The Dutch Harp Festival has announced the required repertoire for its next competition, which will take place Feb. 26–March 2, 2014. The First Prize winner will receive €10,000 along with a concert tour; other prizes range from €2,500 to €5,000. The competition...
Gilchrist Releases The Ostinato Project
Maeve Gilchrist has released The Ostinato Project, her new recording that she describes as "an exploration and celebration of the harp with a focus on utilizing both hands as independent voices." The album features eight tracks of mostly original works, along with the...
Lyon & Healy Announces Awards
Lyon & Healy has announced results of their first-ever Lyon & Healy Awards in Europe. The winners (in order of performance) are: Elizabeth Bass, Llywelyn Jones, Jasmine Isabel Kuhne, and Markus Thalheimer. The awards were given following three days of...
Concours International de Harpes Announces Results
The Concours International de Harpe has announced winners in its competition held February 9 and 10, 2013, in Limoges, France. Top honors went to Aiste Baliunyte of Lithuania/France. 164 harpists of all levels came from around the world for the annual event; this year...
Lyon & Healy Awards in Los Angeles
Lyon & Healy is inviting harpists to participate in the Lyon & Healy Awards, Los Angeles, to be held June 14–15, 2013, prior to the American Harp Society Summer Institute. The event is open to all harpists under age 35 and takes place at the Colburn School of...
Edna Phillips Book Released
One Woman in a Hundred, Edna Phillips and the Philadelphia Orchestra, a book by Mary Sue Welsh that chronicles the life of the iconic harpist, has finally been released after many years in the making. The book has been published by the University of Illinois Press as...
Clive Morley Collection to be Auctioned
In March 2013 the Clive Morley Collection of harp music and related documents will be auctioned. "The Clive Morley Collection of Harp Music, Books, and Documents, is probably one of the largest harp libraries in the world —with some amazing and unique pieces in the...
USAIHC Announces Composition Contest Winner
The USA International Harp Competition has announced the winner of its 2012 Solo Harp Composition Contest. Benjamin Attahir, of Toulouse, France, has received first place for his workDe l’obscurité II, which will be required repertoire in Stage 3 of the 9th USA...
Lyon & Healy Awards Goes to Europe
For the first time, Lyon & Healy will present the Lyon & Healy Awards in Europe. The award competition will take place February 15–17, 2013, during the International Harp Festival at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, in Cardiff. The event will see 41...
Chris Caswell Dies
Celtic harpist and harp maker Chris Caswell died of cancer on Monday, January 21, 2013. Read his full obituary on pressdemocrat.com. The self-proclaimed "American Celtic Bard" had a legion of fans throughout the world as a performer and harp maker. Read more about his...
