Amelia Schwartz

Amelia Schwartz, 17, is excited to be the principal harpist for her second year with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. She began her musical career at the age of four when she studied piano under Patricia Weeks Eastman. Amelia furthered her musical career when she began to study harp under Megan Stout at the age of ten. Amelia has won many awards for harp, including two gold medals at the local level and two medals at the state level, silver (2023) and gold (2024), at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival. She has also won twelve superior ratings for piano with the National Federation of Music Clubs. 
Previously, Amelia participated in the St. Charles County Youth Orchestra (SCCYO) as their principal harpist for two years, and she performed with SCCYO at the Missouri Music Educators Association Annual In-Service Conference in 2022. Amelia currently performs with Cor Jesu Academy’s Chamber Orchestra as a harpist, pianist, and percussionist. She will be the co-president of Cor Jesu’s orchestra board next year. Amelia has also participated in the Community Music School of Webster University’s Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra (YPSO) as their principal harpist and is looking forward to playing with them this upcoming season. In addition, she attended the Illinois Summer Harp Class with Ann Yeung at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in 2024. 
Amelia is entering her senior year at Cor Jesu Academy and plans to study harp performance in college. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing fantasy fiction, studying history, playing video games, and hanging out with her younger siblings, Lily and Thomas. Amelia would like to thank her parents, Tom and Sarah Schwartz, both music educators, who inspired her to begin harp and piano and have supported her the entire way. Amelia would also like to express her gratitude and appreciation for her teachers and mentors: Megan Stout, Patricia Weeks Eastman, Carol Bauer, Shane Williams, Patrick Jackson, Jason Sieber, as well as her family and friends, all of whom have guided and supported her on this musical journey.