Amy Thompson was recently awarded a 2018 BMI Student Composer Award. Open to young composers studying classical music, the illustrious competition was established in 1951, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious award given to young composers. Thompson,...
Ann Hobson Pilot will receive an honorary doctorate at Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) on May 19, 2018. Pilot, who graduated from CIM in 1966 after studying with renowned harpist Alice Chalifoux, is celebrated for breaking barriers as the first African American...
Barbara Weiger Lepke-Sims was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Harp Society (AHS) on June 25. The award is given "to honor extraordinary service to The American Harp Society, Inc. and the harp," according to the organization. Weiger...
Laurie Riley has received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Somerset Folk Harp Festival. The award is bestowed annually by festival director Kathy DeAngelo, and recognizes prominent folk and lever harp players. "Laurie Riley’s primary instrument may be a...
Harpist Angelica Hairston is one of four recipients of From the Top's Arts Leadership Grant, which launched in early 2017. Hairston will receive a grant of up to $5,000 to support her music-centric project "Challenge the Stats" that lays out a practicable path to...
The Debussy Trio has received the 2017 National Federation of Music Clubs Centennial Chamber Music Award and $1,000 prize. The Federation—which includes 6,500 music clubs and organizations throughout the U.S.—called the trio's latest recording Three by...
The League of American Orchestras will bestow its highest honor, the Gold Baton award, upon Ann Hobson Pilot at its national conference this June in Detroit. Hobson Pilot performed for 40 years as principal harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra; she was the first...
The Kresge Foundation has named harpist and vocalist Pat Terry Ross its 2017 Eminent Artist. She is the ninth artist to receive the honor—which also includes a $50,000 award— for her "contributions to art form, cultural community, and residents of the city," according...
Young harpists between the ages of 8 and 18 may be interested in the Young Artist Award offered by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and the National Public Radio show "From the Top." Each year, 20 "high-achieving, low-income musicians" are awarded up to $10,000 toward...
Scottish folk musician William Jackson was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Somerset Folk Harp Festival (July 21-24, 2016) for his far-reaching impact on Scottish traditional music. Jackson not only set an example for how Scottish...
