About His Own Hand Music
Steve Harrow
Composer/arranger, keyboard, recording engineer
Steve earned his Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where he majored in jazz studies and trumpet performance. He toured with the Woody Herman and Buddy Rich Big Bands as a solo trumpet performer. Steve then freelanced in New York City and played trumpet with the renowned Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, and then, for 7 years, worked as the Director of Arts and Worship at Bethel Christian Fellowship in Rochester, NY. Currently, the Harrows lead worship at Covenant Life Church, and Steve continues to dedicate his musical talents to composing and recording for Sing The Word®.
Anne Harrow
Flute, piccolo, alto flute, recorder
Anne is the Associate Professor of Flute at the Eastman School of Music, where she earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in flute performance. Currently, she is the solo flutist of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, the professional chamber orchestra of the Adirondacks. She has been principal flutist of the Florida West Coast Symphony and has performed with the Eastman Virtuosi, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Savannah Symphony, the Florida Wind Quintet, and the Spoleto Festival. Her most significant (and challenging) accomplishment is home-schooling her four children.
Hannah Harrow
Soprano, bass guitarist
Hannah is currently earning her Masters Degree at the Eastman School of Music as a vocal performance and opera major. At age six, she began to take piano lessons; along with this endeavor came much kicking and screaming when it came time to practice. Hannah began formal classical voice lessons at age fifteen. She sang with the Eastman Rochester Chorus for several years, and competed and placed in many classical voice competitions. She still performs and leads worship with her family as lead singer and bass guitarist. And when she's not in classes, doing homework or singing, she enjoys listening to (and singing along with) everything from opera to Christian Contemporary to jazz, and fishing with her brothers.
Naomi Harrow
Soprano, alto, flute, bass flute
Naomi is a senior at the Eastman School of Music. She is pursuing a flute performance degree with Professor Bonita Boyd. She enjoys her academic courses and her flute and piccolo lessons; she also enjoys playing in woodwind quintet, orchestra, and wind ensemble. In high school, she studied flute with Professor Anne Harrow (mom). Although Naomi has less free time now, she still enjoys journaling, writing poetry, and reading classic literature. Scrabble is her favorite game.
Micah Harrow
Percussion
Micah is pursuing a Bachelor's in Percussion Performance and Music Education at the Eastman School of Music. Our basement has housed his various percussion instruments over the years: a set of timpani, drum set, marimba, and a collection of hand-drums from around the world. (We tried to sound-proof his practice room....) Micah has been a serious baseball player, and spends his free time bass fishing the Finger Lakes and Adirondack lakes from the family boat.
Elijah Harrow
Percussion, sound effects
Elijah is currently in 10th grade home school. He studies classical trumpet at the Eastman School Community Division, where he also participates in Brass and Trumpet Ensembles. Like his brother Micah, Elijah is an avid fisherman, and he has was a starting pitcher in Little League baseball from 8-12 years old. Elijah made his recording debut when he was only one week old! Listen for his special sound effects, which include both crying and yelling, on the earlier Sing the Word CDs.