JoAnn Turovsky
American musician and teacher
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JoAnn Turovsky is a harpist, professor, and harp teacher in Los Angeles, California.
She is a faculty member at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and at the Colburn School of Performing Arts.[1][2] At USC, her work includes teaching harp graduate students how to teach beginning students.[3] She also serves on the faculty at the Music Academy of the West.[4] She is principal harpist with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra[5] and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.[6]
She has recorded for numerous motion pictures and television shows as a studio musician, including for many film scores by John Williams.[7] She was featured as a soloist in the soundtracks for Angela's Ashes and The Book Thief.[7][8] She played on the soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[9]
She is a member of the American Federation of Musicians.[10] In 2015, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Harp Society.[8]