Every morning at 9 am, there is a chamber music concert at the Residential Suite at Four Seasons Hotel. Every day's concert has a different theme, and on Wednesday the 23rd, we traveled to the other side of the...
Motoshi Kosako’s Late Night Jazz at WHC Sydney
Monday, July 21st was the first full day at this year's World Harp Congress. After a busy day of masterclasses, workshops, recitals, and the evening Contemporary Harp Concert at the Verbrugghen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, I walked back to the Four...
A Day in the Life at the WHC Sydney 2014
What a great day at the World Harp Congress! Our day started with a presentation and concert on Early Harp Music featuring Hannah Lane, Laura Sherman and Tori Drake, was...
World Harp Congress Sydney’s Welcome – Opening Gala Concert
Hi everyone! My name is Cindy Qin. I am currently at the World Harp Congress in Sydney right now. The exciting congress is mainly being held at the Four Seasons Hotel, while the evening concerts and some recitals are being held at other concert venues. The Opening...
World Harp Congress in Sydney!
We made it to Sydney! This city is absolutely incredible. The area surrounding the Four Seasons Hotel (where the Harp Congress is taking place and where we will be staying) is beautiful and full of great restaurants, shops and famous sites (see our pic in front of...
10 things you don’t know about Julie Smith
What was the moment you knew you wanted to become a harpist? It came in phases for me, but I first knew I wanted to play the harp when I was 9 years old. I went to a symphony concert in my hometown and saw a harp for the first time. I was in awe...
6 things you don’t know about Dan Yu
What was the moment you knew you wanted to become a harpist? When I first switched from piano to harp at age 10. What’s your absolute favorite piece to play on the harp and why? There is more than one! One of them is Brahms...
10 things you don’t know about Park Stickney
Park Stickney performs on Friday, June 6. What was the moment you knew you wanted to become a harpist? I was playing a lunch gig in NY, while working on my Masters at Juilliard, when suddenly it hit me that I really liked playing the harp. I was...
3 things you don’t know about Sarah Bullen
Complete this sentence: If I weren’t a harpist, I’d be… If I were not a harpist I would have loved to be an architect. I love building projects and reimagining space. The most important element of good harp technique is: Good...
8 things you don’t know about Remy van Kesteren
What was the moment you knew you wanted to become a harpist? When I was five years old, sitting on the swing in the garden of my mother's friend, I suddenly heard a beautiful sound through the open window upstairs. I ran up as fast as I could and...
