Moving carefully — to keep from ripping the IV line out of her left arm — Annette Blanchette tucked a small oval harp under her chin and tentatively plucked a few strings. She closed her eyes ...

At 11, Arami Malaise has her career plan down pat. She wants to turn her childhood hobby — playing the Paraguayan harp — into her livelihood. “After high school, I plan to play th… ...