Welsh harpist and composer Amanda Whiting is releasing a new EP June 6 on First Word Records. Can You See Me Now? is available for pre-order on Bandcamp. The album will be available in vinyl format in addition to digital download and streaming options. Whiting is...
Fusco releases single featuring Iggy Pop ahead of experimental album
May 19, 2025
Italian-Swiss experimental harpist and composer Kety Fusco released a new single on May 16 featuring a collaboration with rock performer Iggy Pop, who has previously selected and broadcasted Fusco’s music on BBC Radio. Available on all digital platforms, “SHE” is...
Bzhezhinska and Tulshi announce collaborative album
May 19, 2025
Harpist Alina Bzhezhinska and Ibiza-based producer Tulshi will release their collaborative album Whispers of Rain on July 11. The eight-track recording is Bzhezhinska’s debut album with the Tru Thoughts label. Whispers of Rain is available for pre-order and comes in...
Cover releases album featuring trios for harp, guitar, and viola
May 16, 2025
Harpist Gretchen Chell Cover recently collaborated with classical guitarist Miguel Bonachea and violist Stephen “Adam” Savage to release Chiaroscuro: Music of Light and Darkness. The 45-minute album features world premiere recordings of four compositions by Anthony...
Plank releases album of new works for harp
May 9, 2025
Viennese harpist Elisabeth Plank is releasing her new album chimaera on June 6 on the Genuin label. The digital release will be available on all streaming and download platforms. According to a press release, chimaera consists entirely of world premiere recordings of...
Younger releases new album featuring original compositions
May 9, 2025
Harpist Brandee Younger will release Gadabout Season, her third album for the Impulse! label, on June 13. The album is available for pre-order now. According to a press release, the album’s concept and title arose from a word-of-the-day email referencing “the...
Ceysson releases new album of chamber works by Tournier
Apr 30, 2025
On May 23, harpist Emmanuel Ceysson will release a new Alpha Classics album, Images, joined by French soprano Véronique Gens and the string quartet Quatuor Voce. According to a press release, the album is “a musical tribute to one of the greatest harpist composers in...
Amigó releases first solo album featuring Catalan folk music
Apr 30, 2025
Catalan harper and singer Anna Amigó released her debut solo album on March 8. According to a press release, Amigó chose 12 Catalan folk songs to present in a new way in this album. Album cover of Sang de Dona The album’s title Sang de Dona (Catalan for “Women’s...
Agback releases first recording with her ensemble Shinken Shobu
Apr 8, 2025
In her new album available May 23 on digital platforms, Swedish jazz and experimental harpist Stina Hellberg Agback features original compositions for her ensemble, Shinken Shobu. According to a press release, “shinken shobu” is a Japanese expression meaning “a duel...
Cara releases debut album on Paraty label
Mar 24, 2025
French harpist Marcel Cara has released his debut solo album. Recorded on the Paraty label, Résurgence is now available as a CD and on digital platforms. According to a press release, the program hinges on Cara’s transcriptions of three Debussy pieces—“Hommage à...