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Somerset Folk Harp Festival announces 2025 evening concert lineup

Somerset Folk Harp Festival announces 2025 evening concert lineup

The Somerset Folk Harp Festival has announced its evening concert lineup for this summer; the festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary July 17–20. Festival tickets also include lunchtime concerts, in addition to the evening concerts listed below. Tickets to each...

One Harp World extends proposal deadline to April 30

One Harp World extends proposal deadline to April 30

Updated March 24, 2025: The deadline for One Harp World’s call for proposals has now been extended to July 1. The American Harp Society and the World Harp Congress have extended the deadline to submit proposals to present during their joint One Harp World event in...

2025 Edinburgh International Harp Festival announces presenter lineup

2025 Edinburgh International Harp Festival announces presenter lineup

The 44th Edinburgh International Harp Festival (EIHF) will take place April 11–15 at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. The festival features concerts, courses (in person and online), workshops, and ceilidh (a social event with music, singing, dancing, and/or...

Aspen Music Festival accepting applications

Aspen Music Festival accepting applications

The Aspen Music Festival and School harp department is accepting applications for harp students in its Orchestra/Instrumental program, as well as for the Aspen Chamber Symphony (ACS) principal harp fellowship. According to its website, the Aspen Music Festival and...

Virginia Harp Center Festival announces 2025 event lineup

Virginia Harp Center Festival announces 2025 event lineup

The Virginia Harp Center Festival will take place March 14–16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. The two-day event includes performances, workshops, lectures on harp-related topics, masterclasses, and an exhibit hall. Early bird registration ends Feb. 1, 2025. Workshop and...

USAIHC fall concert features Ceysson

USAIHC fall concert features Ceysson

The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) Fall Concert features Emmanuel Ceysson, principal harp of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and USAIHC’s Associate Artistic Director. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 15 EDT at Auer Hall in the Simon Music...

AHS reschedules Summer Institute for 2027

AHS reschedules Summer Institute for 2027

The American Harp Society (AHS) has recently announced changes to several upcoming programs and events. The organization said in a press release that the adjustments better align the AHS and World Harp Congress joint event, One Harp World (to be held in Toronto,...