live Morely passed away on Jan. 3. He was born into the music business. The Morely family has been involved in the making, repair, and selling of harps in the United Kingdom since 1817, when George Morely (1790–1852) registered his harp-making and...
We are sorry to report the sad news that harpist Cameron Huster Beck died February 2 following a struggle with Leukemia; she was 28. Cameron was pursuing a graduate degree at Peabody, where she studied with Ruth Inglefield. Cameron was from DeLand, Fla., and served as...
Harpist Marianne Channon Welshman died on August 18, 2014, at 102. Marianne began playing the harp at 14, studying with Frances Calder in Providence, R.I. At age 19, Marianne went on to the Fontainebleau School of Music, in France, where she studied with Marcel...
urrounded by her beloved family, Emily Oppenheimer passed away on March 3, following a brief illness. She was 92 years old. Emily was a harpist, wife, mother, grandmother, and teacher. She began playing the harp after her father went to a ballet...
Healing Harps Founder —by Sunita Staneslow After suffering from a debilitating neurological disorder, Ron Price noticed that his symptoms diminished when he played the harp. This discovery led him to explore the benefits of playing the harp with others who suffered...
Deborah Hoffman 1960–2014 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Harpist Deborah Hoffman, principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera, lost her battle with a rare lung condition in February at the age of 53. Deborah...
Ursula Holliger died on January 21, at the age of 76, following a long illness. She was the wife of Swiss composer Heinz Holliger. A soloist and chamber musician who specialized in contemporary music, Holliger had works written for her by composers such as Elliott...
The American Harp Society has announced that harpist and benefactorAnne Adams died on Dec. 9, 2013. Anne Adams received the society's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 along with her husband Burton, who died in Nov., 2012 (read more). She was the inspiration for the...
Composer Conrad Susa died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at 78. Susa was a friend of the harp who wrote many great harp parts for works such as Carols and Lullabies; Christmas in the Southwest (Susa, Conrad) and Serenade for a Christmas Night (Susa, Conrad). Susa joined the...
Well known harpmaker Steve Green, founder of Steen Harps, died on July 26, 2013. According to the Steen Harp Co.website, the company is no longer taking orders for new harps, and offers the following tribute: "Steve was born April 24, 1949 in Welch, West Virginia. He...
