The American Harp Society has announced that well-known and influential harpist Sally Maxwell recently passed away. Maxwell was founder of the American Harp Society Foundation in 1993, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the AHS in 2010. (Read more). AHS...
(Scroll down for information about services for Eleanor Fell on Wed. June 19, along with how you can contribute to her scholarship fund at I.U.) Eleanor Rae Fell was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 29th, 1944 and grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. She was the daughter...
Gayle H. Barrington October 15, 1937–March 16, 2013 Gayle H. Barrington, of Austin, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Hospice Austin’s Christopher House. Gayle was a resident of Westlake for 35 years, and later moved to the Colonial Gardens Assisted...
Bob D. Litterell September 10, 1946–Jan. 30, 2013 On January 30, Denver harpist Bob Litterell died peacefully in his sleep after a two-year battle with a malignant brain tumor. Bob touched many lives as a harpist, arranger, composer, and, what many in the harp world...
The harp world is mourning the loss of 27-year-old Polish harpist Victoria Anna Jankowska who was found murdered Friday morning in the building of the Lower Silesia Philharmonic in Jelenia Gora in western Poland. A 60-year-old security guard in the building was also...
Celtic harpist and harp maker Chris Caswell died of cancer on Monday, January 21, 2013. Read his full obituary on pressdemocrat.com. The self-proclaimed "American Celtic Bard" had a legion of fans throughout the world as a performer and harp maker. Read more about his...
The December issue of theInternational Musician listed Robert Maxwell, a life member of the American Federation of Musicians local 802 (New York City), as deceased. Harpist Sam Milligan has confirmed that the legendary harpist and composer of "Ebb Tide" and...
Patricia Adams Harris has informed the harp community of the death of her father, Burton Adams, on Nov. 30, 2012. Burton Adams established the Anne Adams Awards, in honor of his wife, and in 2000 he was included inHarp Column's list of most influential people in the...
