Dr. Heidi Hernandez has played the harp for over 30 years and enjoyed every aspect of her diverse musical career, from soloing, to orchestral playing, to leading HarpSynergy, the harp ensemble of her current and former students, to performing and competing internationally. Her studio includes online and in person students ranging from age 6 to 76 currently. Dr. Heidi loves encouraging her students on their journeys as individuals as well as musicians, in a nurturing environment that gives them the benefits of being part of a growing thriving community of harpists with a common love of the instrument, music, and each other as a team. HarpSynergy has played at various private and public events, most notably Las Noches de Las Luminarias at Desert Botanical Gardens for three years running.
Heidi grew up in the Midwest and received her Masters of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from The University of Arizona under Dr. Carrol McLaughlin, where she was her Graduate Teaching Assistant and taught as her sabbatical replacement. She is currently adjunct instructor of harp at Grand Canyon University and lives with her husband and their 4 children in Phoenix Arizona, where she regularly plays with various ensembles, churches, and organizations, as well as with The Phoenix Symphony since 2004.
