Chicago Harpist LeAnne Bennion
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
I love to share my gift through teaching the next generation of harp players. I accept students of all ages. I teach private harp lessons at multiple schools across Chicago, and I am also available to teach lessons from my home.
Current weekly harp lesson openings: weekday evenings.
WEDDINGS AND EVENTS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
Make your special event extraordinary with the elegance of popular and classical harp music. I am available for weddings and private events throughout the Chicago area. Contact me to add the magic of harp music to your wedding ceremony, reception, cocktail hour, or other professional and personal events.
HEAR ME PLAY
PRIVATE HARP LESSONS
HEAR ME PLAY
Curious to hear me play live? You can hear me harp music for hotels and community events around Chicago and beyond. I often play at The Drake Hotel, Chicago
For updates on where I'm playing and snippets of my performances follow me on social media.
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About LeAnne Bennion
Bio
One of Chicago’s premiere professional harpists, LeAnne Bennion’s style is exemplified by her deeply moving emotional expression. In addition to her classical roots, she delights in bringing the harp to new audiences with familiar songs played unconventionally on the harp. Her extensive repertoire spans genres from classical to rock, hip-hop to Broadway, pop to jazz. She is delighted to bring her broad-range of talent as the new artist-in-residence at Graceland Cemetery and their “Harp in the Garden,” concert series.
LeAnne has created a successful harp career in Chicago by also performing solo recitals, working with local orchestras and playing for social events of all kinds. She has performed at most of the major hotels in Chicago and regularly performs for tea at the Langham and the historic Drake Hotel. For a stretch of summers she spent time performing at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Her television appearances include Apple TV's Dark Matter, an Onion Network national commercial and the television show Empire.
LeAnne is a full-time harp teacher with studios at The Chicago School of Music, Lane Tech College Prep and private lessons in her home.
LeAnne's professional work has also extended to the local harp community as she serves on the board of The Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Harp Society. For years she worked at the Lyon and Healy harp factory where she met harpists from all around the world. She strongly believes and works to create a cooperative community of musicians.
LeAnne started playing the harp at age nine when her grandmother introduced her to the instrument. She completed a Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance at The University of Utah and a Master of Music degree from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts with Marguerite Lynn Williams, principal harpist of The Lyric Opera of Chicago.
In 2024, she completed a summer residency with international composer Caroline Lizotte. She has recently studied with world renowned harpist Maria Lusia Rayan and Grace Browning of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
In addition to her harp accomplishments, LeAnne’s intense dedication to her sourdough starter won her bread first prize at the Chicago’s Best Baker competition.