On February 5, 2016, Welsh harpist Claire Jones released Royal Harp Strings, originally released in the UK as Journey. This album for harp and string orchestra features classical and folk arrangements, as well as a bonus track recording of a solo harp version of the...
Camac has announced details for the Harpes au Max international festival, which will take place May 13–15, 2016, in the district of Ancenis, France. The location is near Camac's factory, in Mouzeil, and in 2012 was home to the company's fortieth anniversary festival....
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 interviewer Kristi Shade along with our January/February 2016 issue interviewee Emily Levin, who describes her experience...
The USA International Harp Competition has just named Jeremiah Siochi winner of its 5th Solo Harp Composition Contest (read more). We caught up with him to find out more about his winning composition, Sublimation. What inspired you to enter this contest? My sister...
Bravo to Haley Rhodeside, new principal harpist with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. "After a great day of auditions, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is pleased to welcome Haley Rhodeside as our new Principal Harpist," said the orchestra in a January 28 post their...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has named Jeremiah Siochi, of the U.S., winner of its 5th Solo Harp Composition Contest for his work Sublimation. The composition contest is held prior to the USAIHC's triennial harp competition, which next takes place...
The American Harp Society has announced the lineup for its biennial National Conference, which will take place June 30–July 3 at Emory University, in Atlanta. A star-studded roster of artists will present concerts and workshops including a special tribute to Susann...
The Midwest Harp Festival has announced the lineup for their 17th festival, which will take place July 17–23, 2016. Harpists ages 9–adult at all levels are invited to participate in the week-long event, which includes workshops, harp ensembles, and concerts...
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 Megan Metheney, author of the feature article Improv for One & All, which appears in our January/February 2016 issue....
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival has announced the lineup for its annual festival, which takes place April 1-6, 2016. The event, founded in 1982, is sponsored by the Edinburgh branch of The Clarsach Society and includes workshops and concerts throughout the...
The 4th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, will take place Nov. 30–Dec. 4., 2016. Szeged is located about 100 miles southeast of Budapest. The competition takes place every three years at Reök Palace, a sponsor of the event along with Camac Harps....
The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Harp Society is sponsoring the 2nd Los Angeles Celebrates the Harp New Music Composition Contest for Flue and Harp. Three prizes up to $1,000 will be awarded. The competition requires newly-composed, not previously performed or...
We couldn't be more excited to bring you Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column. In each episode our host Kristina Finch talks to the people in and behind our latest issue. Where can you find Harp Column Podcasts? See all the podcasts in...
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 Laura Sherman about making the cast album for the hit musical Hamilton. Read Laura's article "Harp Goes Hip Harp" along...
We asked, you tagged! Our motto is "practical news for practical harpists," so last spring we asked harpists to tag photos showing us the practical harpist in action. You tagged! As the year draws to a close we've counted up nearly 2,000 #practicalharpist tags on...
The January-February 2016 issue of Harp Column is off to the printer! Here's a taste of what you can expect in this issue: Winning Streak Emily Levin is on a roll. The new Principal Harp with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra talks about her knack for winning auditions....
Harp Column wishes our harp friends around the world who celebrate a very Merry Christmas. Many thanks to Nicole Mueller for sharing her lovely arrangement of the classic Christmas song.
Just in time for the holidays, three new independently released harp recordings to check out: A Christmas Collection Fans of Carlos Salzedo's popular Christmas arrangements will want to check out the new release by Elisabeth Remy Johnson, Principal Harp with the...
The Dutch Harp Festival has announced details of their fourth international competition, which will take place Oct. 12–16, 2016, in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The competition—open to harpists of all nationalities and ages—includes a preliminary audio recording round,...
USA International Harp Competition winner Remy van Kesteren has released a track preview from his upcoming album Tomorrow Eyes, due out Jan. 8. (Listen.) The recording includes 11 tracks, most written by van Kesteren. "It started with a idea about a melody when I flew...
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