The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has named Jeremiah Siochi, of the U.S., winner of its 5th Solo Harp Composition Contest for his work Sublimation. The composition contest is held prior to the USAIHC's triennial harp competition, which next takes place...
The American Harp Society has announced the lineup for its biennial National Conference, which will take place June 30–July 3 at Emory University, in Atlanta. A star-studded roster of artists will present concerts and workshops including a special tribute to Susann...
The Midwest Harp Festival has announced the lineup for their 17th festival, which will take place July 17–23, 2016. Harpists ages 9–adult at all levels are invited to participate in the week-long event, which includes workshops, harp ensembles, and concerts...
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival has announced the lineup for its annual festival, which takes place April 1-6, 2016. The event, founded in 1982, is sponsored by the Edinburgh branch of The Clarsach Society and includes workshops and concerts throughout the...
The 4th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, will take place Nov. 30–Dec. 4., 2016. Szeged is located about 100 miles southeast of Budapest. The competition takes place every three years at Reök Palace, a sponsor of the event along with Camac Harps....
The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Harp Society is sponsoring the 2nd Los Angeles Celebrates the Harp New Music Composition Contest for Flue and Harp. Three prizes up to $1,000 will be awarded. The competition requires newly-composed, not previously performed or...
Just in time for the holidays, three new independently released harp recordings to check out: A Christmas Collection Fans of Carlos Salzedo's popular Christmas arrangements will want to check out the new release by Elisabeth Remy Johnson, Principal Harp with the...
The Dutch Harp Festival has announced details of their fourth international competition, which will take place Oct. 12–16, 2016, in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The competition—open to harpists of all nationalities and ages—includes a preliminary audio recording round,...
USA International Harp Competition winner Remy van Kesteren has released a track preview from his upcoming album Tomorrow Eyes, due out Jan. 8. (Listen.) The recording includes 11 tracks, most written by van Kesteren. "It started with a idea about a melody when I flew...
Shout out to Joanna Newsom, who landed a spot on NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2015 for her recently released Divers recording. "How can a storyteller confront experiences that defy narrative: generation, death, the stringlike bendability of time? Newsom's songs,...
