Alfredo Rolando Ortiz

Dr. Alfredo Rolando Ortiz (December 10, 1946) is an internationally acclaimed soloist of the arpa paraguaya (Paraguayan harp), a composer, author, educator and recording artist. Alfredo considers his most important concert playing the harp in the delivery room during the birth of his second daughter, Michelle Ortiz. In 2007, Dr. Alfredo Rolando Ortiz was invited to compose a piece to be premiered on July 22, 2008, during the Tenth World Harp Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Originally composed for four harps or harp ensemble, the piece was performed by 232 harpists, breaking the Guinness World Record of the largest harp ensemble. He has released many harping books for children and for adults, with a mix of both old and new tunes...