Q and A with César Secundino
César Secundino of Mexico recently snatched first prize in the DHF World Harp Competition, presenting…
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Elizabeth Jaxon has been writing for the Harp Column since 2010. As a freelance professional harpist based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, she not only performs and teaches, but is involved in a variety of projects including managing the competition of the Dutch Harp Festival. She holds music performance degrees from the University of Illinois and the École Normale de Musique de Paris.
Classic Celtic
With one foot in the classical world, and one foot in the traditional Celtic world, Frenchman
Nikolaz Cadoret has made all sorts of twists and turns, leading him exactly to where he’s supposed to be. —by Elizabeth Jaxon
Harpless But Not Hopeless
How to keep working toward your goals without instrument to play.
One Stone to the Building
A new biography of Henriette Renié (1875-1956), by Jaymee Haefner, promises to illuminate the life…
Boundless
Russian harpist Sasha Boldachev talks about the harp’s future and his efforts to make the years ahead brighter for the instrument.
Q and A with Joris Beets
I first met Joris Beets when he came to the Dutch Harp Festival in 2014…
Q and A with the Chicago Harp Quartet
With the recent improvement in relations between the U.S. and Cuba, travel for U.S. citizens…
Take Note
Been waiting to type set all of your hand-written
arrangements until you can find the time to figure out the software? Your wait is over. Just sit down at your computer with this article and you will be churning out professional- looking music in no time.
Take Note Video Tutorials
Wondering the best way to enter pedal or lever changes using Sibelius or Finale music notation software? Check out our 30 video tutorials covering everything you need to know to get started and create your harp scores now.
Composer Connection
Want to truly bring those notes on the page to life? Try talking to the…