The 1st International Harp Ensemble Music Competition (IMC 2024) opens for early bird registration in January 2024. The deadline for regular registration is March 30, 2024. This online competition is for harp duos, harp trios, and harp quartets; its required...
New York City Ballet has announced an opening for principal harp, with auditions to be held March 25–27, 2024, at Lincoln Center. Applicants must send a one-page resume by Feb. 1 to Orchestra Manager David Titcomb at orchauditions@nycballet.com, and will receive a...
The Korea International Harp Competition (KIHC) has announced the jury for its 2024 contest, which will take place in Seoul, South Korea, April 24–28. Karen Vaughan (U.K.) will serve as chairman of the jury. Harpists Yolanda Kondonassis (USA), Sivan Magen (Israel),...
Vienna Philharmonic harpist Anneleen Lenaerts has published an arrangement of “Silent Night” for harp, available from Universal Edition. Listen below to her new recording of the arrangement on the Warner Classics label. https://youtu.be/blyvzZSw7kg?si=Wy_1Nghd1hZaQVcV...
The American Harp Foundation’s 2024 Anne Adams Awards and Marcel Grandjany Memorial Competition will take place on May 29–30, 2024, at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, N.J. Competitors will perform in Nicholas Music Center. The...
Two harpists who have studied at the University of Illinois, alumna Mary Duplantier and graduate student Jonathan Schneider, have won principal harp auditions this fall. Duplantier is the new principal harpist of both the Akron Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and the...
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band appointed Taylor Fleshman as its harpist, following the retirement of Master Gunnery Sergeant Karen Grimsey. Fleshman began the position in July following the audition in the spring of 2023. In this role, she is a...
The Arena di Verona Orchestra has appointed Valerio Lisci principal harpist. “I'm really happy to have won this position,” Lisci says. “The orchestra has a prestigious summer festival, held in the Roman arena of the city [of Verona, Italy]. It also performs during the...
The Korea International Harp Competition (KIHC) is open for registration. The competition is set to take place April 24–28, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The application deadline is January 31, 2024. The competition is open to applicants of all nationalities born in...
Anneleen Lenaerts has released a single from her upcoming album. Her single “Morgen” is available now on streaming platforms. The complete new digital album, More Stories, will be released on Warner Classics & Erato on January 26, 2024. The album features...
Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and duo partner Aoife Ní Bhriain (violin) reached number one on World Music Charts Europe in December 2023 for their debut album Double You. Learn more about Finch in Harp Column’s cover interview in our March/April 2020 issue.
The Rave Harps International Prestige Award has announced the required repertoire for its upcoming competition, set to take place in Singapore August 8–11, 2024. Registration will be open April 1–25, 2024. For more details, visit the competition website.
The State Opera Ruse in Bulgaria has announced harp auditions to be held December 15. Applications are due December 12. Members of the orchestra perform symphonic, operatic, operetta, and ballet works. Please see the audition listing for more information.
The Soka-Nippon International Harp Competition has announced the repertoire for its 35th contest, which will take place Nov. 10–17, 2024, in Soka City, Japan. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities and is divided into three categories by age....
The Filarmonica de Queretaro in Mexico has appointed Joana Téllez Sosa principal harpist following its recent auditions. Téllez Sosa has won multiple prizes at the Mexico International Harp Competition, including first prize in the Intermediate II category in 2017.
The Basel International Online Harp Competition 2023 has announced its results. The competition was open to contestants of all nationalities and was divided into six categories by age. Mitsumi Okamoto of Japan won first prize and the semi-grand prize in category F...
The Global Music Awards of 2023 has awarded 2tone, a duo featuring harpist Cindy Horstman and bassist Michael Medina, the Bronze Medal in the instrumental division for their composition and production of “Remembering” from their album Duets. “We are thrilled to...
The Gewandhausorchester has announced an opening for one of its two full positions in harp, with auditions to be held May 21–22, 2024. The Gewandhausorchester performs at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, the Oper Leipzig, and the Thomaskirche. The ensemble began as a...
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra has appointed Emily Granger as its new principal harpist. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Granger studied with Susann McDonald at the Jacobs School of Music and with Sarah Bullen at the Chicago College of the Performing Arts....
Francesca Romana Di Nicola has released a new album titled Miniature, a compilation of 27 short pieces for solo harp, which she composed in 2020. According to her website, each musical miniature “tells a personal story inspired by an emotion, a reflection, a childhood...
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