Nora Bumanis

• Instrument: Harp
• Role: Principal

 

Nora Bumanis has been Principal Harpist of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra since 1980. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied with Judy Loman. She also studied with Alice Chalifoux at the Salzedo Harp Colony in Camden, Maine and with Lynne Palmer in Seattle, Washington. In addition to her busy orchestral schedule, Ms. Bumanis is much in demand as a soloist, recitalist and teacher. She has performed with most of the leading Canadian symphony orchestras. In addition she has performed with the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company orchestras. Nora Bumanis has given many recitals in North America, including Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Seattle and Mexico City. She is also in great demand as a chamber musician and has frequently been broadcast on CBC radio and television.

Ms. Bumanis teaches at the University of Alberta and Alberta College Conservatory. In 1998, she was on the faculty of the International Banff Festival. She was Managing Director of the Jasper Festival of Music and Wine from 2000 – 2003, and will be returning in the summer of 2010 to perform at the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, Ontario. Nora Bumanis and Julia Shaw began their collaboration as Canada's first professional harp duo in 1988. They have recorded five CDs and performed extensively throughout Canada. She was Global TV's Woman of Vision in February 2009 and is an active member of the Edmonton Glenora Rotary Club.