Lyon & Healy Harps has announced the jury for the 2022 Lyon & Healy Awards, to be held March 9-11, 2022, at Lyon & Healy Hall in Chicago. The jury members are Jacquelyn Bartlett, Agnès Clément, and June Han. Jacquelyn Bartlett, co-founder and artistic...
In March, the San Jose Youth Symphony (SJYS) Harp Ensemble will give the world premiere of a newly commissioned concerto by a California composer. The premiere of the first movement of Concerto for Harp Ensemble by Isaiah Castro will take place on March 26 at the...
Following the quarterfinal round on February 13, the 2022 World Harp Competition of the Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) announced its six semifinalists: Héloïse Carlean-Jones, France; Juan Corbalán, Paraguay; Cara Dawson, UK; Nathania Ko, Canada; Julie Rokseth, Norway; and...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced the jury for the 12th USA International Harp Competition, which will take place in Bloomington, Indiana, June 29–July 9. Naoko Yoshino (Japan) will serve as jury president. Anne-Sophie Bertrand (Germany),...
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) appointed Alyssa Katahara principal harpist after the retirement of former principal harpist Elizabeth Volpé Bligh. Following three rounds of auditions on February 3–4, 2020, and a trial week in March 2020, Katahara began her...
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival has announced its schedule of performers and workshops. The festival will be held April 7–11 as a hybrid event. In-person events will take place at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, while other events will be held online...
The El Paso Symphony Orchestra has announced an opening for principal harp. Applications are due by May 2. Auditions will be held on May 22 in El Paso, Texas. Repertoire requirements and application information are available on the El Paso Symphony Orchestra website....
The Martine Géliot International Harp Competition has announced its 2022 repertoire. The competition will take place Oct. 29–Nov. 1 near Paris in Fontainebleau-Avon, France. Open to harpists of all nationalities ages 22 years and younger, the competition is held every...
Dai-An Liu has been appointed principal harp of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador, following her audition by video recording. She made her debut in November 2021 in Quito, Ecuador, as concerto soloist performing Claude Debussy's Danses sacrée et...
The Latin American Harp Association has announced its calendar of virtual events for 2022, which includes lectures, workshops, masterclasses, and concerts. As of Feb. 3, the event schedule is as follows: When: FebruaryWho: Edmundo CamachoWhat: Lecture on the influence...
