With 20 years experience in both the harp and the violin, Tasha
Smith Godínez is an accomplished musician and teacher. Ms. Smith debuted as a soloist at age 16 performing Boieldieu's Concerto for Harp when she was a featured soloist with the Grossmont Symphony in
San Diego, California. She has since performed as soloist with the
San Diego State University Symphony Orchestra and the New City Symphonia. 

Ms. Smith began her musical studies at age 4 on the violin and age 9 on the harp. With the harp,   Tasha has studied with Isabelle Perrin, Elena Mashkovtseva, and Susan Allen.  She graduated with honors from San Diego State University where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in harp performance (2005).  Upon graduation from SDSU she moved to Paris, France to study with the world
renowned harpist Isabelle Perrin at L'Ecole Normale de Musique de
Paris.  In Paris, she also finished with honors when she obtained the only unanimous vote from the jury.  Ms. Smith received a Diplome de L'Execution de la Harpe (French equivalent of a
master's degree in harp performance) from L'Ecole Normale de
Musique de Paris (2006).  Tasha has recently received a master’s
degree in harp performance at San Diego State University.  
Ms. Smith frequently performs with the Orquesta de Baja California
located in Tijuana, Mexico and the Grossmont Symphony of San
Diego, California.  In addition to her orchestral performing she is
an avid soloist and chamber musician.  Ms. Smith specializes in the
performance of new music for the harp.  

Ms. Smith performs extensively throughout southern California
and Mexico and has performed throughout Europe including
concerts in: France, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria,
and Slovakia. Some of her notable performance venues include:
Copley Symphony Hall (San Diego), San Diego Organ Pavilion
(Balboa Park, San Diego), Escondido Center of Performing Arts
(Escondido, CA), Dvorak Concert Hall (Prague, Czech Republic), L’
Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris (Paris, France), and the Centro
Cultural de Tijuana (Mexico).
Tasha regularly plans and performs in fund raising concerts for
projects in 3rd world countries. Her most recent projects include
raising money for an orphanage in India and building fresh water
wells for small villages in Tanzania and Mozambique.  
Aside from performing, Ms Smith is president of the American Harp Society, San Diego Chapter.


Tasha Smith Godinez performs on a Lyon & Healy harp.