The music of Robert Maggio has been called "lyrical, passionate, melodic, and rhythmically charged" (American Record Guide). Hailed as a composer of music that is “smart, vital, and inventive” (Philadelphia Inquirer), Robert Maggio has created a substantial body of works in nearly every genre, each creating a unique connection between the composer’s “wondrously eclectic vocabulary” (New York Times) and the demands of a diverse body of commissions.

Recent projects include "ADSR (Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release)" for jazz band, "Man Up / Man Down," a 30-minute choral work for Constellation Men's Ensemble on the subject of toxic masculinity in 21st century America, and "Dance on a Volcano" for English hornist Elizabeth Massoudnia of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Works in progress include a percussion quartet for Doug Perkin's studio at the University of Michigan. Maggio is also a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, where he is currently collaborating on several different musical theater projects.

Published by Theodore Presser Company, Hickman Music Editions and Yelton Rhodes, Maggio’s music is currently recorded on the Albany and CRI (New World) and Summit labels. 

Maggio’s orchestral music has been performed by the Boston Pops, the Atlanta Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Long Beach Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, the Oakland East Bay Symphony, the Dallas/Fort Worth Symphony, the New York Youth Symphony and the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra. His chamber and vocal/choral music has been commissioned and performed by the New York Festival of Song, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Borromeo Quartet and Colorado Quartet (Arizona Friends of Chamber Music commissions), Sanford Sylvan and David Breitman (Barlow commission), Detroit Chamber Winds, Meridian Arts Ensemble, Composers Inc., Network for New Music, Orchestra 2001, Donald Nally and The Crossing, and the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia.

In addition to composing for ballet, Maggio has created scores for numerous modern dance companies (Stephen Pelton Dance Theater, Randy James Dance Works, Leah Stein and Dancers). He has composed songs and incidental music for professional theater productions, including those at Yale Repertory Theater, Philadelphia Theater Company, Peoples Light and Theater, and Shakespeare Santa Cruz.

Maggio has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Pew Fellowships in the Arts, the NJ Council on the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Meet the Composer.

A graduate of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, Robert Maggio lives in Lambertville, New Jersey with his husband, the artist, Tony LaSalle, and their daughter Annamaria. He is a Professor in the Wells School of Music at West Chester University.

Jessica blends her folk-rock style and classical training to create haunting, soulful songs. Her “evocative, lush, exquisite vocals, accompanied by elegant and impressive guitar playing” create a “meditative backdrop” on her CD. Jessica has performed live on Graffiti Radio, Hometown Heroes, at the Brandywine Festival of the Arts and at the Dewey Beach, Bordentown and Ladybug Festivals. She showcased at the 7th Annual Singer-Songwriter Cape May in March 2014, opening for Melissa Ferrick. Nominated for five 2013 WSTW Hometown Hero Homey Awards, Jessica was a 2013 Philadelphia Folk Factory contest winner and a 2012 Delmarva Folk Hero contest finalist. Her song, "Wait by the Water" is featured in the 2013 independent film, "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir."

Some of the favorite places Jessica has played: World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, Wilmington),  The Pickled Herring (Northeast, MD), The Bellefonte Cafe (Bellefonte, DE) The Twisted Tail, (Philadelphia), Congress Hall (Cape May, NJ), The Bus Stop Music Cafe (Pitman, NJ), Cromwell's (Wilmington), Melalani Cafe (Ventnor, NJ) and Jersey Java (Haddonfield, NJ).

Jessica is a member of ASCAP, NATS and holds at BA (music) from Barnard College, Columbia University, NYC and a MM (vocal performance) from Washington University, St. Louis. 


No one could have imagined at that time what to expect - like Xavier de Maistre himself, when he decided to change the face of the harp 16 years ago. Today he plays pieces like "Moldau" by Smetana in breathtaking precision and presents masterful pieces of music that are usually played by an entire orchestra.

Meanwhile, a worldwide audience listens to his virtuosity and enjoys the unprecedented sounds. Pieces, that no harpist played before, or even thought about - like the Haydn piano concertos. Not only that makes him one of the most extraordinary musicians, even masters of this time.

Xavier de Maistre began to study harp with 9 years. Like many other famous musicians, all started with love - but in this case not as expected the love to his harp. It was rather the love for his former teacher, who offered extra harp lessons. Early, it turned out that Xavier has a great talent and no wonder he started with 25 years to play for the Vienna Philharmonic. Before that he played 3 years for the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and in 1998 Xavier won the first prize of the "USA International Harp Competition“, the major harp competitions in the world. But since Xavier´s family is not from a traditional harp-playing dynasty they put great importance to a solid education. So Xavier started his study of politics at the „Institut des Sciences Politiques“ in Paris and spent 1 year in London at the „London School of Economics ", when he finally decided to prefer music to the political studies. For a musician, he achieved very early what all harpists dream of – a position in one of the best orchestras in the world, the Vienna Philharmonic.

However Xavier de Maistre was about to go on. To see this point as the highlight of the career, which would definitely be a great honor for most of the harpists, and aslo for Xavier, but it was also a kind of sad moment. He achieved the ultimate goal of a harpist at age 25. Through his countless appearances and his keen ambition he has always wants to refute the long-existing bias of the harp - played in the background by angel-like women. Thanks to his his quick anticipation, intelligence and tremendous skill, he has played many pieces as a soloist with the harp and delighted thousands of listeners. Finally, he succeeds to establish the harp as an independent instrument. During his career, many great conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Andre Previn, and Daniele Gatti became curious on him and his passion and asked him to play with them. A long series of concerts follows, convincing the audience that Xavier de Maistre is undoubtedly the master of his instrument. Not for nothing, beside famous conductors, also the most successful singers like Barbara Bonney, Kathleen Battle and Diana Damrau played with him. Likewise, of course, the long list of world-renowned opera houses which he had already visited: Theatre des Champs Elysees Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Vienna, Tokyo Opera City, Lincoln Center New York, Salzburg Festival, La Scala Milan and many others.

No wonder, Xavier´s enthusiasm and his gift to play will not put an end to this success story. Awarded with the Echo Klassik Award 2009 for his album "Nuit d'Etoiles" as "Instrumentalist of the Year" (Sony Music) he reaps the fruits of his labor.

For more than 9 years Xavier de Maistre is working as a professor at the Musikhochschule Hamburg and now also teaches at the Julliard School in New York, at the Toho University in Tokyo and in London at Trinity College. After 11 years with the Vienna Philharmonic Xavier leaves his position in order to devote himself to his international solo career - a step that no harpist has done before.

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