The Alvarez sisters provided a team effort when they entertained for the Angel Harps benefit in 2007.

Amaris Alvarez, started studying the harp at the age of 11 ½ under the tutelage of JoAnn Ford.

Recently honored by the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory for her years of music education service, JoAnn Ford is now retired but continues to teach the harp privately.

Above: The Talented Alvarez Sisters (Flute & Harp)

The state of music education is of growing concern to Ford who taught music since the late 1950s and received the Profiles in Music Education Award in November of 2009.

She also played the harp for the San Diego Symphony for 11 years.

Felicia Alvarez, a flutist since age nine, studied with Winona Grant and Kara Alcorn Borodach and has been performing since the age of 14.

Angel Harps is excited to watch as these young women mature into talented musicians.