Applications are open for the Dutch Harp Festival’s new World Harp Competition, and the deadline is on September 15th, 2017. The DHF World Harp Competition is a new format of international harp competition, set to accompany the Dutch Harp Festival’s upcoming fifth...
The Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival has announced competitors for its fifth event, which will take place Nov. 10–17 in Mexico City. The competition includes four divisions for harpists up to age 35 with prizes up to $2,000. Competitors in the 2017...
The American Harp Society Foundation has announced details for its 2018 Anne Adams Awards, which will take place May 29–June 1, 2018, prior to the AHS National Conference in Redlands, Calif. Three winners will receive $2,000 each for full-time study of the harp, along...
The Young Artist's Harp Competition has announced repertoire for its biennial event, which will take place July 4–7, 2018. The event precedes the Young Artist's Harp Seminar program, which is based in Rabun Gap, Ga. The competition is open to harpists of any...
Barbara Weiger Lepke-Sims was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Harp Society (AHS) on June 25. The award is given "to honor extraordinary service to The American Harp Society, Inc. and the harp," according to the organization. Weiger...
The Camac Festival will head to the U.S. November 3–5, 2017. All events take place at the Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria, in Alexandria, Va., just outside of Washington, D.C. The festival is co-sponsored by Camac Harps and the Virginia Harp Center. French harpist...
The Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music has appointed Kirsten Agresta Copely to teach harp at its Nashville, Tenn., campus. Copely, who is an active performer and teacher in both Nashville and New York City, succeeds Marian Schaffer, who recently retired after...
Laurie Riley has received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Somerset Folk Harp Festival. The award is bestowed annually by festival director Kathy DeAngelo, and recognizes prominent folk and lever harp players. "Laurie Riley’s primary instrument may be a...
Harpists are remembering Ángel Padilla, who died suddenly on Friday, July 21, 2017. Born in Mexico City, Padilla studied at Indiana University and the Royal College of Music, in London, and was beloved by harpists around the world. He served as a member of the Board...
German harpist Florence Sitruk is the new harp professor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She replaces distinguished professor of harp, Susann McDonald, who taught at the school for decades. “Florence has built an international profile as one of the...
