Read our interview with Antonio Forero, President of Lyon & Healy, as the company celebrates its 150th birthday. Download a PDF of the Harp Column May-June 2014. [blog type="alt" posts="-1" heading="contents" heading_type="block" tags="May-June-14" /]
Grace Browning is the new Principal Harpist with the Dallas Opera orchestra, following an audition on March 9, 2014. She'll join the orchestra for their 2014–2015 season beginning with Strauss'Salome. "I couldn't ask for a much better way to dive into the job," says...
—by Deborah Henson-Conant Did you ever wish you could enter a Marathon with your harp, do something you've trained your whole life to do, and raise money for something that's really important to you? Me, too!!! And that's what I'll get to do on MONDAY - "Marathon...
 am no stranger to outdoor adventures with the harp. I’ve played outdoor weddings at ski resorts, serenaded Appalachian Trail hikers, and performed on a river bank with fly fishermen casting in the background. Wrapped in a cloak against the October...
—by Allison Stevick This year was my first time at this harp festival, and indeed my first time at any harp festival! I am so glad I was able to attend, even for the short time I had there. My festival experience started Saturday morning with the "Dare to be a...
Kudos to Sivan Magen for his April 9 profile in the classical music section ofThe Telegrah. The article follows the recent release of Magen's new "Fantasien" CD on the Linn Records label. The disc includes compositions by Bach, Brahms, Mozart, along with harpist...
Julia Coronelli will take over the Principal Harp spot at the New World Symphonyfollowing a recent audition in Chicago. The Miami-based ensemble, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, serves as a training program for aspiring orchestral musicians and awards...
The American Harp Society has announced the required repertoire for its 21st National Competition, which will take place in 2015. The competition includes five divisions for harpists up to 30 years of age and awards prizes from $100 to $2500. The winner of the Young...
The five-day Edinburgh International Harp Festival runs April 4–9 in Edinburgh. The event, which began in 1982 through Pilgrim Harps, is now overseen by The Clarsach Society. Workshops and concerts are scheduled throughout the day and evening featuring well-known...
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival kicks off on April 4th. We asked Joint Artistic Adviser Isobel Mieras to tell us more about this year's event. What are you most looking forward to about this year's festival? I am looking forward to the sheer diversity of the...
A fund has been established in honor of Deborah Hoffman to purchase a new harp for the Manhattan School of Music, where she served on the faculty. Hoffman, who served as long-standing Principal Harpist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra died on February 12, 2014....
—by Anne Sullivan What a feeling! You finished it, whatever it was – a task, a project, a piece. There is power in finishing, in reaching the end. You can close the book, start something new. How often do we musicians have that feeling? For us, a performance is a work...
—by Elisabeth Plank It is always very exciting to be the first one to play a piece.. The "Sonatine für Harfe" was written for me by Austrian composer and pianist Andreas Wykydal, the occasion being my solo-debut in London in January 2014. I was surprised how well he...
The Chicago Harp Quartet is heading to the 2014 Fischoff Competition to compete in the Quarter Final round, which takes place on May 9 in South Bend, Ind. This marks the first time an ensemble comprised solely of harpists will compete in the prestigious chamber music...
The new issue of HC is out! And we couldn't be more pleased at how our interview with the legendary Germaine Lorenzini turned out. If you're not familiar with this famed French pedagogue, now is your chance to get an inside look at the woman who carries on the French...
Last Saturday, I was privileged to host a performance by Duo Scorpio (Kathryn Andrews and Kristi Shade) at the University of Delaware. It was particularly fun for me, since Katie is a UD alumna, and a former student. Not only was the concert fabulous (not a...
What better way to celebrate Maurice Ravel's birthday than by listening to this amazing performance of Isabelle Moretti playing his iconic harp composition "Introduction and Allegro." Ravel was born March 7 1875 in Ciboure, France. This performance took place...
After five very intense days, the Dutch Harp Festival and Competition concluded with a grand finale concert on Sunday: No Harp, No Glory! The three finalists of the competition performed with the Ludwig orchestra, under the direction of Ed Spanjaard. For this final...
Read our interview with famed French pedagogue Germaine Lorenzini. Download the Harp Column March-April 2014 [blog type="alt" posts="-1" heading="contents" heading_type="block" tags="March-April-2014" /]
—by Hannah Eagleson Now that it's March, and there's some hope the weather will thaw out, I'm sharing a few outdoor wedding tips. Would love to hear tips from others, too! I made a Grab and Go rule: if I can’t grab the harp and sprint to safety with it, it doesn’t go...
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