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Glowing Harp Competition announces 2027 repertoire

Mar 25, 2026 | Competitions

Harp Column placeholder image displaying the text “Job Opening: Applied Music Instructor in Harp, Colby College” with a picture of a harp in the background

Colby College (Maine) seeks applied harp instructor

Mar 18, 2026 | Job Openings

Three headshots of the winners of the 10th Hampton Roads Harp Festival Competition with their harps

10th Hampton Roads Harp Festival Competition announces winners

Mar 18, 2026 | Competitions

Ben Creighton Griffiths performs on his red Camac Jubilé harp

Q and A with OHW featured performer Ben Creighton Griffiths

Mar 18, 2026 | Q-and-A

Sunniva Rødland stands in a dark hallway with dramatic blue lighting

Rødland becomes first classical harpist nominated for Spellemann Prize

Mar 10, 2026 | Awards

Two headshots picturing Joost Willemze standing behind the neck curve of his harp and Albane Baron viewed through the strings as she plays her harp

Willemze and Baron appointed to Codarts harp faculty team

Mar 9, 2026 | Appointments

Joost Willemze stands in front of the column of his harp, wearing a black jacket

Willemze releases new album

Mar 9, 2026 | New Recordings

Caitlin Mehrtens stands beside her harp with a smile

Mehrtens appointed to two Houston orchestras

Mar 9, 2026 | Appointments

Arcola Clark standing in front of a sunny building smiling

Remembering Arcola E. Clark (1942–2026)

Mar 6, 2026 | In Memoriam

Anne-Sophie Bertrand stands in front of her harp against a dark background

Bertrand releases album inspired by 19th-century salon of Amalie Beer

Mar 6, 2026 | New Recordings

A grid showing headshots of 10 harpists performing at One Harp World

International stage set for One Harp World event this summer in Toronto

Mar 2, 2026 | Event News

A black-and-white photo of harpist Ekaterina Afanasieva standing beside her harp with a smile

Afanasieva releases album featuring music of Piazzolla

Mar 2, 2026 | New Recordings

Nuiko Wadden poses with her harp silhouetted against a light brown wall

Wadden joins Oberlin Conservatory faculty in fall 2026

Mar 2, 2026 | Appointments

Emer Ní Scolaí stands with her lever harp near a stream, with ivy and green bushes in the background

Ní Scolaí releases debut album

Feb 23, 2026 | New Recordings

Harpist Marianne Hofman poses with a smile

Hofman appointed to Aarhus (Denmark) Symphony Orchestra

Feb 19, 2026 | Appointments

Harpist María Paula Loría places her hands on her harp strings and poses with a smile, with a garden and fountain in the background

Loría appointed to Las Vegas Philharmonic

Feb 19, 2026 | Appointments

Harp Column placeholder image displaying the text “Job Opening: Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Principal Harp” with a picture of a harp in the background

Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra announces principal harp opening

Feb 19, 2026 | Job Openings

Harpist Ashley Jackson stands in front of a green backdrop with silhouettes of trees

Jackson releases new EP

Feb 19, 2026 | New Recordings

Harp Column placeholder image displaying the text “Job Opening: New York City Ballet Principal Harp” with a picture of a harp in the background

New York City Ballet announces principal harp opening

Feb 19, 2026 | Job Openings

Kaisa Helena Žigurs at the 15th Concours Français de la Harpe

Concours Français de la Harpe announces 2026 winners

Feb 18, 2026 | Competitions

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