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,...
The Virginia and Atlanta Harp Centers have announced that they are now carrying the Premier Harp Strings line of concert tension gut harp strings. The new line is compatible with all brands of concert-tension harps, according to the company. "We always strive to offer...
We're following the 19th International Harp Contest in Israel via our correspondent Sunita Staneslow. Check here for updates throughout the competition. Dec. 3, 2015, 11:15 p.m. Yuying Chen of China is the winner of the 19th International Harp Contest in Israel!...
We're following the contest! Jump to results and updates. The 19th International Harp Contest in Israel kicks off Nov. 23 with an opening concert by Anais Gaudemard, First Prize winner of the 18th contest, held in 2012.The prestigious competition takes place every...
“Basic training, here I come!” Not an exclamation typically heard from an up-and-coming young harpist, but this is the heartfelt reaction from 26-year-old Anna Odell who won the recent audition for the Air Force Concert Band principal harp position. “I am honored to...
