Atlanta harpist Mason Morton is featured on America's Got Talent with his group Sons of Serendip, who performed for the show's Quarter Finals on Tuesday, August 12. The bandmates met while attending graduate school at Boston University, where Morton studied with Ann...
Sam Milligan Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Somerset Folk Harp Festival awarded Sam Milligan their third Lifetime Achievement Award on July 31. The honor was bestowed in recognition of "his efforts to expand the harp world with his pioneering harp books, his role as the first editor of the American Harp...
Stella Castellucci Releases Memoir
Stella Castellucci tells the story of her life in Diving Deep for Sea Shells, her new memoir co-authored by Edgar Amaya. Born in Los Angeles in 1930 to musician father Louis Castellucci, Stella went on to continue and further his legacy. She joined Peggy Lee’s touring...
Report from the World Harp Congress, Sydney
The Congress in Sydney was totally incredible. Not only were some of the biggest stars in the harp world there, but in concerts one after another. Remy, Naoko, the Isabelles, DHC, Sivan, Alice! Speaking of Alice Giles and her amazing Australian team, they were...
WHC Sydney Draws to its Finale
After six exciting days, the 12th World Harp Congress officially ended in the morning on the 26th. The last evening concert was on Friday, July 25th at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, an unbelievably gorgeous hall, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra featuring...
Harps from All Over the World at WHC Sydney
At the World Harp Congress, not only harp companies like Lyon&Healy, Salvi, and Camac brought their gorgeous harps to showcase and to sell, I also had the chance to see different kinds of...
Masterclass with María Luisa Rayan-Forero (WHC Sydney)
It has been wonderful to listen and watch other harpists perform and learn from them at the World Harp Congress, and today (July 25th), I finally got to participate. María Luisa Rayan-Forero gave a masterclass at the Ballroom at For Seasons Hotel this afternoon...
More from The WHC!
Wow! What an amazing week it has been. The World Congress has been such a blast. It has been great to meet so many incredible harpists from all around the world. The conference has been so well organized and packed full of wonderful presentations, masterclasses...
Chamber Music from the Americas at WHC Sydney
Every morning at 9 am, there is a chamber music concert at the Residential Suite at Four Seasons Hotel. Every day's concert has a different theme, and on Wednesday the 23rd, we traveled to the other side of the...
Motoshi Kosako’s Late Night Jazz at WHC Sydney
Monday, July 21st was the first full day at this year's World Harp Congress. After a busy day of masterclasses, workshops, recitals, and the evening Contemporary Harp Concert at the Verbrugghen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, I walked back to the Four...
