Timbre Cierpke has been classically trained on the harp since 1992 and has been playing professionally since 1995. She has a degree in Harp and Voice Performance from Trevecca Nazarene University. She has performed in a great range of places, from weddings and parties, to playing live on NPR, to performing at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. She is on contract with the Jackson and Paducah Symphonies, where she is the first chair harpist, and is also first chair harpist in the Trevecca Symphony Orchestra. Timbre has also played with other symphonies, including being hired by the London Symphony Orchestra for two dates of their American tour. Timbre has won numerous competitions on her instrument, including the Curb Nashville Symphony Young Musicians Competition, and is the only graduate of Trevecca University to win the school's concerto competition four years in a row.

In addition to performing classicaly, Timbre Cierpke has been teaching harp lessons since 2000. She has also started a career as a solo artist, playing original music and collaborating with various bands. (see band bio)