leila jay

bishop

is a harpist in Los Angeles and New York.

Leila, a white femme, plays a maple Lyon & Healy Style 23 harp at Art Share LA. It has floral decals around the edges of the soundboard and a piece of blue painter's tape holding a contact mic.

hello

I’m a harpist, educator, and performer-composer-improviser operating out of Los Angeles, CA and Albany, NY. I love experimental music and working with emerging composers, and most of all I love the harp, its rich history, and its wide open future.

some truly spectacular harp music on this and more importantly a melodica quartet. rsvp with @rasp.la

this is 200% more harpists than usual !

me and @littleliska will be joining @schwabacademy for holst’s planets this saturday. it’s pay what you can, come thruuu 🪐

thx @alihelnwein and @halamatarofficial for having us at the electra premiere (:

second competition with @thedarlingmusicteacher and @lqchoir ! i’m gonna miss y’all when it’s over 💕

that’s me in the corner. that’s me at @waldorfbevhills again.

don’t worry, i wasn’t in this movement 😉 i’m in bakersfield tonight under the batons of timothy williams and michael ellsworth performing john rutter’s requiem. it’s a juicy harp part (can i call a religious piece &ldqu

i haven’t been in a high school choir competition since i was in high school choir. what a treat joining @thedarlingmusicteacher and @lqchoir to premiere a new @jules.aney piece. it’s not about winning, but i still hope y’all win 🤞

another weekend with @waldorfbevhills — thx for having me and also for this really clutch flower arrangement i got to smell for my whole shift 🌸

i’ve always said the community was one of my favorite parts of being a harpist. last weekend @laharpsociety raised $3,530 for @musicares with an all-harps-on-deck program. thank you @oneononerecording for hosting, thank you @laharpista for spea

favorite practice buddy (the ocean)

as we wrap up this gigsmas, i want to give a special shoutout to ‘50 christmas carols for all harps’ by sylvia woods and the classic harpist’s arrangement: b, b, a an octave higher, b