Adelaide Jang
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| Born | Lucien Jun Adelaide Freeman February 7, 1988 |
| Other names | NervousHarpist |
| Occupation | Blind non-binary trans-masc harpist |
| Known for | Cel Shade mini album – ARC Music (2025) |
Lucien Jun Adelaide Freeman formally Adelaide Jang (born 7 February 1988), known online as NervousHarpist, is an award winning blind non-binary trans-masc harpist. He writes for Harp Column magazine[1] and is an advocate for disabled and adult learners within the classical music community.[2][3][4][5]
Career
Lucien was born blind from birth due to retinopathy of prematurity.[2] They were educated at New College Worcester boarding school.[2]
In 2020, Lucien began studying the harp under Omaha Symphony's principle harpist in 2020, Mary Bircher. They use the live streaming of daily practice sessions to raise awareness of disability and ageism within the classical music community whilst connecting with other harpists.[2][4] They are also a soloist and ensemble harpist performing with orchestras including the Colne Philharmonic[4], and St Botolphs Music Society Orchestra.[4]. [6][7][4][5] They have interviewed for RTBS radio station[8] in the United States, and worked with the United Kingdom's Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) on the Sound Without Sight platform.[2][9].In 2024, they were selected as a featured musician by the Baluji Music Foundation[3] [2][4] and awarded a 2024 feature for the World Harp Spectrum Congress[10]
In 2025, Lucien founded the O’Carolan Society of Blind Harpists Worldwide (TocSoc), an international network for harpists with medical visual impairments. The society works to expand the availability of braille harp music in collaboration with the RNIBs volunteer service.[3][11]. They are a trained singer of Japanese Minyo folk music, demonstrated in the song Dusk Summon on their debut mini album.
Discography
- Cel Shade mini album – ARC Music (2025)
References
- ↑ "Lucien Jun Adelaide". Harp Column Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Adelaide Jang: From Office to Orchestra". Sound Without Sight. Royal National Institute of Blind People. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lucien Jun Adelaide". Baluji Music Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Colchester Gazette (28 June 2023). "Essex blind harpist inspires music journey". Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rudkins, Pat (2023-09-14). "Curtain Call". The Halsted Gazzette. NewsQuest. NewsQuest Media Group.
- ↑ "Wellness Area". CoggeshallSummerFestival. Coggeshall Community Group Non-Profit. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "Christmas Special". Keep Colchester Cool. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "RTBS". Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "The MidWest Harp Festival". American Harp Journal. 72: 49. 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "WHC SPECTRUM - World Harp Congress". 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ↑ Pocknell, Jay (25 August 2025). "TOCSOC - The O'Carolan Society of Blind Harpists Worldwide". Sound Without Sight. RNIB. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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