Remembering Eleanor Fell

Eleanor Fell
1944–2013

(Scroll down for information about services for Eleanor Fell on Wed. June 19, along with how you can contribute to her scholarship fund at I.U.)

Eleanor Rae Fell was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 29th, 1944 and grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Irving and Rose Fell. She attended nursery school through 12 grades at University High School (3rd and Jordan) and graduated from UHS in 1962. After attending Stephens College for one year, she...

Kondonassis releases American Harp

Acclaimed recording artist Yolanda Kondonassis has just released her new album, American Harp, which includes works by Elliott Carter, John Cage, Lowell Lieberman, John Williams, Norman Dello Joio, Hannah Lash, and Stephen Paulus. "I've wanted to make this recording for a long time," says Kondonassis about the new release. "As a player and a listener, there is a really strong resonance for me with this music. It suits my sensibility. The pieces on this album share a certain...

American Harp Society National Competition

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The American Harp Society will hold its biennial National Competition June 15-18, preceding the AHS Summer Institute, at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. The competition includes five divisions (maximum ages 30; 21; 18; 15; and 12) and awards up to $2500.

Tidying Up the Forum

March 1, 2013
From Hester Musicologist's blog:

Dear Harpies:

In an effort to keep our forums nice and tidy, I've done a little housekeeping and moved some recent threads into more appropriate forums. (For example you can now find Jerusha Amado's What's on Your Music Stand thread in the Repertoire forum. We'd like to ask that you try to post new threads in the most appropriate forum. Also a reminder that you can easily add links and emphasis to your posts: here's how.

We're really excited to introduce private...

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