Maryjean Zarick

     Maryjean Zarick earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Ohio University where she studied harp with Lucille Jennings and continued with post-graduate harp studies at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon under Elaine Seely. After graduation, Maryjean concentrated on writing and arranging for lever harp. In 1987 she founded Paradise Music, one of the first publishing companies devoted to the lever harp. By far her best known publication, The Lap Harp Companion, is a compilation of 50 short arrangements for small 22 string harp. At the time, the book filled a need for moderately difficult music that could be played on this newly designed harp which was becoming quite popular because of its affordability. For her efforts in the project,  Ms Zarick was nominated as a candidate for the Ohio University Alumni Of The Year Award. The Lap Harp Companion was eventually purchased by Lyon & Healy of Chicago and is currently in their publication catalog.

     Through the years, Maryjean has continued to experiment with new source material for harp arrangements. Most recently she has adapted Eastern Orthodox Liturgical vocal music for harp and small ensemble. In 2009, two of her Liturgical arrangements for solo harp won first and second place in the American Harp Society Composer's Competition. The first place title, Syrian Chant, is scheduled to be published by International Artists of New York in 2011.

     Along with her tenure as a Music Therapy instructor at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, Ms. Zarick has more than 20 years of experience teaching and performing in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Canada. Maryjean now resides just north of Orlando, Florida. In addition to maintaining a private teaching studio and managing the HarpMusicNow website, she is pursing a Master's Degree in Music Composition at the University of Central Florida.

Maryjean's Lever Harp Arrangements That Are Available To Members

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