Alix Raspé Gray, professionally known as Alix Raspé, is an award-winning solo and orchestral harpist, chamber musician, educator and musical entrepreneur. Ms. Raspé currently serves as Adjunct Harp Professor for Phillips Academy Andover, Substitute Harpist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as an Associate Harpist for Columbus Symphony and as Principal Harpist of the Lima Symphony Orchestra. From 2017-2018, Ms. Raspé served as Associate Harpist for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Ms. Raspé currently teaches and coaches for Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Chamber Music Connection.
Ms. Raspé received numerous awards as a soloist including: the Annapolis Music Festival Maestro Award for Outstanding Soloist, the NYU Excellence in String Performance and Leadership Award, and the NYU Orchestral Excellence Award. In addition, Ms. Raspé was the winner of the NYU String Competition and First Runner-Up in New England Conservatory’s Concerto Competition. Ms. Raspé attended such prestigious music festivals as: Tanglewood Music Center (Harp Fellow), Aspen Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute (Harp Fellow), MusicAlp, Caroga Arts Collective, Saratoga Harp Colony, Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific, and Interlochen. Ms. Raspé has performed with artists Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bolton, and Roger Daltrey. Distinct featured performances include live television with MAX on Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Late Late Show with James Corden, IHeartRadio, RuPaul’s Drag Races (Season 5), and in the film Reservation Road. Ms. Raspé graduated Pi Kappa Lambda from New England Conservatory with her Masters in Harp Performance, and received her Bachelor of Music from New York University. Prior to attending NYU, Ms. Raspé attended the Juilliard School Pre- College.
Ms. Raspé currently resides in NH with her husband Erik, and their miniature Australian
Shepherds, Ollie and Indie.