The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Rossen Milanov, Music Director, announces auditions for principal harp, scheduled to take place at Chautauqua, N.Y., on Sunday, July 20, 2025. Applicants must submit a resume no later than January 15, 2025. A...
English harpist and singer-songwriter Hattie Webb released her second solo album, titled Wild Medicine, on Oct. 25 on Hearts Connect Records. Wild Medicine also features guest artists such as Mike Campbell (who also co-wrote two songs on the album), Benmont Tench,...
Harpist and social media content creator Kristan Toczko (HarpistKT) released a new EP on Oct. 25, titled Waves. “Being originally from the East Coast (New Brunswick), and recently moving back out east (Newfoundland), I have reconnected with my love of the seaside,”...
The Franz Josef Reinl Foundation Harp Competition has announced the required repertoire for 2025. Applications are due March 20, 2025, via mail and email. The competition will take place Sept. 24–27, 2025, at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna,...
The International Jeunesses Musicales Competition in Belgrade, Serbia, will feature the harp for the first time in 2025. The competition rotates the instrument for which it accepts applications. Since its inception in 1971, over 2,000 soloists and more than 200...
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must submit a resume by Dec. 2 and may email auditions@bsomusic.org with audition-related inquiries. Auditions will be held January 16–19, 2025. For more information, see the...
Peabody Preparatory, a division of the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), is accepting applications for an adjunct teaching position in the Harp Department with an anticipated start date of January 2025. Applications received before...
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has appointed Katherine Siochi professor of harp, beginning in 2025. In a press release from SFCM, Siochi says she looks forward to joining its faculty. “It has always been a dream of mine to teach at a conservatory where...
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande has appointed Johanna Schellenberger principal harpist, following auditions held in June 2024. She began her position on Oct. 1. “The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is a fantastic ensemble with extraordinary conductors, located...
The School of Music at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in Shenzhen has appointed Joel von Lerber to its faculty. His position as harp lecturer began Sept. 1. “My goal as a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen in the School of Music...
The Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker (Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic) has selected Hyejin Kim as its harpist for the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 seasons. “It’s a great honor to become a new academician of the Karajan-Akademie der Berliner...
University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) has appointed Gréta Ásgeirsson to its faculty beginning in the fall of 2024. “I'm eager to grow the harp program and support the next generation of musicians within the welcoming and inspiring community of the UMD School of...
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has appointed Charlene Chin principal harp, following auditions held this spring. Chin began performing with the orchestra in September of the 2024–2025 season. “I’m absolutely thrilled to have joined the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; it...
Symphony Tacoma in Tacoma, Wash., has appointed Elizabeth Landis principal harp. She won the audition in April and begins her new position in October. Landis has served as acting principal harp since moving to Tacoma in 2022. “I’m excited to be a part of Symphony...
The Virginia Harp Center Festival will take place March 14–16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. The two-day event includes performances, workshops, lectures on harp-related topics, masterclasses, and an exhibit hall. Early bird registration ends Feb. 1, 2025. Workshop and...
The Conservatoire de Sucy-en-Brie in France has appointed harpist Aurélie Caron to its faculty. “As the new harp teacher at Conservatoire de Sucy-en-Brie, I aim to help and support each student learn to play the harp, and to respond to their requests and...
A new award-winning short film titled The Fries Rebellion features theme music composed by harpist Sarajane Williams and scored for the film by composer Thibaut Falgairette. After hearing music in a dream, Williams expanded it on the harp to become “Kayla’s Journey”...
Alix Raspé Gray is the newly appointed Lecturer of Harp at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. “I am so excited to be joining the faculty at Dartmouth College and to get to work with such intelligent, wonderfully talented, determined students,” Raspé Gray says. “I...
The Michigan State University (MSU) College of Music has appointed harpist and educator Juan Riveros to its Strings Area faculty. “I’m most excited about the opportunity to work with fellow harpists in achieving their goals,” Riveros says of his appointment. “As a...
The flute-viola-harp ensemble Trio Antara released its new album Concert pour Debussy on Sept. 13. The album is now available via the French label Paraty on major streaming platforms and as a CD. According to a press release, the recording is the result of several...
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