The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced the 48 harpists from 21 countries competing in its 12th contest, which will take place June 29–July 9 in Bloomington, Ind. The jury, led by jury president Naoko Yoshino (Japan), also includes Anne-Sophie...
The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music has appointed Mallory McHenry to its faculty. She will begin her new position as lecturer in harp this fall. McHenry will replace Delaine Fedson Leonard, who is retiring at the end of May. “As an alum, it feels...
The Omaha Symphony has appointed Chloe Tula principal harpist after the retirement of former principal harpist Mary Bircher. Following a preliminary round by video submission, the semi-final and final audition rounds were held live in Omaha on March 14. Tula will...
March 31, 2022 Claudia Lucia Lamanna of Italy was awarded first prize at the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel. Lea Maria Löffler of Germany won second prize, and Beatriz Cortesão of Portugal was the third prize winner. The three finalists each performed...
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London has appointed Catrin Finch as its Head of Harp, beginning in the 2022–2023 academic year. Finch, a RAM alumna, succeeds Karen Vaughan, the London Symphony Orchestra’s former co-principal harpist. Vaughan served as head of the...
The Topaz Duo (Angela Schwarzkopf, harp, and Kaili Maimets, flute) has released its debut album, lumena. All four compositions on their new album are by living North American composers. In addition to the title track, lumena by Riho Esko Maimets, the album features...
Following an online event last year, this year’s Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) will be held in person at the TivoliVredenburg Concert Hall in Utrecht May 7–8. Host and festival founder Remy van Kesteren has put together a lineup of harpists from around the world for the...
Mesa Public Schools (MPS) Music Education and the MPS Harp Program have announced a full-time opening for harp teacher for the 2022–2023 school year. The deadline for applications is May 1. Mesa Public Schools is the largest public school district...
Rowan University in New Jersey has appointed Chelsea Lane to the position of adjunct harp instructor for the 2022–2023 academic year. Lane will spearhead the creation of the harp department, which will offer lessons to majors and minors in music. The Department of...
Multiple GRAMMY-nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis announces her new album FIVE MINUTES for Earth, available from Azica Records on April 1. Kondonassis, who has been involved in earth conservation for 20 years, describes the concept of the album as a personal...
On March 11, Lauren Swain (USA), Juan Riveros (USA), and Evelien Vaneysendeyk (Belgium) were chosen as the three winners in the 2022 Lyon & Healy Awards in Chicago, judged by Jacquelyn Bartlett, Agnès Clément, and June Han. Each winner received $2,000 to further...
The Sarasota Orchestra has announced an opening for principal harp. Auditions will be held on May 15 and 16 at Friedman Symphony Center in Sarasota. The position begins in September 2022. Candidates must submit a one-page resumé by email, which must be received by...
The sixth edition of the International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, will take place Nov. 29–Dec. 4, 2022, at the Reök Palace in Szeged. This year's competition celebrates the 140th anniversary of Zoltán Kodály’s birth (1882) and the 110th anniversary of...
Robbin Gordon-Cartier is this year's Education Award Recipient from the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts. Gordon-Cartier is the founder of the Elizabeth School District harp program, which is now at the Cicely Tyson Performing Arts School in the East Orange...
Princeton University in New Jersey has appointed Stacey Shames to its music performance faculty. Shames is the solo harpist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, is a member of the Aureole Trio (flute, viola, and harp), and has recorded on several internationally...
Delaine Fedson Leonard will retire from the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music at the end of the current academic year in May. Leonard joined the faculty in 2000 and held concurrent teaching positions at Baylor University, St. Edwards University,...
Magdalena Hoffmann, principal harpist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, has released her new album, Nightscapes, on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Both digital and physical versions are available from Deutsche Grammophon. “In the music on this album, I wanted...
Canadian harpist-composer Caroline Lizotte releases her debut album, Lizotte plays Lizotte, today. Both digital and physical versions are available from RougébLeuë Productions. The album features some of her best-known works for harp, as well as two world premiere...
Updated Feb. 25, 2022 The Glowing Harp Festival has been postponed. We will update readers with more information as it becomes available. Feb. 22, 2022 The Glowing Harp Festival has announced its 2022 guest artist lineup. The festival, directed by Veronika Lemishenko,...
Lyon & Healy Harps has announced the jury for the 2022 Lyon & Healy Awards, to be held March 9-11, 2022, at Lyon & Healy Hall in Chicago. The jury members are Jacquelyn Bartlett, Agnès Clément, and June Han. Jacquelyn Bartlett, co-founder and artistic...
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