Rebekah Hou is currently pursuing a master’s degree in harp performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Yolanda Kondonassis, having graduated with honors from CIM with her bachelor’s degree in 2023. A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, Rebekah studied under Joan Raeburn Holland as a recipient of the Orchestral Fellowship and the Fine Arts Award for Harp. Most recently, Rebekah was a prizewinner of 2023 CIM Concerto Competition and performed Alberto Ginastera’s harp concerto with the CIM orchestra. She also received the Anne Adams Award from the American Harp Society’s National Foundation competitions in 2022.

As an orchestral musician, Rebekah has appeared as guest principal harpist of several orchestras in the Northeast Ohio area including Akron Symphony, Firelands Symphony, and Mansfield Symphony. She has also received fellowships from Round Top Orchestral Institute, Chautauqua Festival, Interlochen Arts Camp’s World Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States (NYO-USA). Her performances with each festival have included collaborations with acclaimed conductors including Larry Rachleff, JoAnn Falletta, Brett Mitchell, and Carl Topilow. Most notable orchestral performances were from the NYO-USA 2019 American and European tour, which was directed by Sir Antonio Pappano and joined by guest artists Joyce DiDonato and Isabelle Leonard. Highlights of the tour included Carnegie Hall in New York, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms, the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.