Alix Raspé Gray

Alix Raspé Gray, is an award-winning solo and orchestral harpist, chamber musician, educator and musical entrepreneur. 

Ms. Raspé Gray currently serves as Professor of Harp at Dartmouth College, Phillips Academy Andover, The Groton School, The Governor’s Academy, and as guest faculty at Phillips Exeter Academy. Ms. Raspé Gray is a frequent substitute harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and was recently elected President of the Boston Chapter of the American Harp Society.

An advocate for harp education and mentorship, she is the Founder and Director of the Dorset Harp Colony, an intensive summer program for harpists held in Dorset, Vermont. She also teaches for the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and Summer at Andover.

Previously based in Ohio, she served as Associate Harpist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (2017–2023) and as Principal Harpist of the Lima Symphony Orchestra (2021–2023). From 2017–2018, she was Associate Harpist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

Ms. Raspé Gray has also collaborated with a range of celebrated artists and performers, including Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bolton, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Jenny Slate, Laufey, and MAX. Her appearances include Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Late Late Show with James Corden, NPR with Jenny Slate, iHeartRadio with MAX, and as a featured soloist on WOSU Classical. Her work is also featured on the RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 5) soundtrack and in the major motion picture Reservation Road.

A dedicated advocate for the intersection of wellness and music, Ms. Raspé Gray, a certified 500-hour Yoga Alliance teacher, frequently lectures on topics related to musical entrepreneurship and mindfulness in performance. She has presented for the 2024 American Harp Society’s National Conference, Dartmouth College, Boston Conservatory, Chamber Music America, Chamber Music Connection, Arizona State University, and more. In 2024, Ms. Raspé Gray published her first book, The Musician’s Guide to Mindful Practice: The Journal (available on Amazon), offering musicians practical tools for approaching their craft with greater awareness, ease, and expressive freedom.

Her accomplishments as a soloist have earned her numerous accolades, including the Annapolis Music Festival Maestro Award for Outstanding Soloist, NYU Excellence in String Performance and Leadership Award, and the NYU Orchestral Excellence Award. She was the winner of the 2015 NYU String Competition and First Runner-Up in the 2016 New England Conservatory Concerto Competition.

Ms. Raspé Gray has participated in prestigious festivals such as the Tanglewood Music Center (Harp Fellow), Aspen Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute (Harp Fellow), MusicAlp, Saratoga Harp Colony, Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific, and Interlochen Arts Camp. Her performance credits include several appearances at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Symphony Hall (Boston), Juilliard’s Paul and Morse Halls, NEC’s Jordan Hall, and Symphony Space.

Deeply committed to community engagement, Ms. Raspé Gray was awarded two Individual Solo Fellowships and an Ensemble Fellowship from NEC’s Community Performances and Partnerships program, in addition to receiving two Entrepreneurial Musicianship grants. She co-founded the Dorset Chamber Music Residency, a community-driven classical music festival launched in June 2017. Her leadership roles have included serving as Development Director of Caroga Arts Collective (2018), Marketing and Development Director of The Chamber Music Connection (2019–2021), and President of MetroHarp Young Harpists Alliance (2011–2015), a youth performance group under the American Harp Society.

Ms. Raspé Gray earned her Master of Music in Harp Performance from the New England Conservatory, graduating Pi Kappa Lambda under the tutelage of Jessica Zhou. She received her Bachelor of Music from New York University, where she studied with Bridget Kibbey and minored in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. Prior to NYU, she was a student at the Juilliard Pre-College, studying with Dr. June Han.

She currently resides in Hollis, New Hampshire, with her husband Erik and their two miniature Australian Shepherds, Ollie and Indie.