"Edmar Castaneda World Ensemble; Live at the Jazz Standard" is the latest release by Colombian jazz harpist Edmar Castaneda. The recording features Castaneda, performing on his Llanera style harp, with friends from around the world in a November 2014 concert at the...
Jana Bouskova will host the first "Harp Days" Festival in her native Czech Republic June 18-20, 2015. The festival takes place at the Chateau of Žďár nad Sázavou—about two hours by car from Prague and three hours from Vienna—and is part of the Concentus Moraviae...
Harpists are abuzz with talk of the recent Metropolitan Opera Orchestra audition, where Emmanuel Ceysson emerged victorious to fill the Principal Harpist vacancy left by the late Deborah Hoffman. Between winning a dream gig and releasing a new CD, it's been quite a...
Christian Frederick Voegele 1955–2015 Christian Frederick Voegele, 60, died May 17, 2015, after a long battle with leukemia. He was born Feb. 6, 1955, in the borough of Queens, New York. In 1957 his family moved to Glendale, Calif.. Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in...
Italian news sources have reported the death of harp builder Victor Salvi at age 95. Salvi began his career as a harpist in the U.S. navy. He went on to play for orchestras in Chicago and New York, performing under the baton of renowned conductors including Bruno...
Catherine Derrick took top honors at Camac's 2015 North London Harp Competition, held May 3–4, 2015 in conjunction with the 2015 North London Festival of Music, Drama and Dance. The competition was open to harpists under age 30 studying or residing in the U.K and...
The Lafayette Square Duo, comprised of Rebecca Anstine Smith, harp, and Michael Lodico, organ, performed their newly commissioned work Fantaisie in an April 23 tribute performance honoring Jeanne Chalifoux. The piece was composed by Peter Mathews and was "dedicated in...
The Korea International Harp Competition is calling for entries to its inaugural event by Thursday, April 30. The competition takes place May 23–26, 2015 in Seoul, and is open to harpists of any nationality in three divisions: Junior Division (11 and under); Youth...
Mexican composer Juan Pablo Contreras has released his new recording Silencio en Juárez on the Albany recording label. The album features his concerto for harp, Ángel Mestizo, performed by Kristi Shade and the Claremont Avenue Chamber Orchestra. Shade also gave the...
Rachel Talitman has released Anthony Girard Music for Harp, featuring works by the French composer. Included is the debut recording of Girard's double concerto for violin, harp and orchestra Voyage au gre des illusions (A Journey through illusions), which is dedicated...
