Abigail Kent is the First Prize harp winner in the Senior Division of the American String Teachers Association's 2015 National Solo Competition. Senior Division finalists also included Chelsea Lane, who received Second Prize, and Elisabeth Zosseder, who received...
For your St. Patrick's Day listening pleasure, the Irish Harp Orchestra performing in a concert from March, 2014. Enjoy!
In keeping with our motto "practical news for practical harpists," Harp Column wants to see practical harpists in action! We're launching an ongoing Instagram challenge to see what being a practical harpist looks like. Here's how it works: Post your creative,...
Registration is now open for the 11th AHS Institute, to be held June 21–24 at Utah State University, in Logan, Utah. The event designed for students is sponsored by the American Harp Society and is held in alternate years from the AHS National Conference. The...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced their 5th Solo Harp Composition Contest, to take place in conjunction with the 10th USA International Harp Competition to be held in summer, 2016. Over 250 composers from 40 countries have participated in...
The Met Orchestra Muscians welcomed back their oldest retiree, harpist Reinhardt Elster, for a visit to his former workplace at the Metropolitan Opera House. Elster, now 100, served a 38-year stint as harpist with the orchestra from 1948–1986. "By the time he retired,...
Our March-April 2015 issue is out, featuring our interview with World Harp Congress Artist Director Isabelle Perrin! With a globe-spanning career of performing, teaching, and leadership, we know you are going to love reading her insights about all things harp related....
The American Harp Society (AHS) has appointed Kathryn McManus its new Executive Director. "I am thrilled to be appointed as the Executive Director of the American Harp Society," says Kathryn McManus in an announcement issued by the AHS. "To be able to combine my...
eatrice Schroeder Rose, principal harpist in the Houston Symphony for 31 years, died in October at the age of 91. Rose had a distinguished career spanning six decades. Born in Ridgewood, N.J., her dream of becoming a harpist began at the age of...
enevieve Claire (Duffy) Winkenbach of Oklahoma City, died on Dec. 21, 2014. A renowned harpist, musician, and teacher, she was born on Dec. 30, 1928 in Omaha, Neb. to Dr. Francis and Ruth Duffy of Enid. Ms. Winkenbach graduated from Mt. Carmel...
athy Bundock and I met in Rochester when we were both 17 years old. Kathy was a freshman at the Eastman School of Music studying harp with Eileen Malone. I left my home in Rochester to begin college at the Juilliard School of Music, having spent my...
he harp community has lost a first-class harpist with the passing of Catherine Gotthoffer on Dec. 29. She was a great friend to all of us and worked for 36 years as a very successful and highly respected studio harpist in Hollywood, recording on...
live Morely passed away on Jan. 3. He was born into the music business. The Morely family has been involved in the making, repair, and selling of harps in the United Kingdom since 1817, when George Morely (1790–1852) registered his harp-making and...
Lyon and Healy Harps has been featured in a local ABC 7 Chicago news story highlighting area businesses. Though harpists probably won't learn anything new about the instrument (and may cringe at reporter Judy Hsu's interpretation of "Twinkle Twinkle") it's worth...
Camac harps has unveiled the Ulysse model lever harp, specifically designed to travel easily. The 34-string harp weighs just under 20 pounds and is built of carbon fiber and titanium with a spruce soundboard. The harp is available in a variety of color finishes and...
Lyric Opera Orchestra Principal harpist Marguerite Lynn Williams will take over as head of the harp department at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in fall, 2015. The post is currently held by Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal harpist...
Floraleda Sacchi has released Intimamente Tango, her new recording with violinist Maristella Patuzzi of works by Astor Piazzolla on the Decca label. The disc includes standards such as "Libertango" and the "Histoire du Tango" suite, along with other less well-known...
Carnegie Hall has featured Edmar Castaneda in a series of videos to promote his upcoming performance at the legendary venue on March 6. If you have yet to hear this amazing Colombian jazz harp phenom (and it's hard for us to believe that's possible!) now is a great...
Jazz harp guru Park Stickney has released a new solo recording, All Harp—Globe Live. The disc features original compositions, along with Park's improvisational take on everything from standards (Duke Ellington's "Caravan") to rock (Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody) to...
Viewers of the 57th Grammys on February 8 got a surprise treat when the harp was featured front and center in a tribute performance of Stevie Wonder's "If It's Magic" sung by Usher and accompanied by harpist Melody Tai. The song is from Wonder's Songs in the Key of...
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