The inaugural events of the American Harp Center will take place July 8–July 21 in Potoskey, Mich., and will feature harp study opportunities with Judy Loman, Park Stickney, and Lynne Aspnes, who founded the center this year. The retreat is open to harpists over 18...
Acclaimed recording artist Yolanda Kondonassis has just released her new album, American Harp, which includes works by Elliott Carter, John Cage, Lowell Lieberman, John Williams, Norman Dello Joio, Hannah Lash, and Stephen Paulus. "I've wanted to make this recording...
Florence Sitruk, Artistic Director, together with the Music Committee of the International Harp Contest in Israel announced the required repertoire for the 19th Harp Contest to be held Nov. 19–Dec. 3, 2015 in Israel. The required repertoire includes: 1st stage: Choice...
New York harpist Allegra Lilly will begin as Principal Harp with the St. Louis Symphony in September, following a final round of auditioning that took place on April 29, 2013. A preliminary round took place earlier in the month. "I would really like to acknowledge...
The USA International Harp Competition has announced the roster of harpists who will compete at the live event July 10–20, 2013, in Bloomington, Ind. Fifty harpists from 21 countries were invited to compete in person at the 9th International Harp Competition following...
Anna Odell was the Senior Division winner in the harp category of the 2013 American String Teachers Association National Solo Competition, which was held April 6–8, 2013, at Merkin Hall, in New York City. Odell currently attends the Curtis Institute of Music where she...
Members of the Lyon & Healy/Salvi Technicians Guild recently launched their new website harptechguild.com, which allows viewers to locate technicians around the world, as well as view touring schedules of traveling harp technicians. The website launch coincided...
Gayle H. Barrington October 15, 1937–March 16, 2013 Gayle H. Barrington, of Austin, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Hospice Austin’s Christopher House. Gayle was a resident of Westlake for 35 years, and later moved to the Colonial Gardens Assisted...
Bob D. Litterell September 10, 1946–Jan. 30, 2013 On January 30, Denver harpist Bob Litterell died peacefully in his sleep after a two-year battle with a malignant brain tumor. Bob touched many lives as a harpist, arranger, composer, and, what many in the harp world...
The harp world is mourning the loss of 27-year-old Polish harpist Victoria Anna Jankowska who was found murdered Friday morning in the building of the Lower Silesia Philharmonic in Jelenia Gora in western Poland. A 60-year-old security guard in the building was also...
