Music: Daniella Kistemaker

Daniella is 15 years old and lives in Guelph, Ontario, where she performs the harp as a soloist, with her sister in the Singing Strings, and in the Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Orchestra. She was selected to be one of 40 under 40 in the Guelph Mercury when she was only eleven. At her local Kiwanis Music Festival, she has performed three times at the highlights concert and won various scholarships. This year, she won the provincials for Grade 10 harp. She has also won two gold medals for different RCM levels and performed at Koerner Hall. You can find her and her sister performing at various events in the Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo areas. The harp isn’t her only musical pursuit. She has also won numerous awards for piano performances and she enjoys composing and improvising. Daniella performed Fire Dance, by David Watkins