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Guide to Spring and Summer Festivals

Guide to Spring and Summer Festivals

Spring and summer festival season will soon be upon us, so we've rounded up a list of the biggest and best harp events happening across the globe. From Tulsa, Okla. to Ancenis France, to Rio de Janeiro, something on this list is bound to appeal. Know about a festival...

Q and A with Jessica Siegel

Q and A with Jessica Siegel

Looking for a harp festival on the West Coast this spring? You're in luck. Harps Etc.'s Jessica Siegel is putting the finishing touches on the International Harp Festival, which will take place May 26–29 over Memorial Day weekend in Danville, Calif. The lineup...

Camac announces Harpes au Max festival

Camac announces Harpes au Max festival

Camac has announced details for the Harpes au Max international festival, which will take place May 13–15, 2016, in the district of Ancenis, France. The location is near Camac's factory, in Mouzeil, and in 2012 was home to the company's fortieth anniversary festival....

American Harp Society Announces 2016 Conference Lineup

American Harp Society Announces 2016 Conference Lineup

The American Harp Society has announced the lineup for its biennial National Conference, which will take place June 30–July 3 at Emory University, in Atlanta. A star-studded roster of artists will present concerts and workshops including a special tribute to Susann...

Midwest Harp Festival Announces 2016 Lineup

Midwest Harp Festival Announces 2016 Lineup

The Midwest Harp Festival has announced the lineup for their 17th festival, which will take place July 17–23, 2016. Harpists ages 9–adult at all levels are invited to participate in the week-long event, which includes workshops, harp ensembles, and concerts...

Edinburgh Harp Festival Announces Lineup

Edinburgh Harp Festival Announces Lineup

The Edinburgh International Harp Festival has announced the lineup for its annual festival, which takes place April 1-6, 2016. The event, founded in 1982, is sponsored by the Edinburgh branch of The Clarsach Society and includes workshops and concerts throughout the...

Isabelle Moretti to Lead L’Academie Camac 2016

Isabelle Moretti to Lead L’Academie Camac 2016

Camac Harps has announced plans for its second L'Academie Camac, to take place April 16–24, 2016, in the southern France town of Saint-Chamas. Isabelle Moretti will be the instructor for the week-long event, which is open to Camac clients age 18–30. Five artists will...

10 things you don’t know about Addi & Jacq

10 things you don’t know about Addi & Jacq

Next up in our Ten Things series: Addi & Jacq. While you might already know a little bit about this N.Y.C. harp and vocal duo from the other stories we've run on them recently, we figured it wouldn't hurt to ask them a few more questions. They perform on Saturday,...

10 things you don’t know about Noa Kageyama

10 things you don’t know about Noa Kageyama

It's not often we feature a non-harpist on harpcolumn.com, but we simply couldn't resist the chance to find out 10 things about Bulletproof Musician blogger Noa Kageyama. Noa will speak at the Princeton Harp Festival on Nov. 7. How do you keep...

10 things you don’t know about François Pernel

10 things you don’t know about François Pernel

Harp Column's Ten Things series is back! This time we're catching up with some of the featured artists who'll be appearing at the Princeton Harp Festival in just four weeks. First up, from France, François Pernel, scheduled to perform at the festival's opening concert...