Megan Conley (née Levin) had a musical upbringing in Austin, Texas. She began harp lessons at the age of five and grew up playing music in the family band. By the time she was 15, she had played on several albums of Austin musicians, including the Grammy Award-winning album ‘Los Super Seven.’

Megan studied at Rice University and as a Fulbright scholar in Paris, France. In 2012, Megan won first place in the international Ima Hogg Competition and subsequently performed the Ginastera Harp Concerto with the Houston Symphony.

As a freelance harpist, Megan has performed with the New York City Ballet, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, and the Bang On a Can All-Stars, as well as playing ‘The Fantasticks’ on Broadway.

Megan joined the Houston Symphony as Principal Harpist in January 2015, and is a member of the Brooklyn-based chamber orchestra The Knights.

Away from the harp, Megan is an amateur permaculturalist and homesteader, as well as a climate justice activist. She lives in Houston and Brooklyn with her husband Shawn and their young son Osian.