About

A versatile musician, Krista Hagglund is a harpist actively involved in performing, teaching, and arts administration. She frequently performs solo, chamber, and orchestral works nationally and internationally. She has worked with conductors such as Richard Kaufmann, Gennady Rozdhestvensky, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Krista’s expressive playing has led her to stages and festivals across the continent. She was a concerto winner of the Bob Jones University Concerto and Aria Competition and performed Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro with the BJU Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Michael Moore. 

Krista’s passion to inspire others through music has led her to teach harp and piano lessons. At Rubato Music Studio in Antioch, IL she taught harp and piano to students of all ages. She also completed a two-year internship in collaboration with Piano Central in Greenville, SC. For two summers she taught harp lessons at BJU EduCamp where she worked with middle and high school harpists as a teacher and ensemble co-director. 

As an arts administrator, Krista is an Assistant to the Director at InterHarmony® International Music Academy in Acqui Terme, Italy. She also served as an administrative intern with the Waco Symphony Orchestra. During her time there, she worked in event planning, concert preparation, and co-organized an outreach program during the Levitt-Amp Summer Concert Series.

Krista holds a Master of Music in Harp Performance from Baylor University and Bachelor of Music degrees in Harp Performance and Piano Pedagogy from Bob Jones University. Her harp teachers include Dr. Karen Thomas, Emily Waggoner, Marguerite Lynn Williams, and Megan Sesma.