Martha Bailey is a graduate of the University of Michigan. Her harp studies were with Linda Booth and Lucian Thomson. Her interest lies in the liturgical use of the harp. In 1996 she organized and held the first Liturgical Harp Conference, "On Earth As It Is In Heaven", held at Belmont Benedictine Abbey.  She subsequently organized Conferences at Sinsinawa Mound, Wisconsin, Charleston, South Carolina, and at Mepkin Abbey in South Carolina. She has worked with the brothers of the Taize Community using harp to accompany Taize common prayer in Taize meetings in South Carolina, Ohio and Georgia. She founded the Sandlapper Chapter of the American Harp Society in Columbia, South Carolina.

Rhett Barnwell has undertaken a varied career as an organist, composer, conductor, classical and Celtic harpist, cellist, pianist, and French horn player.  As a harpist, he has concentrated on music for healing, sacred and meditative purposes, and has played for numerous events in churches, hospices, nursing homes and hospitals. He has also published a number of compositions and arrangements for the harp which are distributed internationally through Seraphim Music. He has given concerts throughout the Southeast with soprano Victoria Lawson, and has performed in Venice, Rome and Florence, Italy and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival with soprano Claire Teuber. His music has also been featured on television and radio. Mr. Barnwell has released four recordings to date, several of which were included at the International Conference on Healing Music in Athens, Greece. He has also been a presenter at the Liturgical Harp Conference, Southeastern Harp Conference, and others.

His career as a French horn player has included performances with a number of orchestras in the U. S., Italy, Austria and Spain. As a cellist, Mr. Barnwell has performed with orchestras throughout the Southeast, is also featured on several recordings and has appeared in two network television movies, The Tempest, and The Hunley. He can also be heard on pianist George Skaroulis’ recent CD release, “Athena”.

Mr. Barnwell’s academic credentials include a Master of Music degree in French horn performance from Saint Louis Conservatory and Doctoral study in organ and choral conducting at the University of Georgia. He has also studied at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, Italy, the Abbey of St. Pierre, Solesmes, France, and Westminster Choir College. His harp teachers have included Mary Roman, Monica Hargrave, and Ellen Foster.

He has served as Director of Music for a number of churches in the Southeast, and is currently Director of Music and Organist at Saint Brigid Catholic Church in Alpharetta, GA.

Reverend Dr. C. Lynn Bailey, Retreat Chaplain, is Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, San Jose, California. He was formerly Pastor of historic St. Johannes Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to ordination, he was a church musician, holding degrees from Texas Tech University and the School of Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, New York. Additional organ studies were with Grethe Krogh Christensen at the Royal Conservatory of Denmark and with Jean Langlais ay the Basilica of St. Clothilde, Paris. His pastoral interest is in the area of music and liturgy. He has a close relationship with with the Taize Community in France, and is an oblate of the Benedictine Order. His dissertation was entitled The Worship and Music of the Taize Community. He continues to perform on the organ and is frequently heard accompanying his wife, Martha Bailey, on the harp.

Robbin Gordon-Cartier was graduated Magna Cum Laude from Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education.  She is currently completing a Masters in Harp Performance, also at Montclair State University. As a young harpist, she spent summers in Dublin, Ireland, studying at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.  She was a gold medalist at the Granard Harp Festival in Ireland.  She has been a recipient of numerous educational grants and awards.

Mrs. Gordon-Cartier maintains a private studio where she teaches students of all ages. Robbin regularly freelances in the metropolitan area.  Performance credits include appearances at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York City; the New Jersey Performing Arts Center; the Pablo Casals Music Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the National Symphony Orchestra of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  She has appeared on several television shows and recordings and at events honoring Lord Guiness, Cicely Tyson and Sir James Galway.  She has been a member of the orchestras for the Three Irish Tenors concerts and Clay Aikens “Make a Joyful Noise” tour.  Most recently, Robbin directed master classes in Bogotá, Colombia and performed a concert for the French Ambassador and guests at his residence in Colombia.

A teacher in the East Orange School District, Mrs. Gordon-Cartier directs the harp program, which she originally created for the Elizabeth School District.  She is a Concert Artist/Faculty Member at Kean University in NJ and a sought-after presenter of workshops across the country.  Robbin serves as 2^nd Vice-President and Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors of the American Harp Society. 

Angi Bemiss is a Certified Music Practitioner, having graduated from the Music for Healing & Transition Program in January, 1998.   Angi has been a musician for most of her life.  She studied the piano beginning at the age of 6 and was a church musician for many years.  During her school years she played a number of other instruments, including the flute, oboe, and guitar.  In 1989, her husband surprised her with a harp (and lessons) for their 10^th wedding anniversary.  It was at this point that her life as a musician took a meaningful turn.  With the harp, Angi realized that she would have the opportunity to quietly serve others with the peaceful and unique sound that comes from its strings.  Almost from the beginning, it was her desire to play the harp in hospitals. As a certified music practioneer, she has played the harp in a number of Atlanta hospitals, in Hospice facilities, in personal care facilities, and in individuals’ homes.  In addition, she regularly plays for weddings and church services.

 Angi has recorded four CDs entitled "Simply the Harp":  I – Peaceful Songs, II – Lullabies & Tranquil Songs, III – Contemplative Songs of Faith, and IV – Quiet Songs of Christmas.  She has also published almost 80 arrangements for lever harp.

 One of Angi’s favorite quotes is “Life without music would be a mistake,” and she has found the experience of playing the harp in medical facilities to be rewarding in ways that are beyond description.  Truly, her life has been blessed by the experience of providing music for the patients, their families and visitors, and the hospital staff.

Victoria Lawson, soprano, received the Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Furman University in 1993. She performed leading roles in operatic and concert productions at Furman, and has sung throughout the Southeast in churches, concert halls and other venues. She was invited to perform the National Anthem during the Olympic Flag Welcoming Ceremonies in Atlanta in 1996.