Andrea Mumm, Principal Harp with the Charlotte Symphony, is Lecturer of Harp at University of North Carolina-Greensboro following her appointment earlier in 2015. "I want to build a strong and modern harp studio," says Mumm. "My dream is to have pedagogy, technique,...
The Nippon Harp Competition has announced winners of its 27th competition, following three stages that took place Nov. 11–14, 2015. First Prize (¥300,000) went to Ritsuko Arima; Juri Saito took Second Prize (¥200,000); and Sonia Bize received Third Prize (¥100,000)....
Camac Harps has announced plans for its second L'Academie Camac, to take place April 16–24, 2016, in the southern France town of Saint-Chamas. Isabelle Moretti will be the instructor for the week-long event, which is open to Camac clients age 18–30. Five artists will...
Hong Kong Harp Chamber held the 3rd Hong Kong Harp Competition October 23–26, 2015. The competition was sponsored by Lyon & Healy and Salvi Harps, with over 130 participants in 6 divisions. The closing concert was held October 26 at the Y Theater in Chai Wan, Hong...
Susan Elizabeth Allen died on Sept. 7, 2015, at Evergreen Hospice Center in Kirkland, Wash. Allen taught harp and served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) until her retirement earlier this year. She was a native...
Next up in our Ten Things series: Addi & Jacq. While you might already know a little bit about this N.Y.C. harp and vocal duo from the other stories we've run on them recently, we figured it wouldn't hurt to ask them a few more questions. They perform on Saturday,...
Olga Erdely April 1, 1927 - October 2, 2015 Olga Erdely, Russia's foremost harpist and Moscow Conservatory Professor for 45 years, died on October 2, 2015, at the age of 88. A funeral service was held at the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory on October 5. Erdely...
It's not often we feature a non-harpist on harpcolumn.com, but we simply couldn't resist the chance to find out 10 things about Bulletproof Musician blogger Noa Kageyama. Noa will speak at the Princeton Harp Festival on Nov. 7. How do you keep...
Grace Browning is the new principal harpist with the Santa Fe Opera summer festival, following the departure of Emily Levin, who recently won the principal harp position with the Dallas Symphony. Browning will fill the vacancy left by Danis Kelly, who announced her...
The USA International Harp Competition is asking former participants to share their experiences to be included in a tribute to Susann McDonald, the competition's founder and Artistic Director. The tribute will take place during the 2016 competition, June 8–18, in...
