Marta Cook

Marta's singular approach to the harp has led to performances throughout Europe and North America. Highlights include the World Harp Congress (Vancouver,) Spoleto Festival USA (Charleston), Pritzker Pavilion (Chicago), Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée (Paris), The Irish Centre (Leeds), and every major North American harp festival. She had the transformative opportunity to learn from the great innovator of modern Irish harping, Máire Ní Chathasaigh, as a teenager. In addition to her work on the Irish harp as a solo instrument, Marta is also well-known as a versatile accompanist on harp and piano. Now based in Chicago full-time, Marta volunteers with The Shepherd School of Irish Music.