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VeeRonna started playing the harp at the age of eight. When her mother and father asked what instrument she would like to play, they were quite surprised when she picked the harp. Nevertheless, they encouraged her development and today are quite proud of her work.
In college and beyond, VeeRonna studied under renowned harpist, Suzanne Balderston. At the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, VeeRonna enthusiastically honed her skills as a concert harpist. She later followed Ms. Balderston to the University of Nevada, Reno and to Arizona, where she currently resides. She has since performed with the Phoenix Symphony and the Mesa Symphony Orchestras.
As a freelance soloist, VeeRonna has played a variety of musical styles in settings from Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe to prelude music for the Bolshoi Ballet at the Chandler Center for the Arts. She has performed for several theatre productions including The Sound of Music, Once Upon A Mattress, and A Child's Christmas in Wales. While VeeRonna has enjoyed playing these and other productions, her heart has always leaned towards the serving of others with the mesmorizing music of the harp.
For 20 years now, VeeRonna has made so many people delighted with her playing, making their special events far more memorable than they would have been had she not been there. VeeRonna has played for hundreds of wedding ceremonies, receptions, and cocktail parties.
When she is not playing for some special event, VeeRonna enjoys playing therapeutic harp for the terminally ill and their loved ones at Hospice of the Valley. Her passion is to soothe the suffering of those passing away and their families.
When not at work, VeeRonna loves to spend time with her husband and their three delightful children.
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