The Metropolitan Opera (the Met) has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must apply and send a resume by Feb. 1. Please see the audition listing for application information. The auditions will be held in June with the selected candidate to begin this...
Czech harpist Kateřina Englichová has released two new chamber music albums in 2022. K2 features her collaboration with soprano Kateřina Kněžíková. Recorded on the Radioservis label, the voice and harp album is available on Radioteka.cz in CD and digital formats, and...
Harpist Phyllis L. Ensher-Peters, 91, of Wyomissing, Pa., passed away on December 18, 2022, at Reading Hospital after a brief illness. Born in West Bridgewater, Mass., she was a daughter of Napoleon and Virginia (Essayan) Ensher. She started playing the harp at the...
The National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra Mentorship Program in Ottawa, Canada, is open to harpists for the first time this year. Participants will rehearse and perform with the NAC Orchestra, led by Music Director Alexander Shelley, May 1–19. The program includes 20...
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra has announced an opening for principal harp. Applications and resumes must be submitted by email, fax, or mail by March 9, 2023. Auditions will be held March 13, 2023, at the Marine Barracks...
Canadian harpist and composer Josh Layne says his Harpist in the Wild video series combines his love of music and the outdoors. Harpist in the Wild, Season 4, launches this December. New episodes are uploaded weekly on the series website and Layne’s YouTube channel....
Xinyue Zhang of China won first prize in the professional pedal division at the seventh Hong Kong International Harp Competition. Lucie Spedicato (France) took home silver. Katherine Kappelmann (U.S.) was awarded fifth prize. The competition was open to harpists of...
The Italian Harp Association has announced the repertoire for its 12th International Harp Contest in Italy Suoni d’Arpa. The competition will take place Aug. 30–Sept. 3, 2023, at the Fondazione Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale, in the medieval town of Saluzzo....
The 34th Soka-Nippon International Harp Competition has announced the winners of this year’s competition, held Nov. 17–20 in Soka City, Japan. The jury for this year’s competition included chairperson Norio Sato (guitar), as well as jury members Mari Nakano (flute),...
Chelsea Lane’s debut album Suspensions, released on the Better Company Records label, is available now for streaming or purchase. According to a press release, “the album draws on contemporary, minimalist-inspired works to explore the theme of ‘suspensions,’ both...
The “Arpademia for Celtic Harp” International Competition has announced the repertoire for its third edition. Created by the Arpademia Association together with Università Popolare dell’Alto Monferrato, the competition will be held in one or two video rounds,...
The ARD International Music Competition has announced the repertoire for its 72nd edition. The competition will be held in Munich in four stages Aug. 28–Sept. 15, 2023. This year’s categories include harp, double bass, piano trio, and viola. Harpists of all...
After 14 years at the helm of the Somerset Folk Harp Festival, harpist Kathy DeAngelo is handing the baton to a new leader. We asked her to share some thoughts about her experiences as part of the festival and her plans for the future. For those who haven’t heard...
The sixth edition of the International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, took place Nov. 29–Dec. 4 at the Reök Palace in Szeged. In the top division (for contestants 25 and under), Shamim Minoo of Iran won first prize, with an award of €2500. Zoé Buyck (France)...
A three-track Christmas EP is set for release on all streaming platforms Dec. 2. The EP features a British duo—saxophonist Huw Wiggin, professor of saxophone at the Royal College of Music, and harpist Oliver Wass, who holds a master’s degree from the Guildhall School...
Suoni d’Arpa announced the 2022 prize winners following its 11th competition, held Aug. 30–Sept. 3 in Saluzzo, Italy. Nagisa Tanaka won first prize in the top division, as well as the Arpa Viggianese special prize. Nan Wang was awarded second prize, and Nicole Pedroni...
Alexander Boldachev has released a new album in collaboration with composer Bruce Healey, available now. The first five tracks on the album, titled Harp Stories, consist of Healey’s composition Harp Set. According to the program notes, the piece is intended as “an...
The Detroit Opera has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must apply by email by Dec. 1; for application instructions, see the audition posting. The auditions will be held March 9, 2023. The Detroit Opera orchestra performs approximately four to six...
Yolanda Kondonassis will perform and comment on works from her FIVE MINUTES for Earth® collection in a free virtual event Dec. 4 at 12 p.m. CST. The Lyon & Healy Harptacular event will also feature new music videos. Registration is required for this free event....
The sixth edition of the Mexico International Harp Competition took place Nov. 11–19 in Mexico City. Li Shan Tan of Singapore won first prize of the Young Professional Division (for contestants 36 and under). In addition to a monetary award of $1,500, Tan’s prize...
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