Parker Ramsay
Parker Ramsay’s career, unique in its integration of contemporary music and historical performance, defies easy categorization. He is equally at home on modern and period harps, being dedicated to invigorating the existing canon while delving into new and underperformed works. In 2020, the recording of his transcription of Bach’s Goldberg Variations for the King’s College, Cambridge label was praised as “remarkably special” (Gramophone), “nuanced and insightful” (BBC Music Magazine), “relentlessly beautiful” (WQXR), “marked by keen musical intelligence” (The Wall Street Journal) and “a resounding success” (The Independent). His essay on the transcription process, “Is Bach Better on Harp?” was published in The New York Times, and followed up with further insights in VAN Magazine and on his blog, Harping On: Thoughts from a Recovering Organist.