The Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago (Chile) has announced an opening for harp soloist. Harpists interested in applying should contact postulaciones.ofs@municipal.cl to request the repertoire and excerpts for the audition. To register for the audition, applicants must...
Florida State University (FSU) has appointed Noël Wan as Assistant Professor of Harp and Entrepreneurship, starting fall 2022. Wan replaces Mary Brigid Roman as FSU’s harp professor, but her joint appointment of harp and entrepreneurship is a new position. We reached...
Berlin-based harpist Joel von Lerber is releasing his second album, Légende, on May 27 on the Claves Records label. The album will be available on all platforms, including Spotify and Amazon Music, and through Claves Records. We reached out to von Lerber to learn more...
The San Francisco Symphony has announced an opening for the principal harp position. Preliminary auditions will be held October 17, followed by the semi-final round on October 18. The final round will take place October 30. Interested candidates should send a one-page...
The Atlanta Harp Center (AHC) is seeking a full-time store manager for its store in Alpharetta, Georgia, starting this July. AHC says its focus is on serving the harp community in the Southeast U.S. through retail sales, rentals, service, and community outreach. AHC...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) is presenting a gala concert featuring three laureates of the competition—Elizabeth Hainen, Agnès Clément, and Dan Yu—as well as guest artist Joshua Bell. The concert will first stream on Mandolin.com on Wednesday, May...
Juan Corbalán of Paraguay is the first prize winner of the 2022 World Harp Competition, held May 7–8 in conjunction with the Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Julie Rokseth of Norway is the recipient of the second prize and the audience award. Maria Sá...
At the age of 12, Bulgarian harpist Nicole Samareva has released her debut EP, Nicole’s Heavenly Harp. The EP, which comprises three songs, is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other streaming platforms. Samareva recently won a gold prize at the...
Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda is a featured performer on May 14 at 8 p.m. CDT at the 8th Chicago Jazz String Summit (CJSS). Founded by cellist and composer Tomeka Reid, CJSS is a BIPOC-led organization that presents live performances showcasing jazz, improvised,...
Camac Harps will launch the fifth season of its online concert series Les Jeudis de la Harpe on May 5. The free concerts will be livestreamed on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. CET on Camac’s YouTube channel, and will remain online for audiences in other time zones. The...
Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita will release their third collaborative album, ECHO, on May 27 on the bendigedig label. The album marks 10 years of collaboration between the two artists. ECHO is available for pre-order from Finch and...
Harpist Mary Lattimore and guitarist Paul Sukeena will release their first full-length collaborative album, West Kensington, on May 20. The album’s six tracks feature harp, ambient, guitar, chimes, and drone. West Kensington is available for pre-order from Three Lobed...
Jazz harpist Amanda Whiting will release her third album with Jazzman Records on June 24. Whiting says that new explorations in a time of global changing events and uncertainty led her to record Lost in Abstraction. Whiting’s trio, including Aidan Thorne (bass) and...
Joel von Lerber will release his second album, Légende, on May 27 on the Claves label. Celebrating the harp’s newly expanded chromatic capabilities in the 1800s, the album features works by Renié, Fauré, Grandjany, Posse, Parish Alvars, Mchedelov, Liszt, and Bochsa....
Harpist Jim Palmer of Maryville, Missouri, died on March 22, 2022, after a brief illness. Jim performed in many prestigious settings in his home state of New York including the United Nations, Guild Theatre, the TOBAY Distinguished Artists Series, and numerous...
The Félix Godefroid International Harp Competition has announced the winners of its 8th edition. Sponsored by Camac Harps, the competition took place April 7–10 in Tournai, Belgium. The triennial competition is open to harpists ages 35 and under, divided into four...
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) has announced an opening for the position of principal harp. This is a per-service position for the 2022-2023 season only. Interested candidates must send a one-page resume to auditions@fwsymphony.org by April 7. A limited...
The Colorado Springs Philharmonic has announced an opening for its principal harp position, paid on a per-service basis. The deadline to reserve an audition time is May 24. Auditions will be held on June 7. Under the baton of Music Director Josep Caballé-Domenech, the...
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London has appointed Catrin Finch as its Head of Harp, beginning in the 2022–2023 academic year. We reached out to Finch to find out more about her recent appointment. What are your goals as a teacher and department head at RAM? My...
Canadian actor, artist, and writer Rajiv Surendra recently toured Lyon & Healy’s Chicago factory to create a video about harpmaking for HGTV Handmade's YouTube channel. The video explores each step of harp assembly: building a harp’s body and soundboard, carving...
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