The League of American Orchestras will bestow its highest honor, the Gold Baton award, upon Ann Hobson Pilot at its national conference this June in Detroit. Hobson Pilot performed for 40 years as principal harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra; she was the first...
The Glowing Harp Competition announced winners following its recent competition and festival held February 17–22, 2017, in Kharkiv Ukraine. Maria Pozdnyakova (Russia) and Oksana...
Grand Dame of the harp Germaine Lorenzini passed away peacefully at her home in Lyon, France, on Saturday, February 4, 2017. The news came as a sad shock to not only close friends and family but to harpists around the world. A passionately dedicated pedagogue, she...
Two new harp models were unveiled in January at the 2017 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show in Anaheim, Calif. Salvi Harps presented its newest model, the Delta, and Dusty Strings introduced the Mariachi. "The Delta puts together centuries of...
The USA International Harp Competition has announced repertoire for its eleventh competition, which will take place in 2019. The competition takes place every three years in Bloomington, Ind. and is open to harpists of all nationalities between the ages of 18 and 32...
Congratulations to everyone who entered and finished the 30 Day Practice Challenge! Check out our prize winners along with our practice challenge wall of fame… Grand Prize Meagan Pandian Mumbai, India Meagan and her practice story will be featured in a Harp Column...
Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina chats with Harp Column Academy member forum expert Angelica Hairston, author of Summer Suggestions from our January-February 2017...
The Kresge Foundation has named harpist and vocalist Pat Terry Ross its 2017 Eminent Artist. She is the ninth artist to receive the honor—which also includes a $50,000 award— for her "contributions to art form, cultural community, and residents of the city," according...
The American Harp Society (AHS) has announced a new educational program called the Young Composers Project, designed to inspire young harpists to try their hand at composition. The opportunity is open to all young harpists, regardless of their previous experience with...
Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina chats with Elizabeth Landis, author of Searching for a Better Way from our January-February 2017 issue. Elizabeth talks about how to...
Berlin Philharmonic principal harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet is in the news prior to concerts Jan 7–9, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. She'll perform Debussy’s Danses Sacrée et Profane along with Ginastera’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra with the Santa Rosa Symphony...
Over 600 of you participated in Harp Column's 30 Day Practice Challenge in January. And the winners are… ...
Joan Mainzer Kishkis, principal harpist with the Minnesota Orchestra for 40 years, died on December 15, 2016, at age 88. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Kishkis grew up in Erie, Pa., where she began playing harp around age 9. After summer studies with Carlos Salzedo, she...
Check out Rachel Van Voorhees' feature on The New Orleans Advocate website. Van Voorhees is principal harpist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, in New Orleans, and also plays for tea at the Windsor Court Hotel. Read the article here; and find out more about...
Pilgrim Harps is inviting harpists to share videos and donate to cancer research. Want to show your harp stuff and help a good cause at the same time? South-east England based Pilgrim Harps is sponsoring a video campaign to raise money for cancer research in memory of...
New York native Caroline Bembia is the new principal harp with the Filharmonica de Jalisco, following a recent closed audition. "The story with me and the orchestra is very interesting," Bembia told Harp Column. "Late one night this past July, I received a message...
The Legends of the Celtic Harp trio, featuring (from left) Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne, and Aryeh Frankfurter , is in the news as they embark on their A Winter Gift tour throughout Calif. Lynne talks about the inspiration behind the production in this article...
Mini-Episode No. 1—The college edition Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this mini-episode, we go back to school with harp majors at schools featured in our online directory of college harp...
No first prize was awarded in two divisions at 4th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary. Results have been announced for the 4th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, which took place Nov. 30–Dec. 4, 2016, under the artistic direction of...
Warner Classics and Anneleen Lenaerts, harpist with the Vienna Philharmonic, have announced an extended partnership. "Warner Classics has signed an exclusive long-term recording contract with the young Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts," said the record label in a...
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