British harpist Alexander Rider’s new album, Fresque Marine: Forgotten French Treasures for Harp, Volume 1, features a selection of French repertoire performed on a 1902 Érard harp. The album will be released worldwide August 5 on Willowhayne Records. After receiving...
The 7th Hong Kong International Harp Competition has announced required repertoire and other application details. Applicants may register between July 2 and August 1 and submit their videos between September 15 and 30. The competition consists of 12 divisions by age...
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) in Geneva has announced an opening for principal harp. Applications are due July 3. Selected applicants will be invited by email on July 14. The first round of auditions will take place August 22, and the final round with...
Colorado State University (CSU) has appointed Kathryn Harms to its faculty, beginning in the spring 2022 semester. “I am thrilled to join the faculty as the new harp instructor at the Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance,” Harms says. “The...
The 2022 American Harp Society Foundation Awards competitions took place on May 24–25, 2022. The competitions were conducted virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. Videos of the winners’ performances will soon be available on the American Harp Society Foundation and...
Austrian harpist Elisabeth Plank’s latest album, musings (released in March on the GENUIN label), was recently featured in the nationwide Austrian news on ORF, the main broadcasting station. You can watch the news segment with subtitles on Plank’s Instagram account....
The Korea International Harp Competition (KIHC) has announced the winners of this year's online contest. Virginia Pestugia of Italy won first prize in the young professional division. Janice Hur (USA) won first prize in the youth division, and Serene Shiu-Ning Tu...
The International Harp Competition Elena Carfi has announced a second edition of the contest, to be held in 2023. Applications are due by October 31. Applicants must submit video recordings between November 1–18. Results for the competition will be announced in...
Canadian harpist Donna Louise Hossack, age 91, died at Vancouver General Hospital, on April 25, 2022. Beloved mother of Anne and Carl Rosenberg, Donna was predeceased by her parents, Donald Ross Hossack and Florence Elvena Hossack, sister Joan Bernd and brother...
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra principal harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson is a recipient of a New Music USA Creator Development Fund award. The support will fund Estrelas, a new solo harp work by composer Clarice Assad, performed with projections by visual artist Xuan....
British harpist Keziah Thomas’s new album, Four Seasons, features her arrangement for harp of Antonio Vivaldi’s famous work. The album is set for release on the Convivium Records label on June 10 and is available for pre-order now. Thomas says she wanted to create a...
Scottish harper Rachel Hair and Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin will release their new album, Lossan, on July 8. The CD will be available for purchase on Hair’s website, and on iTunes and streaming platforms. We asked Hair to tell us more about the project. How did you...
Arizona harpist Claire Thai premiered her two-movement Harp Concerto in March, commissioned by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra (TSO) in 2019. Thai spent several years honing her composition skills as part of the TSO’s Young Composers Project, and the harp concerto is...
The First International Swiss Harp Competition Lira Helvetia is taking place Sept. 1–3 as part of the third Harp Festival Zurich. Organized by a board including Alexander Boldachev and Polina Skryabina, the competition is open to young harpists ages 6 to 16 performing...
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...
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