Harp and flute music
About Us
This duo is a mother-daughter team that has performed together since 2009.
Elizabeth Shepherd
Elizabeth Shepherd has been playing the harp for eleven years, and she began performing publicly at age nine. Her first performance was in southern Indiana when she performed dinner music for a poetry competition award banquet.
Since then Elizabeth has been active in her community performing for the Union County Post Office, the Lebanon Library, the Gas City Tea and Fashion Show, and the Ball Memorial Hospital Cancer Center. Elizabeth also performs regularly at churches across Indiana. At the Indiana Statehouse, where Elizabeth has performed repeatedly, she admits to experiencing a bit of nervousness once when Senator Delph personally made a request to hear her play a song. She has also performed at the Indianapolis Convention Center and at Gretchen's Bridal Boutique.
Elizabeth participated in the Midwest Harp Festival, competing in three of their competition categories. She was the first place winner of the Salzedo Competition, and the second place winner in the Advance I and Advanced II Divisions. Elizabeth is a student of Elizabeth Richter at Ball State University and performs with the Ball State Harp Ensemble and in studio recitals.
A highlight recently for Elizabeth was her performance at the Lyon and Healy Summer Concert Series where she performed in their beautiful concert hall on the top floor of their harp manufacturing building in Chicago.
Terrilyn Shepherd
Terrilyn Shepherd, flutist, has performed across Indiana with several orchestras including the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, the Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Butler University Summer Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, Ms. Shepherd has performed at conferences and churches across Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. She has also performed as a member of the woodwind quintet, Quintessence. Ms. Shepherd has been invited to play at the Warren Performing Arts Center, the Irvington Artist Concert Series, and the Crown Hill Jazz Festival.
Ms. Shepherd has also teamed up with her daughter, Elizabeth Shepherd, a harpist. Together they have provided reception music at the Indiana Statehouse and dinner music at the Hostess House and the Gas City Chamber of Commerce. They have also provided music for comfort at the Ball Memorial Hospital Cancer Center.
As well as performing, Ms. Shepherd holds a degree in Music Education from Cedarville University, and her Master of Arts in music from Ball State University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate at Ball State University, and in addition to her academic work, Ms. Shepherd is studying the harp with Elizabeth Richter.
The PDF form of Terrilyn's biography.