Vituoso harpist and master teacher Jocelyn Chang passes away
Sad news for the local music community: Virtuoso harpist Jocelyn Chang has died after a long battle with cancer. Chang and her husband Michael Leese were proponents of the Dilling harp, a smaller, innovative instrument. Chang even founded the harp department at the Chinese Cultural University. She was also a founding member of the Grammy award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony and had appeared on over two dozen CDs and videos.
Jocelyn Chang was a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland State University, and had recently taught at CSU, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Kent State University, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland Music School Settlement and Beck Center for the Arts.
She’ll be missed by many in NEO — from those who heard her perform to those who benefited from her teachings.
Learn more about her at http://www.Jocelyn-Chang-Harp.com.
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One Response to “RIP Jocelyn Chang”
Mary Borchik
She was my first harp teacher. So wonderful. So tough.