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Lani Krantz, harp

Lani Krantz is a 3rd generation freelance musician and has been playing Principal Harp with the Vancouver Island Symphony since 2005. Lani also plays regularly as an extra the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with artists such as; Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Johnny Mathis, Carly Rae Jepsen and more. As an orchestra soloist, Lani has performed the Mozart Concerto with Lionsgate Sinfonia and flutist, Carol Dymond and William Alwyn’s beautiful Lyra Angelica for harp and string orchestra with the Vancouver Island Symphony. Lani is a member of the acclaimed, Winter Harp and in 2021 added the role of manager of the ensemble. Lani’s collaboration with Erhu player, Rong Jun and composer, Jin Zhang has been showcased in many events; most notably, the Sound of Dragon Festival and the World Harp Congress. Lani is heard on the soundtracks for; Space Buddies, Super Buddies, the Canadian attraction Fly over Canada and on singer, Appollonia Vanova’s CD, Lullabies. Lani is passionate about education and community engagement. She is currently studying Early Years Education at the University of British Columbia focussing her learning on music exploration and education in the early years. She is a harp instructor at the Vancouver Academy of Music, the VSO School of Music and Douglas College. Lani sits on the board of the WCHS, the BC Chapter of the American Harp Society. She also holds ‘Mom’ on her list of titles and is happily joining her son as he travels on his own education journey.