Music Department Faculty
Laura Smithburg Byrne
Office: 15 Hill Hall
Email: laurasbyrneharpist@yahoo.com
Phone: 919-962-1039
Laura Smithburg Byrne received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Alice Chalifoux. She began her teaching career while in graduate school in the preparatory division of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Mrs. Byrne taught harp at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter Minnesota, MacPhail Center for the Arts, Minneapolis Minnesota, the Baptist Seminary, Louisville Kentucky, and the University of Louisville. Mrs. Byrne performs extensively throughout the area and teaches the Salzedo method for harp. She began teaching at UNC in 2005.