Starting in September 2016, Anneleen Lenaerts will be the harp instructor in the Classical Department of Maastricht Conservatory, the Netherlands. Lenaerts, who was featured in the May-June 2015 issue of Harp Column, adds this latest appointment to an already long...
ShruDeLi Ownbey has announced her retirement from Lyon & Healy West. Ownbey—who was featured in Harp Column's March-April 2003 issue—has been Artistic Director at the Salt Lake City branch of Lyon & Healy for 15 years, during which time she oversaw retail...
Welcome to Harp Column podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. What's your harp age? In Harp Column Podcast Episode 10 Kristina talks with Erin Wood, author of our feature article It's Just a Number in our May-June 2016...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced contestants who will participate in the organization's 10th competition to be held June 8–18, in Bloomington, Ind. The competition includes three stages of performance, culminating in a final stage...
Just over a year ago we featured World Harp Congress Artistic Director Isabelle Perrin in our March-April 2015 issue. At that time Perrin, was recovering from hand surgery, continuing to build her thriving teacher studio, and looking ahead to plans for the 2017 World...
The Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, directed by Diana Stork, will set out to tour the Garberville area in Northern California from June 29 - July 5. The ensemble will present programs of harp music from around the world to raise awareness for saving the ancient...
We can't stop listening to Sasha Boldachev's rendition of "The Nightengale" (or "Rossignol") by Alexander Alyabiev. Composed in 1825, the piece has been adapted by many artists throughout the years, most notably Liszt. Russian harpist Boldachev recorded his version in...
Artists around the globe are paying tribute to pop icon Prince following his untimely death on April 21. We're partial to Sons of Serendip's beautiful "Purple Rain" cover with harpist Mason Morton. Thanks for the lovely tribute guys.
Welcome to Harp Column podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In Harp Column Podcast Episode 9 Kristina talks with Jaymee Haefner, author of our new regular column Harmonic Curve where we look at the fundamentals of...
Today we're mesmerized by Helen Gerhold's stunning performance of Henriette Renié's "Pièce Symphonique." Gerhold, 19, played the piece for a January 2016 concert at Field Hall of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she is currently a student. She is also a frequent...
Welcome to Harp Column podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In Harp Column Podcast Episode 8 Kristina talks with Rhett Barwell, author of Harp Therapy Explained in our March-April 2016 issue; plus we talk with...
Good morning! (Or should we say "au matin"?) What a treat to hear Naoko Noshino's lovely rendition of Marcel Tournier's "Au Matin" that she recently performed for France Musique. Want to know more about Naoko? You're in luck! We interviewed her in our May-June 2006...
Welcome to Harp Column podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In Harp Column Podcast Episode 7 Kristina talks with our March-April 2016 issue Advice column experts Michelle Gott, Anne Sullivan, and Megan Bledsoe Ward...
Nashville harpist Natalie Lurie is in the news leading up to the March 25 release of her EP No Mercy in the Night. The Indiana University-trained harpist (formerly Natalie Salzman) described forging a new career path after tendonitis forced her to take a step...
Harp Column's March-April 2016 issue has hit the stands, and we are thrilled to once again bring you a feature interview with the winner of the triennial International Harp Contest in Israel. This time the Crowning Achievement went to China's Yuying Chen who talked to...
Welcome to Harp Column podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In Harp Column Podcast Episode 6 Kristina talks with our International Harp Contest in Israel correspondent Sunita Staneslow who interviewed 19th contest...
Spring and summer festival season will soon be upon us, so we've rounded up a list of the biggest and best harp events happening across the globe. From Tulsa, Okla. to Ancenis France, to Rio de Janeiro, something on this list is bound to appeal. Know about a festival...
Looking for a harp festival on the West Coast this spring? You're in luck. Harps Etc.'s Jessica Siegel is putting the finishing touches on the International Harp Festival, which will take place May 26–29 over Memorial Day weekend in Danville, Calif. The lineup...
Welcome to Harp Column podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina talks with Toronto harpist Angela Schwarzkopf, author of our feature article Warmup for Winter, which appears in...
We couldn't help but notice singer/harpist Jeneve Rose Mitchell featured on this week's episode of "American Idol." Although the focus was clearly on Mitchell's voice and not her laid-back accompaniment, we still have to give her props for putting harp in the...
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