The Félix Godefroid International Harp Competition is open for registration. The competition is now scheduled for April 7–10, 2022, after it was postponed from 2020. The triennial competition is open to harpists ages 35 and under at the time of the competition,...
Applications are now open for the Princess Margaret of the Isles Memorial Prize for Celtic Harp, sponsored by the Clan Donald Lands Trust and Robert Burns Society of Charleston, South Carolina. The competition is open to all harpists 18 and older who reside in North...
Suoni d’Arpa announced the 2021 prize winners following its 10th competition, held Aug. 29–Sept. 1 in Saluzzo, Italy. Oksana Sidyagina won first prize in the top division. Tatiana Repnikova won second prize. Agnese Contadini won third prize and the Arpa Viggianese...
49 harpists representing 22 countries are the competitors in the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel. Contestants perform required repertoire and free choice selections over four stages. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the prestigious triennial competition...
Elegy . . . for those we lost will be released as a digital-only single on Azica Records on September 17. This world premiere recording features GRAMMY-nominated harp soloist Yolanda Kondonassis and her husband, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Trumpet Michael Sachs....
Harpist Noël Wan recently won second prize in the 2021 Prix Orford Musique, held in Gilles-Lefebvre Concert Hall in Orford, Quebec. Her second prize award includes a $5,000 cash award and career coaching sessions. Wan, who is an assistant professor of harp at Western...
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador has announced an opening for the principal harp position. Under the direction of David Handel, the orchestra performs for 46 weeks each season in Quito, Ecuador. In addition to giving concerts in their home venue of La Casa...
Alix Raspé Gray has recently been appointed to two new positions. Raspé Gray won the principal harp position with the Lima Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, replacing former principal harpist Jan Bishop. "I am so excited to take on this new role as principal harpist and to...
With 150 harps on stage, Suzuki harpists in Utah will livestream their Celebration Concert featuring music from around the world. The performance will be held in the Salt Lake City Tabernacle on Temple Square at 3 p.m. CDT on Saturday, Aug. 28. You can view the...
A new nonprofit organization—the Latin American Harp Association—has been established to support Latin American harpists. Membership includes access to educational resources, such as workshops and masterclasses by Latin American and international harpists, advice for...
