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Maeve Gilchrist joins Berklee Faculty

Maeve Gilchrist joins Berklee Faculty

Berklee College of Music has added lever harpist Maeve Gilchrist to their faculty as part of their American Roots Program, which focuses on fiddling, bluegrass, Celtic music, and other folk traditions. The Scottish-born Celtic harpist's CD Reaching Me was released in...

Katrina Szederkenyi joins Gewandhaus Orchestra

Katrina Szederkenyi joins Gewandhaus Orchestra

Katrina Szederkenyi was recently appointed co-principal harpist of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, in Leipzig, Germany. The audition was held in April, and Szederkenyi began with the orchestra this season. "It's an honor to be a part of an orchestra with such an amazing...

Anneleen Lenaerts Releases Chopin & Liszt

Anneleen Lenaerts Releases Chopin & Liszt

Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts has released a recording featuring the composers Chopin & Liszt, which is also the name of her new recording for Challenge Records Int. The tracks include piano transcriptions by Henriette Renie, De Wayne Fulton, and Lenaerts...

Godefroid Competition Announces Results

The International Harp Competition "Felix Godefroid" has announced results of their 2012 competition, which took place in Tournai, Belgium, Nov. 2–4, 2012. No First Prize was awarded in the Soloist division. For more information, visit thewww.harpemosane.be. The...

Sarah Verrue Wins Tonhalle Zurich Audition

Belgian harpist Sarah Verrue won the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich solo harp audition, held at the beginning of November. "I am of course very happy, and I feel very lucky," says Verrue of winning the post. "I had amazing teachers who gave me energy and joy—they are so...

Harpists Receive Grammy Consideration

Harpists Receive Grammy Consideration

At least two harpists have received Grammy nomination consideration. We're not entirely sure what that means, but what the heck, we think you should know about it. Maria Lusia Rayan-Forero is being considered for a nomination under Best Classical Instrumental solo for...

Catrin Finch and John Rutter on “Blessing”

Catrin Finch and John Rutter on “Blessing”

Watch Catrin Finch and John Rutter talk about their new recording Blessing in an interview with Classic FM. The recording is a collaboration between Finch and the composer John Rutter and includes his Suite Lyrique, which was written for her. Read more about Catrin on...

Sonja Inglefield to teach at SUNY Fredonia School of Music

Sonja Inglefield to teach at SUNY Fredonia School of Music

Sonja Inglefield has been appointed the harp professor at SUNY Fredonia School of Music. Before coming to western New York, Sonja served on faculty at Peabody Preparatory, the Baltimore School for the Arts, Goucher College, and the University of Maryland Baltimore...

Boston Harp Festival This Weekend

Boston Harp Festival This Weekend

The ever-expanding Boston Harp Festival kicks off Friday September 28 at First Church Boston, continuing through Sunday September 30. Festivities begin with an opening recital (Firday, 8:00 p.m.) by Ina Zdorovetichi, the top prize winner at the 17th International Harp...

Carol Robbins Releases New CD

Carol Robbins Releases New CD

Carol Robbins latest CD release, Moraga, is already getting some hot press following her September 23 release performance at Vitello's Jazz and Super Club in North Hollywood, Calif. According to review blogger Don Heckman, Robbins displayed the skills of an...