Julie Albertson has been a professional harpist since 1980. An Ohio native, she played seven seasons with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.

Her teachers were Joan Seymour, founder of the twenty-member Dayton Area Harp Ensemble, and Linda Wellbaum, harpist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for over thirty years. Julie also studied for a series of private lessons and workshops with the legendary Mildred Dilling, teacher of Harpo Marx.

While living in Miami, Julie played for the Philharmonic Orchestra of Florida and the Palm Beach Opera and free-lanced extensively throughout South Florida.

Julie came to Atlanta in 1990 to continue her free-lance work and was appointed principal harpist of the Cobb Symphony Orchestra in 1994. She has been a featured soloist three times with the CSO – in 1998, performing Danses Sacree et Profane by Debussy, in 2002 on Aria in Classic Style by Grandjany, and in 2005 with Jessica Sherwood, performing the Concerto for Flute & Harp by Mozart.

Julie has also performed frequently with the Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta Pops, Atlanta Ballet, and Atlanta Opera orchestras, as well as the Gwinnett Philharmonic and Georgia Philharmonic orchestras.

She has backed several artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, Natalie Cole, Itzhak Perlman, Henry Mancini, the Moody Blues, Trisha Yearwood, and Ray Charles. Julie has also provided music at private functions for Jimmy Carter, Tom Glavine, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, BellSouth, and Widespread Panic.

She has played the harp for multitudes of wedding ceremonies, receptions, dinners, and special occasions, and has performed on European tours in Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria. She also appears on several compact disc releases.

Julie and her husband reside with their golden retriever in Alpharetta.