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California Harp Center opens in San Francisco Bay Area

California Harp Center opens in San Francisco Bay Area

California Harp Center will be open for appointments starting March 31. Co-founded by Vincent Pierce, Alan Berquist, Aysha Gomez-Kureishi, and Carlos Gomez, the new showroom and resource center is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at 1837 Whipple Road in Hayward....

Campiche releases debut solo album

Campiche releases debut solo album

After releasing two albums with her quartet, harpist Julie Campiche makes her solo recording debut with her new album Unspoken. Campiche says her compositions on the album honor the contributions of women in society. “Female strength is what makes the world go round,”...

Glowing Harp Competition announces 2027 repertoire

Glowing Harp Competition announces 2027 repertoire

The Glowing Harp Competition has announced the repertoire for its fifth contest, which will take place online April 1–30, 2027. Led by artistic director Veronika Lemishenko, the contest is open to harpists of all nationalities ages 25 and under as of April 1, 2027,...

Colby College (Maine) seeks applied harp instructor

Colby College (Maine) seeks applied harp instructor

The Department of Music at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, is accepting applications for a part-time applied harp instructor position beginning in the fall semester of 2026. This is a one year appointment with the possibility of renewal. Review of applications...

Q and A with OHW featured performer Ben Creighton Griffiths

Q and A with OHW featured performer Ben Creighton Griffiths

We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer’s One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring Ben...

Willemze and Baron appointed to Codarts harp faculty team

Willemze and Baron appointed to Codarts harp faculty team

The Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam has recently appointed two new harp teachers, Joost Willemze and Albane Baron, both starting in 2026. According to a press release, they join current teacher Lenie de Meij to form a team of three that works closely on...

Willemze releases new album

Willemze releases new album

Joost Willemze releases his new album Rhapsodos on March 13 on 7 Mountain Records. In his liner notes to the album, Willemze says the album title refers to a professional traveling musician and storyteller in ancient Greece who performed epic poetry such as Homer’s...

Mehrtens appointed to two Houston orchestras

Mehrtens appointed to two Houston orchestras

Caitlin Mehrtens is the newly appointed principal harp of both the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Houston Ballet Orchestra. “Being a part of such incredible productions is a dream come true,” Mehrtens says of her recent appointments. “I grew up in the pit because...

Remembering Arcola E. Clark (1942–2026)

Remembering Arcola E. Clark (1942–2026)

Harpist Arcola E. Clark passed away on Feb. 18, 2026. The following tribute is reprinted here with her family’s permission: “Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1942, [Arcola E. Clark] crossed an ocean to express her calling, and in doing so left an indelible mark on musical...

Afanasieva releases album featuring music of Piazzolla

Afanasieva releases album featuring music of Piazzolla

German harpist Ekaterina Afanasieva recently released her eighth album, Histoire du Tango, featuring the music of Astor Piazzolla. Released on the Arpa Nueva label, the album includes Afanasieva’s solo harp arrangements of Piazzolla’s Estaciones Porteñas, Oblivion,...

Wadden joins Oberlin Conservatory faculty in fall 2026

Wadden joins Oberlin Conservatory faculty in fall 2026

Nuiko Wadden will join the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory (her alma mater) as an assistant professor of harp, beginning in the fall of 2026. Wadden says in a press release that she brings teaching insights from her varied career, including orchestral and chamber...

Ní Scolaí releases debut album

Ní Scolaí releases debut album

Dublin harpist Emer Ní Scolaí has released her debut album, Aiséirí (Resurrection), featuring both original compositions and arrangements of traditional Irish airs, hornpipes, reels, and O’Carolan tunes. “Aiséirí is a story of resurrection,” Ní Scolaí says. “It is a...

Hofman appointed to Aarhus (Denmark) Symphony Orchestra

Hofman appointed to Aarhus (Denmark) Symphony Orchestra

The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark has appointed Dutch harpist Marianne Hofman principal harp. “It is an incredible honor to become the new principal harp of the Aarhus Symfoniorkester,” Hofman says. “I am thrilled to join this inspiring orchestra, contribute to...

Loría appointed to Las Vegas Philharmonic

Loría appointed to Las Vegas Philharmonic

The Las Vegas Philharmonic has appointed Costa Rican harpist María Paula Loría to its principal harp position. Loría says she is grateful for her new appointment and the opportunities it presents. “I am looking forward to playing fun and beautiful repertoire with this...

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