Pianoteq has released a concert harp patch for their virtual piano. "Pianoteq represents the future of virtual pianos, providing the best and latest technology available," said the company in a press release. The concert harp for Pianoteq is a patch for the company's...
Emily Levin is the new Principal Harpist with the Santa Fe Opera summer festival, following an audition that took place on Aug. 24 and 25, 2015. She will fill the vacancy left by Danis Kelly, who announced her retirement in June. The audition was comprised of three...
Just when we think we've heard about everything going on in the harp world, up pops another festival we didn't know about. Maybe you haven't heard about them either. Enter our handy guide to what's going on around the world of harp this fall. Best of all, most...
Harpfest Singapore 2015 kicks off on Sept. 4 with three days of competitions, masterclasses, workshops, and performances. Events take place at Singapore's University Cultural Center Theater, NUS. Catrin Finch headlines the guest artist lineup with her closing...
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival will take place April 1–6, 2016. The annual harp event, now in its 35th year, takes place at Merchiston Castle School, in Edinburgh, and is sponsored by the The Clarsach Society. The full program will be announced in January....
The Boston Harp Festival has announced the lineup for their 2015 festival, which takes place September 25–27, 2015. The festival is hosted by The Boston Conservatory harp department—where Ina Zdorovetchi serves as Coordinator of Harp Program—and includes three days of...
Singer/songwriter/harpist Joanna Newsom, who we featured in 2007, has announced the release of her new album Divers on October 23. It has been five years since the release of Newsom's last recording, Have One on Me. The music on Divers is described as "a wheeling...
If we had known about Emilie Kahn a few month's ago, we surely would have included her in our July-August feature article See and Be Seen, about harpists who have become hits on YouTube. Since posting her YouTube performance covering Taylor Swift's "Style" on July 27,...
With Marco Salvi as its new President, Lyon & Healy has just appointed Janet Harrell as its Chief Executive Officer (read more). Harpists may remember Harrell from her time with the company between 1984–1999 where she served various roles, ultimately becoming its...
Lyon & Healy Harps has announced the appointment of Janet Harrell as Chief Executive Officer. Harrell returns to the company where from 1984 to 1999 she served as Controller, Vice President, and ultimately for 10 years, President. She has spent the last 15 years...
