Linda (née Iacobucci) Wellbaum, age 97, died peacefully on July 15, 2019, surrounded by her children. Linda was an accomplished pianist and harpist who performed extensively with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic, and many other ensembles. A...
“I love [the harp], and I think everyone should play it. And that’s been my focus, really, is to try to influence more people to love it as much as I do.” —Samuel Milligan Samuel Milligan (1932—2019) died on Tuesday, Aug. 27 in Brooklyn Methodist Hospital from...
When Suzann Davids turned 80 years old, current and former students and their families came to Indiana from as far away as Colorado, Texas, Maryland, and everywhere in between to celebrate the occasion. Although Suzann was a fine performer, her real love was teaching....
Gerald Goodman passed away on June 26, 2019. Originally from Ohio, Goodman attended Cleveland Institute of Music and Oberlin College where he studied with Alice Chalifoux. After graduating in 1957, he moved to New York to study with Carlos Salzedo and begin his...
Syrian harpist Basel William Sara died in Orbero, Sweden on June 13, 2019. Basel Sara began his musical studies in childhood as a piano student. While studying law at the University of Damascus, his love of music was so great that he left his law program to focus on...
Renowned harpist Ruth Inglefield died on February 24, 2019. Born in New Jersey, Ruth was drawn to the harp at age 12. At age 15, while studying with Marcel Grandjany, she gave her debut performance with the New...
Harpist, arranger, composer, pedagogue, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother —by Jacquelyn Bartlett At nearly 104 years old, Mary Bartlett practiced her harp daily. Her final goals were to...
—by Sasha Boldachev “It is painful for all the harpists to lose the father of our Japanese harp world. He came to Japan over 60 years ago and started the story of the harp, one could say. How innumerable much he has done for us, one could not express with the words. I...
Jim Pinkerton (1950 – 2018) will be remembered for his exuberance, kindness, and hearty laugh. He was many things: a concert pianist and harpist, a member of the “President’s Own” Marine Band, fourth place winner in the 1976 Israel Competition, White House performer...
—by Ann Yeung After a tragically brief period following a cancer diagnosis, Lisa Spurlock Gilmore passed from this earthly world on July 2, 2018. Most significantly, Lisa was a passionate and caring teacher, friend, wife, and mother. She is survived by her husband and...
