Marguerite Lynn Williams has received tenure at the Lyric Opera Orchestra, which provides music for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The orchestra held auditions in March, 2011, and Williams began as principal harpist in September, 2011. The probationary period is...
Hymn to the Dawn is Grace Cloutier's new recording with the Etherea Vocal Ensemble, which she co-founded in 2008 with Artistic Director and countertenor Derek Greten-Harrison."This album contains several world premieres and includes recordings of some rare works by...
The Edinburgh Harp Festival, which will take place April 5–10, 2013, at Merchiston Castle School, in Edinburgh, has announced its 2013 lineup of performers. This marks the 32nd year of the folk-harp geared festival, currently under the leadership of Festival...
The December issue of theInternational Musician listed Robert Maxwell, a life member of the American Federation of Musicians local 802 (New York City), as deceased. Harpist Sam Milligan has confirmed that the legendary harpist and composer of "Ebb Tide" and...
Sivan Magen is featured on the recording "Still Falls the Rain," by tenor Nicholas Phan, which has made it to James R. Oestreich's list of The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2012 for the New York Times. The recording features works by Benjamin Britten, and Magen...
Anais Gaudemard of France is the First Prize winner of the 18th International Harp Contest in Israel; the title comes with a custom made Lyon & Healy gold Style 23 harp, $5,000, a CD recording, and numerous concert appearances (see the complete list of prizes...
Chen-Yu Huang is now harpist with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra following a November 19, 2012, audition. Chen-Yu is from Tainan, Taiwan, and is currently working on her Doctoral degree and Artist Diploma at the University of Illinois as a student of Ann Yeung. Prior...
Results have been announced for Mexico's Nacional E Internacional De Arpa, which was held Nov. 12–17 in Mexico City. The event was organized by founder and Artistic Director Baltazar Juarez, principal harpist with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México. The winners...
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 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...
