The Return of The Harp Twins

Causeacon is thrilled to announce the return of the amazing Harp Twins for 2023!

 

Harp Duo

Identical twin harpists Camille and Kennerly Kitt, known as the HARP TWINS, have achieved extraordinary success by taking Electric Harps and Concert Grand Harps to unprecedented levels and smashing boundaries between different genres of music. The twins’ ability to reinvent the harp has given them the opportunity to represent the United States at four different World Harp Festivals. The duo has amassed over 2.5 million fans across their social media sites and over 150 million views on their YouTube music videos, making Camille and Kennerly the most followed and recognizable harp duo in the world. Mixing their virtuoso harp skills with their stunningly complex arrangements of rock, metal, and soundtrack hits – as well as Celtic Nordic inspired original songs – the Harp Twins deliver exciting, comedic, and interactive performances audiences cannot forget!

Repertoire

In addition to their Nordic-inspired original songs, Camille and Kennerly are recognized for their remarkable duet harp arrangements of some of rock and metal’s most iconic hits by the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Blue Oyster Cult, Scorpions, Eagles, Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd, U2, Journey, Evanescence, Billy Idol, Deep Purple, and many more. Showing the breadth of their arranging talents, the twins also arrange and perform TV and Movie Soundtrack, Anime, and Video Game hits. Some fan favorites include their renditions of music from Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy, Star Trek, Star Wars, Vikings, Doctor Who, Zelda, Mario, Silent Hill, Harry Potter, and The Lord of the Rings.

Notable Performances

Camille and Kennerly are already seasoned performers, having toured around the United States, Canada, England, Wales, Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia. The Harp Twins headline concerts, as well as perform as featured artists for public, private, philanthropic, academic, corporate, cultural and political events. Camille and Kennerly have performed for celebrities, tech titans, and world leaders. The Harp Twins were invited to represent the US twice at the World Harp Festival (“Festival Mundial del Arpa”) in Paraguay, where they performed and taught master classes. As cultural ambassadors for the United States during their trips to South America, the twins have also spoken and performed at schools, cultural exchanges, and rural towns. The Harp Twins were featured musicians at the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration, playing for three events over two days, including a dinner where President Barack Obama was the speaker. Other notable duet harp performances include events where guests included former US First Lady Laura Bush, former US Vice President Dick Cheney, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Dwight Ball, Elon Musk (PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX), as well as Ambassadors and dignitaries from around the world.

Media Features

Camille and Kennerly and their music have been featured in worldwide mainstream media such as CBS News, National Geographic, The Huffington Post, The Huffington Post UK, The Huffington Post Chicago, Metal Hammer Magazine, Doctor Who Magazine, ABC News, Conan O’Brien’s TeamCoco, Rolling Stone ES, The Soup, VSAUCE, BuzzFeed, Nintendo Life, Chicago’s WGN News, Metal Underground, LA Weekly, AMCtv.com, Guitar World, Revolver, The Telegraph UK, Daily Mail, Yahoo! News, and Yahoo! Music Canada. The Harp Twins are so unique that they were highlighted in Ripley’s Believe It or Not “Reality Shock” coffee table book, which heralded their one-of-a-kind duo.

Special Interests

Camille and Kennerly are Third Degree Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do and are former Tae Kwon Do instructors. The twins are also “Distinguished Experts” in rifle marksmanship and are trained in horseback riding. The Kitt twins have a heart for philanthropy and are also actively involved in their community. Since they were children, Camille and Kennerly have worked to support education and health initiatives for underprivileged children overseas. They have been volunteer companions for special needs children, teens, and young adults for many years. The twins know sign language and volunteered for many years at a monthly Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing social gathering.

Academic

Camille and Kennerly graduated “Summa Cum Laude” (with highest honors) from the prestigious Conservatory of music at Wheaton College, both with a Bachelor of Music degree in Harp Performance. Prior to transferring to the Conservatory, Camille and Kennerly completed their last two years of high school while simultaneously enrolled in a music studies program at a local college. While completing the music studies program at the college, the twins were in the Honors Scholar Program, inducted into the National Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa, published authors in the academic journal Essai, held a 4.0 out of 4.0 GPA, and were faculty nominated scholars for both years – representing their college at several colligate summits.

“Intrepid musicians. If you live long enough, you get to hear this (Harp Twins’) version of White Wedding! ~Billy Idol

“Rather than turn their attention to obvious, classically grounded territory, The Harp Twins have made a name for themselves covering the likes of Iron Maiden, offering classics a fascinating new lease on life.” ~Metal Hammer Magazine

“Elegant, wistful, excellent!” ~CBS News

“Some things in the world are so beautiful and pure attempting to describe them in words would be futile. Such is the case with electric harpists, and identical twins, Camille and Kennerly.” ~HuffPost

To learn more about the Harp Twins, please visit their website: https://harptwins.com/

Causeacon Performance Dates/Times coming soon!

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