Susan Elizabeth Allen died on Sept. 7, 2015, at Evergreen Hospice Center in Kirkland, Wash. Allen taught harp and served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) until her retirement earlier this year. She was a native...
Next up in our Ten Things series: Addi & Jacq. While you might already know a little bit about this N.Y.C. harp and vocal duo from the other stories we've run on them recently, we figured it wouldn't hurt to ask them a few more questions. They perform on Saturday,...
Olga Erdely April 1, 1927 - October 2, 2015 Olga Erdely, Russia's foremost harpist and Moscow Conservatory Professor for 45 years, died on October 2, 2015, at the age of 88. A funeral service was held at the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory on October 5. Erdely...
It's not often we feature a non-harpist on harpcolumn.com, but we simply couldn't resist the chance to find out 10 things about Bulletproof Musician blogger Noa Kageyama. Noa will speak at the Princeton Harp Festival on Nov. 7. How do you keep...
Grace Browning is the new principal harpist with the Santa Fe Opera summer festival, following the departure of Emily Levin, who recently won the principal harp position with the Dallas Symphony. Browning will fill the vacancy left by Danis Kelly, who announced her...
The USA International Harp Competition is asking former participants to share their experiences to be included in a tribute to Susann McDonald, the competition's founder and Artistic Director. The tribute will take place during the 2016 competition, June 8–18, in...
Harp Column's Ten Things series is back! This time we're catching up with some of the featured artists who'll be appearing at the Princeton Harp Festival in just four weeks. First up, from France, François Pernel, scheduled to perform at the festival's opening concert...
Hashtag, #dreamgigs. That's pretty much the only way to describe New York harpist Katy Wong's recent experience as a backup musician for pop superstar Katy Perry at New York Fashion Week. Even spin.com took note of the harp on stage. Check out their video to hear Wong...
When The Philadelphia Orchestra decided it was time for a new harp, Principal Harp Elizabeth Hainen teamed up with Lyon & Healy to create a new, one-of-a kind Salzedo model instrument with a matte ebony finish, palladium leaf, and nickel plate...
written by Gretchen Sheetz and Amber Mecke, photo credit: Gretchen Sheetz On September 26th, 27th, and 28th, The Boston Conservatory Harp Department co-hosted the 2015 Boston Harp Festival with TBC extension programs. The festival was founded in 2010 by TBC Harp...
