If you think Harp Column is just for pedal harpists, think again! This week we're at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival, in Parsippany, N.J., and when we realized how many former Harp Column cover models were here, we knew we just had to get them all together for a...
The Chicago Harp Quartet will perform live from the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. EST; the free concert will be broadcast online via live stream as well as archived for future viewing. The program will include: Brandenburg...
Camac Harps has announced details for their annual Festival, held every fall in a different France location. The 2015 festival, which also marks the event's 10th anniversary, will take place October 16–18 in the town of Nancy, located in the country's North East...
Jana Bouskova will host the first "Harp Days" Festival in her native Czech Republic June 18-20, 2015. The festival takes place at the Chateau of Žďár nad Sázavou—about two hours by car from Prague and three hours from Vienna—and is part of the Concentus Moraviae...
Registration is now open for the 11th AHS Institute, to be held June 21–24 at Utah State University, in Logan, Utah. The event designed for students is sponsored by the American Harp Society and is held in alternate years from the AHS National Conference. The...
The New Orleans Jazz and Pop Harp Weekend has announced their lineup, which will include harpists Louise Trotter and Lori Andrews, and Bart Samolis on bass. The event will take place June 11–14, 2015, at the Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport Hotel. "We want to...
The Archaea Tree Ensemble (harp, flute, and percussion) is launching Troublesome Gap, a collaborative music festival for composers that will take place in the mountains of North Carolina May 17-24, 2015. The festival will be hosted at the Azule retreat center, in Hot...
The Académie de musique française in Kyoto is now accepting applications for its 2015 Academie to take place March 20–April 1 at the Insitut Français in Kyoto. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2015. Now in its 25th year, the Academie began including harp in its...
Looking for some harp inspiration this year? Lucky for you, harp mini festivals are all the rage. (We've defined a mini festival as 4 days or less.) Here are a few of our favorites coming up in the earlier part of 2015: Camac Harp Weekend in Cardiff, Wales Camac Harps...
First-time sponsor Atlanta Harp Center has announced the lineup for the next Atlanta Harp Festival, set to take place Feb. 27–March 1, 2015, in Roswell, Ga. Bridget Kibbey and Kim Robertson will be the featured artists, along with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra principal...
