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Younger wins 2024 NAACP Image Award

Younger wins 2024 NAACP Image Award

Harpist Brandee Younger is the recipient of a 2024 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album” for Brand New Life. Younger says she is honored to win the award. “I’m so grateful, and it’s...

Lyons releases new single

Lyons releases new single

Irish harpist, concertina player, and composer Aisling Lyons releases her new single “Sunbeam” on March 15th. According to a press release, this “heartfelt and original contemporary harp composition… is a poignant tribute to her late friend Sarah and showcases...

Lyon & Healy Awards announces 2024 winners

Lyon & Healy Awards announces 2024 winners

On March 8, Renee Murphy (USA), Annette Lee (USA), and Mari Kelly (U.K.) were chosen as the three winners in the 2024 Lyon & Healy Awards in Chicago, judged by Marcela Mendez, Doug Rioth, and Ann Yeung. Each winner received $2,000 to further their education and a...

Remembering Marie Emma Lorcini (1930–2024)

Remembering Marie Emma Lorcini (1930–2024)

The Ontario Chapter of the American Harp Society announced the passing of Canadian harpist Marie Emma Lorcini on its social media outlets, sharing the following tribute posted by one of her children: “Marie Emma Lorcini (née Iösch), of Greensville, Ontario, passed...

Plank featured at Lyon & Healy’s 2024 Chicago Harp Day

Plank featured at Lyon & Healy’s 2024 Chicago Harp Day

Austrian harpist Elisabeth Plank is the guest artist at Lyon & Healy’s 2024 Chicago Harp Day, set to take place on April 6 at Lyon & Healy Hall. Plank will present a performance, followed by a workshop on creating an efficient warmup. Attendees will also have...

Eastman announces three-day harp residency

Eastman announces three-day harp residency

The Harp Department at Eastman School of Music is hosting a three-day residency with French harpist Catherine Michel and Canadian harpist Andrew Chan on March 28–30. This year’s event is the first harp-only residency to be held at Eastman. All events are free, and the...

Concours Français de la Harpe announces 2024 winners

Concours Français de la Harpe announces 2024 winners

The 13th edition of the Concours Français de la Harpe took place Feb. 23–25, 2024, in Limoges, France. The international competition included 12 repertoire divisions. This year, Evelien Vaneysendeyk (Belgium) and Maria Bubnova (Russia) tied as the winners of the top...

Rovinsky steps down from Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Rovinsky steps down from Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

After three decades as principal harpist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Julia Rovinsky is stepping down from her position. Rovinsky shared the news in a social media message, thanking the orchestra’s Music Director Emeritus, Zubin Mehta, for his mentorship and...

Remembering Bernard Grandjany (1930–2024)

Remembering Bernard Grandjany (1930–2024)

The American Harp Society (AHS) announced the passing of Bernard Marcel Grandjany on its website and social media outlets, sharing the following tribute written by Rita Costanzi, Frances Duffy, and the AHS: “Bernard Marcel Grandjany, son of the esteemed French harpist...

Fort Bend ISD announces full-time harp teaching position

Fort Bend ISD announces full-time harp teaching position

Fort Bend Independent School District (ISD), located in the suburbs of Houston, has announced a job opening for a full-time harp specialist to work with students grades 6 to 12. Responsibilities include coaching harp sectionals during orchestra class, leading harp...

Englichová releases new album

Englichová releases new album

Czech harpist Kateřina Englichová released her new album As Time Goes By on the Arco Diva label on Jan. 26. The album is available from Multiland.cz and directly from Englichová at katerina@englichova.cz. In addition, As Time Goes By will soon be available on Spotify....

Omaha Symphony announces principal harp opening

Omaha Symphony announces principal harp opening

The Omaha Symphony has announced an opening for principal harp, with three rounds of auditions to be held April 14–16 in Omaha. Applicants must submit a one-page resume and $50 deposit by Feb. 26. Selected applicants will be notified of an invitation to audition by...

Remembering Jude Mollenhauer (1939–2024)

Remembering Jude Mollenhauer (1939–2024)

Following a brief illness, harpist and teacher Jude Mollenhauer passed away on Jan. 19 at her home in Vienna, Virginia. Harpist Jeanne Norton describes Jude as a “good person who truly dedicated her life to the harp. She was with the [Columbus Symphony Orchestra] as...

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