Stacey Shames has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal throughout the US, Europe and the Far East. Her repertoire ranges from Scarlatti to Elliott Carter. At age fourteen, she made her debut at Carnegie Recital Hall. She took the First Prize in the American Harp Society Competition (1987), received honors at the International Concours de Genève, and went on to earn a top prize in the 11th International Harp Contest in Israel (1992). In recent concerto performances, she appeared with the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony, and the National Chamber Orchestra. She has been heard in recital at Jordan Hall in Boston, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and in New York, at Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and Bargemusic. As principal harpist of the Saint Louis Symphony, she performed, recorded, and toured under the direction of Leonard Slatkin. She has also been principal of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, the New York Chamber Symphony, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, and the American Symphony Orchestra. She enjoys a busy schedule of performances, recordings and tours as the harpist with the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble. Ms. Shames has concertized extensively with Aureole, her trio of flute, viola and harp. The group has several recordings on the Koch International label; also current is an all-Takemitsu disc, works by Richard Rodney Bennett and Nicholas Maw and newly recorded pieces by John Tavener, Harrison Birtwistle, Jan Bach, and Elliott Carter. Recently, Ms. Shames has been accompanist for Renee Fleming, Andrea Bocelli and Joshua Bell in numerous recording and television appearances. She is a graduate of Juilliard, where she studied with Nancy Allen. She has been on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School and the Hartt School of Music. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Tim Ries, a jazz saxophonist, with whom she performs and records.

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