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 releases “Anthony Girard Music for Harp”
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...
Remembering Pat Dougal
Partrick R. Dougal Patrick R. Dougal, master harp technician and owner of PRD Harp Services, passed away on March 26, 2015, after only 16 hours in hospice care. Pat worked with harps and collaborated with harpists for more than 30 years. After a long tenure with Lyon...
Battling it out in NYC
Update: Addi & Jacq are the winners! Harp and vocal duo Addi & Jacq are battling it out in New York City on Friday, March 27. The duo will represent the borough of Queens in The Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Green Space....
Lavinia Meijer releases “Voyage”
Lavinia Meijer has released her new recording "Voyage" for Sony Classical. The recording includes works from French composers including the harp staples Introduction and Allegro, by Ravel, and Danses Sacree et Profane, by Debussy. On her website Meijer describes her...
ASTA Solo Competition Winners
Abigail Kent is the First Prize harp winner in the Senior Division of the American String Teachers Association's 2015 National Solo Competition. Senior Division finalists also included Chelsea Lane, who received Second Prize, and Elisabeth Zosseder, who received...
Q and A with Jim Pinkerton
Looking for a harp regulation in Texas? Harp technician Jim Pinkerton is back in action (pun intended) and ready to serve! I caught up with him this week to find out what he's been up to… You're a professional harpist, harp technician, and a nurse. Talk about a varied...
Registration Open for AHS Institute
Registration is now open for the 11th AHS Institute, to be held June 21–24 at Utah State University, in Logan, Utah. The event designed for students is sponsored by the American Harp Society and is held in alternate years from the AHS National Conference. The...
USAIHC Announces 2015 Composition Contest
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced their 5th Solo Harp Composition Contest, to take place in conjunction with the 10th USA International Harp Competition to be held in summer, 2016. Over 250 composers from 40 countries have participated in...
Met Orchestra Musicians Welcome Reinhardt Elster
The Met Orchestra Muscians welcomed back their oldest retiree, harpist Reinhardt Elster, for a visit to his former workplace at the Metropolitan Opera House. Elster, now 100, served a 38-year stint as harpist with the orchestra from 1948–1986. "By the time he retired,...
