabeth Jaxon has served as one of the board members of the Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) since its inception in 2010. She is also the Competition Director for the DHF World Harp Competition, an international harp competition open to harpists from all nationalities, ages and genres.

## Discography

Jaxon has released albums with harpist Marta Power Luce as part of their group Atlantic Harp Duo.
| Year | Title | Credit |
| 2011 | A Journey with Chopin & Sand | Atlantic Harp Duo |
| 2014 | Rhythms of Spain | Atlantic Harp Duo |
| 2020 | Ariadne Rediviva | Atlantic Harp Duo |

## Orchestral experience

| Year(s) | Position | Orchestra/Group | City/State | Country |
| 2015 | First Sub-Principal Harp | Netherlands Camerata (NedCam) | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 2015 | Second Harp | Het Orkest Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 2014–2015 | Principal Harp | Bataafs Symphonie Orkest | The Hague | Netherlands |
| 2014 | Orchestra Audition Training | Sandrine Chatron | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 2010–2013 | Principal Harp | Thailand Symphony Orchestra | Bangkok | Thailand |
| 2010 | Principal Harp | Orchestre de la Cité Internationale | Paris | France |
| 2007, 2010 | Principal Harp | Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique | Paris | France |
| 2010 | | Tehran Symphony Orchestra | | European tour |
| 2009 | Principal Harp | Société Symphonique et Chorale de la Poste et de France Télécom | Paris | France |
| 2009 | Second Harp | Orchestre Pasdeloup; Théâtre du Châtelet | Paris | France |
| 2006 | String Section | Kanye West | Illinois | USA |
| 2006 | Principal Harp | Winchester Orchestra of San Jose | California | USA |
| 2004 | | Britten Ceremony of Carols, various choirs | Illinois | USA |
| 2003 | Principal Harp | Welseyan Civic Orchestra | Illinois | USA |
| 2002 | Principal Harp | Galesburg Community Chorus | Illinois | USA |
| 2001 | Principal Harp | Illinois State University Symphony | Illinois | USA |
| 2000 | Second Harp | Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra | Illinois | USA |