San Diego native Charissa Barger has established herself as an inspiring performing artist and dedicated arts educator in Southern California. Her technical mastery and expressive playing keep her in high demand as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. As an ambassador for new music, Charissa has premiered numerous works, collaborated with composers and performed for innovative concerts and recordings. Charissa is passionate about arts education and community outreach and is the founder of Harp for Little Hearts, a creative approach to music education which will launch a concert series for families in Spring 2012. She is an enthusiastic educator and seeks to use music as a tool to help children reach their high potentials.

Charissa currently lives in Los Angeles where she is a candidate for the Master of Music degree at the University of Southern California. She received an Artist's Diploma from the prestigious Colburn Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan, where she was a Rogel's scholar. For more information, please visit www.HarpistCharissa.com and www.HarpforLittleHearts.