Always Aspiring, Hoping to Inspire
Always Aspiring Hoping to Inspire
African American Harpist
The young harpist journey
Sarah is 6 years old selecting her first harp.
Follow the young harpist journey
Sarah's First Harp
Sarah decided at 6 years old that she wanted to play a harp. She had not touched a harp before this moment but she instantly connects with the strings.
6 years old, concentrating at her first concert
7 years old and improving her technique on a lever harp
8 years old , Sarah's hard work earned her a position with the Virginia AYPO (American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra) Harp Ensemble.
8 years old, Sarah is testing the sound to select her first petite pedal harp at the Lyon and Healy Harp warehouse in Chicago, Ill.
8.5 Years old and still growing
8 almost 9 years old and self determined
9 years old. Barely touching the ground. Academically growing fast. Sarah performed on the harp and piano at a charity luncheon fundraiser for a prominent music school at the Mayflower hotel .
10 years old. Performing with the Nightingale by Deborah Conant
11 years old. Getting taller, performing using advanced techniques.
Sarah's full sized harp !
Community is truly powerful. Thank you to everyone who donated and provided performance opportunities for Sarah to earn money to purchase her full sized 47 String Salvi pedal Harp.
Thank you to Sarah's harp teacher, Mrs. Robbin Gordon-Cartier for her unwavering support. guidance and belief in Sarah. She made a profound impact on her life, Our family will be forever grateful. Her passion for teaching and her dedication to the growth of harp students inspires Sarah in ways that we can not put into words. Thank you for shaping Sarah's future with knowledge and care.
14 years old. My how time flies !
Sarah presents Chanson De Mai by Alphonse Hasselman at the Strathmore on behalf of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Youth Mentorship program
Community Service Fundraiser
I need your Help !
I love performing harp music for patients in the hospital, hospice or nursing homes. It is difficult to perform often due to the weight of a full sized harp.
I need your Help !
Full sized harps are too big to carry into patient rooms. Therapeutic harpist use smaller lever harps.
I need your Help !
I need your Help !
I need your Help !
Support my goal to raise $8500 to purchase a smaller harp to perform therapeutic harp music at nursing homes and hospitals.
Help our cause with a gift
Your support and contributions will enable Sarah to meet her goal to return to performing for seniors at the hospitals and nursing homes. Your generous donation will add joy to a senior citizen life. You may also contact iamsarahmari@gmail.com for quicker response
Honored to be the 2023 DC Middle School champion & 2022 Girls Champion
CRITICAL THINKING AND CURIOSITY ARE THE KEYS TO CREATIVITY.
Thank you to my community
Potter Violins
Eliminating Barriers to success.
Thank you to the team at Potter Violins for nominating me to the National Philharmonic Youth Mentorship Program hosted at the Strathmore in addition to the gift in kind of the use of The John Kendall Concert Hall to conduct my fundraising concert to purchase my full size Harp. https://youtu.be/r1td59v48Ek?si=9Z14-PD84k_hzlrY
Please visit : https://potterviolins.com/
The Society Incorporated
Thank you to the Potomac and Prince Georges County Chapter for providing grants and opportunities to perform that inspire youth to strive towards their musical goals.
The mission of the Society Incorporated is to help today's youth turn their creative talents into artistic opportunities for their future.
To support youth in the performing arts go to: https://www.thesocietyinc.org/
Washington Jazz Arts Institute
Thank you to Mr. Davey Yarborough and the teachers at WJAI for providing support and a platform to perform Jazz on the Harp and Flute.
To donate go to: http://wjai.org/
