Elegy . . . for those we lost will be released as a digital-only single on Azica Records on September 17. This world premiere recording features GRAMMY-nominated harp soloist Yolanda Kondonassis and her husband, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Trumpet Michael Sachs....
Harpist Noël Wan recently won second prize in the 2021 Prix Orford Musique, held in Gilles-Lefebvre Concert Hall in Orford, Quebec. Her second prize award includes a $5,000 cash award and career coaching sessions. Wan, who is an assistant professor of harp at Western...
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador has announced an opening for the principal harp position. Under the direction of David Handel, the orchestra performs for 46 weeks each season in Quito, Ecuador. In addition to giving concerts in their home venue of La Casa...
Alix Raspé Gray has recently been appointed to two new positions. Raspé Gray won the principal harp position with the Lima Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, replacing former principal harpist Jan Bishop. "I am so excited to take on this new role as principal harpist and to...
With 150 harps on stage, Suzuki harpists in Utah will livestream their Celebration Concert featuring music from around the world. The performance will be held in the Salt Lake City Tabernacle on Temple Square at 3 p.m. CDT on Saturday, Aug. 28. You can view the...
A new nonprofit organization—the Latin American Harp Association—has been established to support Latin American harpists. Membership includes access to educational resources, such as workshops and masterclasses by Latin American and international harpists, advice for...
The Korea International Harp Competition announced the repertoire for its third competition, which will take place online in 2022. The event was last held in 2018, when Valerio Lisci of Italy took first prize in the Young Professional Division, Xinyue Zhang of China...
The Somerset Folk Harp Festival has presented its 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award to Ann Heymann, a pioneer in the wire-strung harp revival. Heymann also received the Historical Harp Society of Ireland's Lifetime Achievement Award this year for her research on the...
Anastasia Pike has been appointed to the harp faculty at James Madison University. "I am delighted to join the exceptional faculty at James Madison University," Pike says. "I am a passionate educator and performer, and my vision is to build a collaborative studio...
United Kingdom harpist and composer Ruth Lee has launched Kickstart Composing, a new online course for young composers ages 7–15. Lee, named one of the United Kingdom Harp Association's Emerging Artists of 2020–2021, aims to help young musicians of any instrument...
A new competition for young harpists will debut in October. The International Harp Competition Elena Carfi Online is open to children of all nationalities who will be evaluated by a jury of María Luisa Rayán, jury president (Argentina/U.S.), Ramiro Enríquez...
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra principal harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson has released her fourth album, Quest, on Albany Records. All 16 tracks were written by female composers. We reached out to Remy Johnson to learn more about her CD. Quest is a celebration of...
Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Heather Cornelius, the author of "Get Booked: Musicians and Culture" from the July-August 2021 issue of Harp Column, discusses her four-part...
Harpist Brandee Younger's new album Somewhere Different, recorded with Impulse! Records, will be released on all streaming platforms on Aug. 13. We asked Younger to share her thoughts about the album. How did you come up with the idea for your new album? The idea for...
Munich-based French harpist Claire Augier de Lajallet has recently established Musicbirds, a new harp sharing platform for harpists. The platform, which aims to facilitate travel logistics for touring harpists, allows harpists to list their instruments for short-term...
CAROUSEL Chamber Music Ensemble is accepting applications for its summer masterclasses, to be held Aug. 21–28 in Kortrijk, Belgium. Agnès Clément, gold medalist of the 8th USA International Harp Competition and professor at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels,...
Encuentro de Arpas Colombia has announced the agenda for its online workshop and concert series, to be held Aug. 1–4, 2021. Harpists can apply by video submission to participate in a masterclass on orchestral excerpts with Magdalena Hoffmann, principal harpist of the...
Challenge the Stats (CTS) will present Sounds of the New Normal, a concert featuring the works of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) composers, at 12 p.m. EDT on July 28 at the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. Harpist and CTS founder Angelica...
Katherine Siochi, gold medalist of the 10th USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) in 2016, released her new CD Nocturne on July 1. The album, sponsored by Lyon & Healy as part of her USAIHC award, includes works by Parish Alvars, Debussy, Chopin, and...
A new digital conference and competition, One Pedal Off, has announced its 2021 conference schedule. The conference will be held online July 30–Aug. 1. Presenters include Joseph Rebman, Noël Wan, Lara Somogyi, Jess Garland, Charles Overton, and more. We caught up with...
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