Tamara (Tammy) Kazmierczak is an experienced professional harpist in Northeast Wisconsin. Her background in music performance along with a music business degree and extensive training in harp therapy sets her apart. A native of Chicago, Tammy trained under the great orchestral harpists, beginning study of organ and piano at age of three. As a teen she toured abroad with the Chicago Youth Symphony, spent summers at Interlochen Arts Camp in MI, and studied harp performance, production, and music business, graduating with a BM in Harp/Music Business from DePaul University, Chicago.

In 1998, she moved to Algoma, WI, established her private music studio and has been coaching and teaching hundreds of students of all ages and abilities on harp and piano. In 2014, she founded “Algoma’s Youth Harp Club,” an elementary-aged afterschool program as well as became the harp instructor at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where she developed the school’s first undergraduate degree in harp performance with the first graduate in 2022. For the last twenty years, Tammy has been playing with the ensembles at Lawrence University Conservatory of Music and officially joined Lawrence’s faculty in 2026.  When she is not maintaining harps for school districts regionwide, Tammy can be found coaching, teaching and guest speaking for harp teachers nationwide.

As a performer, Tammy has been featured in numerous concerts, weddings, recording projects and several symphonies and ensembles for over three decades, and is currently plays Principal Harp for the Marquette Symphony, the Weidner Philharmonic and the Civic Symphony of Green Bay. She uses her voice to educate and empower others and is most known for her transparency, sense of humor, well-researched curriculum, and unique ability to tailor music with a message of hope for students, patients in hospital settings and music lovers who book her to perform at special events.

For students who love music and are seeking a career in this diverse and challenging field, Tammy teaches all from studio to stage and beyond. If you are interested in earning your Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance or want to take harp lessons in addition to your other studies, visit https://www.lawrence.edu/admissions-aid/apply/ to apply and schedule your audition today!