California harpist Gracie Sprout played the gig of a lifetime earlier this year when she accompanied singer Jhené Aiko on "American the Beautiful" in front of a Super Bowl audience of more than 112 million. As the TV cameras brought Sprout and her pedal harp into...
If you are a harpist on Instagram, there's a pretty good chance your feed has been filled with photos tagged with #harpril this month. The daily photo challenge encourages harpists to share photos and stories about their harp lives on a different topic each day in...
Our practical harpist hearts bursted with pride when we spotted harpist Erin Hill in a People magazine photo wheeling her harp into a New York City hotel where she reportedly performed for the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle's baby shower. Harp Column readers might...
The Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music has appointed Kirsten Agresta Copely to teach harp at its Nashville, Tenn., campus. Copely, who is an active performer and teacher in both Nashville and New York City, succeeds Marian Schaffer, who recently retired after...
German harpist Florence Sitruk is the new harp professor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She replaces distinguished professor of harp, Susann McDonald, who taught at the school for decades. “Florence has built an international profile as one of the...
As harpists from around the globe gather in Hong Kong for the 13th World Harp Congress, Harp Column's eyes and ears on the ground will share the highlights from each day's events. Check back for updates! Day 7 The 13th WHC drew to a close at midday today, and this...
Harpist Angelica Hairston is one of four recipients of From the Top's Arts Leadership Grant, which launched in early 2017. Hairston will receive a grant of up to $5,000 to support her music-centric project "Challenge the Stats" that lays out a practicable path to...
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than with these Celtic reels, recorded by Bridget Kibbey? Enjoy![embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC7Fn99OG14[/embedyt]
You've never heard Bach like this—harpist Bridget Kibbey and mandolinist Avi Avital join creative forces to reimagine Bach's Sonata in E-Flat major in their new music video. We might be a little biased, but we think if old Johann Sebastian had heard the sound of this...
With Marco Salvi as its new President, Lyon & Healy has just appointed Janet Harrell as its Chief Executive Officer (read more). Harpists may remember Harrell from her time with the company between 1984–1999 where she served various roles, ultimately becoming its...
Nearly every harpist knows the name “Sylvia Woods,” either from playing her arrangements or ordering harp gear from the Sylvia Woods Harp Center. We featured Sylvia on the cover of Harp Column back in 1998, and more recently she wrote a fascinating Sounding Board...
Fresh out of grad school, Welsh harpist Anne Denholm landed a dream job—official harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales. Only a couple months into her career, Denholm has a title to top all titles on her resume, "Royal Harpist." She's the fifth harpist to hold the title...
Anne Denholm is the new Royal Harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales. Denholm recently graduated with her master's degree from the Royal Academy of Music in London. She is the fifth harpist to be appointed to the post since it was reinstated in 2000. Prior to that the...
Practical harpist. It can seem like a contradiction in terms. Some days nothing seems practical about playing this . But every harpist figures out how to make it practical. Starting in our May/June 2015 issue, Harp Column is going to shine the spotlight on practical...
I know I’m late to the party, but I’ve finally hopped on the Skype lesson bandwagon. One of my student’s parents didn’t want to brave the winter roads, so rather than skip the lesson entirely, we had a lesson over FaceTime. Skype is the default app choice for many,...
It’s snowing again. This isn’t exactly breaking news here in West Michigan. Thanks to our close proximity to beautiful Lake Michigan, we get pounded with lake effect snow all winter. Getting a foot-and-a-half of the white stuff before Thanksgiving is a little extreme,...
Have you heard? Harp Column's most requested article—our harpmobile review—is coming up. This popular feature will appear in our September/October 2014 issue. We need your input! What harpmobiles do you want to see us review? What aspects of these harp carriers do...
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