The 2024 Harpe en Avesnois festival will take place March 19–23, as well as on May 18, Oct. 12, and Dec. 17. Featured performers on March 19–23 will include harpist Evelyn Huber, harpist Alexander Boldachev in duo with violinist Semion Gurevich, and “The Glow Within”...
The Somerset Folk Harp Festival in Parsippany, N.J., has announced the presenters for its 2024 edition. The festival will take place in person and online July 18–21, with an additional weekend of online workshops July 27–28. The early-bird registration rate is...
The Portuguese Harp Association (APH) will host APHarpa Day on February 18. The event is an online concert featuring Portuguese harp music and will be available to view on the association’s YouTube channel and on the Facebook event page. Register to submit a video...
The Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) has announced its 2024 lineup. With a theme of “Night of a 1000 Strings,” this year’s festival will take place in TivoliVredenburg Utrecht on April 20. In addition to music in a variety of genres, the festival also features visuals,...
The Manchester Harp Festival will take place Jan. 19–20, 2024, led by Artistic Director Louise Thomson. The two-day event includes performances, workshops, “Meet the Artist” events, children’s activities, and a competition for harpists of all abilities. Anneleen...
The Young Artist’s Harp Seminar (YAHS) has announced its 2024 guest artist, Mariko Anraku, associate principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (the Met). Applications for next summer’s YAHS and Prep programs will open on January 1, 2024, and are due by...
The upcoming Atlanta Harp Center Festival will take place March 15–17, 2024, in Decatur, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. The festival will feature harpists Juan Riveros, Kim Robertson, Amanda Whiting, and Valérie Milot. Other guest artists will include Rhett Barnwell,...
The Glowing Harp Festival has announced its 2023 guest artist lineup. Directed by Ukrainian harpist Veronika Lemishenko, the festival will take place in person Nov. 22–26 in Zagreb, Croatia. The Zagreb Harp Festival and its artistic director Tajana Vukelić Peić will...
On Nov. 14, Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts will give the world premiere of a new harp concerto written by her brother Wouter Lenaerts. The concerto, titled Maiestas, is dedicated to King Philippe of Belgium. The premiere is part of a gala concert honoring the 10th...
Updated July 25, 2024 The American Harp Society (AHS) will hold its next Summer Institute at the Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel & Conference Center in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, Texas, June 17–20, 2027. The event was originally scheduled for June 2025. The...
