Caroline Mellott is from Exeter, New Hampshire and has been playing the harp since the age of five. She has performed in important musical venues with various orchestras, including Symphony Hall, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Jordan Hall, and the Boston Opera House.
Caroline is a sought-after orchestral harpist, performing regularly with a variety of Boston and New Hampshire-based ensembles.
In 2019, Caroline won Third Prize in the Advanced Division of the American Harp Society's 23rd National Competition. She was a finalist in the 2018 Anne Adams Awards, sponsored by the American Harp Society. Caroline was the winner of the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra's Young Artists Concerto Competition in 2016, and was awarded First Prize at the MA-ASTA Solo Masters Competition in 2017.
Summer festivals include Bowdoin International Music Festival where she studied with June Han, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute where she studied with Ann Hobson Pilot. Caroline has performed in masterclasses with renowned harpists Paula Page, Julie Smith Phillips, and Sasha Boldachev, among others.
Currently, Caroline studies Harp Performance at Boston University with Franziska Huhn and Jessica Zhou, with minors in art history and arts leadership.
Caroline is a sought-after orchestral harpist, performing regularly with a variety of Boston and New Hampshire-based ensembles.
In 2019, Caroline won Third Prize in the Advanced Division of the American Harp Society's 23rd National Competition. She was a finalist in the 2018 Anne Adams Awards, sponsored by the American Harp Society. Caroline was the winner of the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra's Young Artists Concerto Competition in 2016, and was awarded First Prize at the MA-ASTA Solo Masters Competition in 2017.
Summer festivals include Bowdoin International Music Festival where she studied with June Han, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute where she studied with Ann Hobson Pilot. Caroline has performed in masterclasses with renowned harpists Paula Page, Julie Smith Phillips, and Sasha Boldachev, among others.
Currently, Caroline studies Harp Performance at Boston University with Franziska Huhn and Jessica Zhou, with minors in art history and arts leadership.