Dania M. Lane, Harpist

Dania M. Lane, Harpist

Dania McDonald Lane, Harpist, received a Bachelor's Degree in Harp Performance from the University of Georgia and pursued Graduate Studies at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music in Ohio.

Well known as an accomplished orchestral player as well as a freelance artist, Dania is affiliated with many professional orchestras. She is the harpist for the Montgomery Symphony, Lagrange Symphony, and has performed recently with the Atlanta Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Rome Symphony, Georgia Philharmonic and Columbus State University. She also has performed numerous times with the Knoxville Symphony and served as Principal Harpist of the Northern Kentucky Symphony and Cincinnati Philharmonic Orchestras both as an ensemble player and a featured soloist.

Dania has been featured on NBC in Cincinnati, Q-100 radio and the WBTV12 Community Focus program. She has performed with artists such as Josh Groban, Bernadette Peters, Suzy Boggus, John Berry, Joseph Alessi, John Bruce Yeh , Riders in the Sky, Chris Martin and Mark Hughes.

She has freelanced extensively for 20 years, developing a highly expressive style with a music playlist to please every generation. Her performances can include anything from "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" to "Moon River" to "Beauty and the Beast".

Dania works both as a soloist and as part of a duo or trio with flute,/violin and cello. She performs for weddings, receptions, corporate parties and many other events. Dania can also be seen performing with various orchestras, choral groups and church ensembles..