Harpist, author, and historian Roslyn Rensch Erbes Noah died Nov. 6, 2021, in Manhattan, New York. “Roslyn was my dear friend and mentor, and I had the great honor of caring for her for the last ten years of her life,” harpist Meko (aka Mike Walls) says. “She was a...
The Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) announced the 20 candidates admitted to the 2022 DHF World Harp Competition, based on their applications and audio recordings submitted for the preselection round. The preselection jury members were Dutch harpist and DHF artistic director...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) announced that Ariel Sol "Ari" Bertulfo Schwartz is the winner of the 7th USAIHC Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest. The USAIHC also named the five other composers whose works were chosen for the final round: Nehuen...
Florida State University (FSU) has announced a job opening for Assistant Professor of Harp to begin in August 2022. Job responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate harp students, recruiting, teaching music entrepreneurship courses, and increasing...
Updated Dec. 28, 2021 For a second time, the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel has postponed its semi-final and final stages due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The new date for the opening concert is March 28, 2022, at 8 p.m. Israel time (GMT +3) in the...
Brandee Younger is nominated for a 2022 GRAMMY Award in the "Best Instrumental Composition" category for her composition "Beautiful is Black," from her 2021 album Somewhere Different. Younger says that the slow ballad, which is her favorite on the album, gave her a...
Last month, Los Angeles-based harpist Mary Lattimore released her album Collected Pieces II. The album is available on Bandcamp and Ghostly as a cassette and digital release. We asked Lattimore to share more about her project. Tell us how Collected Pieces II differs...
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has appointed Emmanuel Ceysson to its harp faculty. Ceysson, who recently received tenure with the Los Angeles Philharmonic after winning its principal harp audition in 2019, will begin teaching at SFCM in 2022 following...
French harpist Anaëlle Tourret released her first album, Perspectives, on November 12 on the Es-Dur label. Tourret is the solo harpist of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, Germany. We caught up with Tourret to find out more about her album. How did you...
Anneleen Lenaerts' new album, Vienna Stories, celebrates her experiences as the solo harpist for the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera. The album, which features arrangements of orchestral works and operas, will be released on Warner Classics & Erato on...
Camac Harps announced the fourth season of its online concert series Les Jeudis de la Harpe (Harp Thursdays) in collaboration with musician and filmmaker Julien Hanck. The free concerts will be livestreamed on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. CET from Salle Colonne in Paris on...
Rena Kojima of Japan won first prize in the professional pedal division at the sixth Hong Kong International Harp Competition, with Subin Lee (Korea) and Solenn Grand (France) winning silver and bronze respectively. Competitors submitted video recordings from Sept....
The College of Charleston has appointed Abigail Kent to its faculty to initiate two degree pathways in harp—traditional Celtic lever harp and classical pedal harp. Located in the historic district of Charleston, S.C., the college says it emphasizes small class sizes...
Two new albums have been released this month. A new CD released on Oct. 1 by two Canadian artists, harpist Erica Goodman and flutist Suzanne Shulman, features the world premiere recording of "Net of Gems" by Canadian composer David Occhipinti. The album, A Net of...
The Achill International Harp Festival will hold several free online events Oct. 22–24, along with workshops and tutorials for purchase. The festival opens with a new film about the music and culture of five Irish islands. Concerts will feature O'Carolan songs, early...
The Jackson Symphony Orchestra (JSO) in Michigan will feature a harp concerto to kick off its new Equal Billing Project supporting the music of under-represented composers. Chen-Yu Huang, JSO principal harpist and professor of harp at Michigan State University, will...
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in Virginia has announced a harp audition to be held Oct. 16. Under music director Christopher Zimmerman, the regional orchestra presents concerts across northern Virginia. The orchestra's educational outreach programs focus on creating...
Residentie Orkest The Hague, the Netherlands, has announced an opening for the principal harp position. In addition to skill as an orchestral player, requirements for the part-time position include an interest in contemporary music, educational and outreach...
The Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) is accepting applications until Nov. 5 for its 2022 World Harp Competition. The international competition is open to harpists of all ages and nationalities, and welcomes repertoire from any genre. Programs must be 45 minutes in length and...
The Second Pratté International Harp Festival has announced the repertoire for its International Harp Competition for Young Talents, which will take place Jan. 17–20, 2022, in Norrköping Concert Hall in Sweden. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities...
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