And the first-ever Grammy Music Educator Award goes to… a harpist! Kent Knappenberger, who teaches music at Westfield Academy and Central School, in Westfield, N.Y., is slated to receive the inaugural prize at a Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception...
Harp in the Spotlight!
The Internet is abuzz with talk of the harp! Everyone from Cosmo to the Huffington Post is tweeting about Edinburgh native Anna McLuckie's performance this week on BBC One's "The Voice" reality show. The 17-year old harpist, currently a student at The City of...
Summer Conference Plans Underway
Two big harp conferences announced this week that plans are well underway for their summer events. The program is taking shape for the 12th World Harp Congress July 20–26, 2014, in Sydney, Australia. Conference committee chair Alice Giles has promised a program that...
USAIHC Announces Repertoire for 2016
The USA International Harp Competition has announced repertoire for its next competition, which will take place in summer, 2016, in Bloomington, Ind. The competition includes four stages, and all works must be performed by memory, with the exception of the 2015...
Anne Adams Dies
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...
Hungarian Competition Names Winners
The 3rd International Harp Competition In Szeged, Hungary was held November 28–December 1. Prizes were awarded in three, age specific divisions as follows: Results of category Under 25 First Prize: Katrina Szederkényi (Canada/Hungary) Second Prize: Arianna Rossi...
Grammy Nom for Boston Symphony Chamber Players
The Boston Symphony Chamber Players have received a Grammy nomination for their recordingProfanes et Sacrées, which prominently features BSO principal harpist Jessica Zhou. The disc includes 20th century French chamber music, includingIntroduction and Allegro (Ravel,...
Camac Launches L’Académie Camac
The first L'Académie Camac, sponsored by Camac Harps, will take place April 19–24, 2014, near Aix en Provence in the south of France. The académie will select five harpists age 18–30 to work with the French master teacher Germaine Lorenzini through participation in...
Conrad Susa Dies
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...
Nippon Harp Competition Names Winners
The 25th Nippon Harp Competition was held in Soka City November 13–17, 2013. Prizes were awarded in the Professional Division as follows: 1st: Oksana Sushkova (Russia) 2nd: Noël Wan (Taiwan) 3rd: Hinako Hara (Japan) 4th (tie): Nozomi Masuda (Japan), Tomoko Takada...
