Şirin Pancaroğlu has recorded 22 pieces from her Turkish Harp Project sheet music collection. The Turkish Harp Sessions Vols. 1 and 2 are now available on digital platforms. Volume 1 presents all pieces for lever harp, while volume 2 features the pieces for pedal...
Jill Pasternak, harpist and classical radio host and producer, passed away on July 26 in York, Pennsylvania, at the age of 91. The Lyra Society in Philadelphia, of which she was a supporter, shared the following statement on social media: “Lyra Society is deeply...
Sharon Ann (Wilson) Watson passed away on July 11, 2025, at age 89. She is survived by her children Celia Perillo (Luigi), David Watson, and Rosemary Coleman (Richie); grandchildren Steven (Barbara), Jenny (Kaley), Michela, Luca, Julia (Michael), and Dexter; and...
The Rave Harps International Prestige Awards has announced the winners of its 2025 competition, held by online video submission. Online video streaming took place July 27. In the composition competition’s division dedicated to works for pedal harp with chamber...
The Korea International Harp Competition has announced the rules and repertoire for its next edition, to be held March 29–April 5, 2026. Held every two years, the competition is open to applicants of all nationalities, born in 1994 or after. For more information,...
The New World School of the Arts (NWSA), a performing arts conservatory for high school and college students located in Miami, Florida, has appointed Laura Sherman to its faculty in harp and music theory. “I am excited to build a new harp program for both high school...
The Great Falls (Mont.) Symphony has appointed Ellie Yamanaka principal harp, following auditions held this spring. “I’m excited for the opportunity of making music with a new community of musicians building new meaningful connections,” Yamanaka says. A freelance...
In celebration of Henriette Renié’s 150th birthday this year, harpist and Renié scholar Jaymee Haefner has organized the production and release of a remastered set of Renié’s recordings of her own works and a variety of works by other composers. The two-disc set is...
Canadian harpist Teresa Suen-Campbell released her concerto album My Voice on July 11 on Navona Records. Recorded with Sinfonia Toronto and conductor Nurhan Arman, the album features two concerti written for Suen-Campbell, including the Harp Concerto by two-time JUNO...
The Concours Français de la Harpe has announced required repertoire for its next edition, to be held Feb. 13–15, 2026, in Limoges, France. The annual competition’s 12 repertoire divisions are open to harpists of all nationalities, with no age limit. Harpists can apply...
