A new biography of Henriette Renié (1875-1956), by Jaymee Haefner, promises to illuminate the life of this legendary French harpist. One Stone to the Building chronicles Renié's life's work. What can readers expect from One Stone to the Building? "This book is a...
Erin Brooker-Miller is the new principal harp with the Des Moines Symphony following an early-May audition. She will start the position in fall 2017, coinciding with the ensemble's 80th season. Brooker-Miller is also Executive Director of the USA International Harp...
Harpist Angelica Hairston is one of four recipients of From the Top's Arts Leadership Grant, which launched in early 2017. Hairston will receive a grant of up to $5,000 to support her music-centric project "Challenge the Stats" that lays out a practicable path to...
Katherine Siochi is the new principal harpist with the Sarasota Orchestra following an early May 2017 audition. She will begin the position in September. "I’m really excited to be joining the Sarasota Orchestra as their principal harpist in the fall!," says Siochi....
The Debussy Trio has received the 2017 National Federation of Music Clubs Centennial Chamber Music Award and $1,000 prize. The Federation—which includes 6,500 music clubs and organizations throughout the U.S.—called the trio's latest recording Three by...
Cristina Montes Mateo – Principal Harpist of the Valencia Opera House and Royal Harpist to the King and Queen of Spain – has just released her second solo album, "Voyage," with Cid Records. Winner of numerous harp competitions and awards, both international and...
The results of the Camac Harp Competition of the North London Festival 2017 have just been announced. Participation in the competition is open to harpists in the United Kingdom and Ireland, under the age of 30. The winners were selected by jury members Ieuan Jones and...
On the occasion of her 80th birthday, the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London will hold a tribute concert for Marisa Robles, to honor her contribution to the harp world and classical music in general. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 14th, at 6:15 PM, in...
Remembering the French Harp Pedagogue —by Isabelle Moretti I don’t know how I am going to talk about Germaine! How can you write a eulogy about somebody so alive? I can already hear her laughing! She had a full laugh—in-your-face, generous; it was a smoker’s laugh, a...
Seattle harp and guitar duo March to May come out with their new album Through the Night on April 21. The "folk-tinged" duo featuring Beth Wesche on harp and Darren Guyaz on guitar got its start in 2012 and shortly after released their critically acclaimed Water's...
