FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE Q

Talented musicians interweave a mélange of sounds in our historic, acoustically wonderful space. A delicious grazing platter is included.


Harp2Harp is a duo featuring award-winning singer/songwriter Višnja on Celtic harp, piano and woodwind, joined by acclaimed soprano/pedal harpist Emma Horwood. Together they weave soaring harmonies and different harp textures from their respective contemporary and classical backgrounds into a gorgeous soundscape of chamber folk music.

Since debuting as a duo in 2022, Harp2Harp have presented sell-out concerts in Adelaide Fringe Festivals and in venues including Immersive Light Arts Adelaide, The SA Maritime Museum and Trinity Sessions. Pushing the boundaries of the traditional harp trope, Emma and Višnja deliver the unexpected in a wide breadth of styles, from international folk songs to their own compositions that blur the boundaries between pop and classical.

Emma Horwood

A music graduate of Adelaide University, Emma is an acclaimed harpist-singer, teacher and choral conductor. Playing both pedal and Celtic harp and accompanying her beautiful and versatile voice, Emma loves to connect with audiences, weaving a magic spell with her classical, celtic, contemporary and original repertoire. She has performed as soloist in the Elder Hall lunchtime concert series, with Adelaide Baroque, for new music group The Firm, and at venues including North Adelaide Baroque Hall, Ukaria and multi-media arts venue ILA. Emma was vocal soloist in the Celtic Illusion show in 2021/22 in Adelaide and Canberra and has also presented many sold out shows in the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

In addition to Harp2Harp Duo, Emma collaborates as the Rhythmsong Duo with her husband (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra principal percussionist Steve Peterka), and co-directs the SA Celtic Harp Orchestra (with whom she has performed at the Fleurieu Folk Festival and Irish Club) An accomplished ensemble singer, Emma currently sings with vocal sextet Syntony, was a founding member of vocal trio Eve and sang for 24 years with the award-winning Adelaide Chamber Singers, touring with them internationally and performing in the Adelaide Festival, at WOMAD and with the Rolling Stones at Adelaide Oval in 2014.

Emma performs regularly as harpist and vocalist at weddings, funerals, private and corporate events, conferences, recitals and festivals and also enjoys private harp teaching and choral conducting. She has recorded several CD’s which have all featured on ABC Classic FM.

Višnja Prtenjaca

Višnja was born in Adelaide and like many a budding muso, she started off with recorder in primary school. She then studied classical piano and ultimately taught herself voice, harp and composition and arranging along the way.  As a 19 year old, Višnja’s first major musical engagement was a long term residency of 5 years at the five star Terrace Hotel in Adelaide. She later focused on songwriting which took her to Melbourne in her 20s when she got a record deal, performed on Carols by Candlelight and composed music for film and theatre. After becoming a mother, Višnja moved to regional Victoria and then Far North Queensland with her family.

She’s performed for royalty, at the National Folk Festival in Canberra, Gather Round events, Melbourne Fashion Week, and live TV shows like Mornings with Kerri-Anne in Nine’s Sydney studio and the Good Friday Appeal at Melbourne’s Channel 7. With their daughter now at university, Višnja and family have settled back in Adelaide where she continues to compose and perform as a soloist and in a duo with Emma Horwood called Harp2Harp. Višnja is currently working on her second illustrated song book for children.