he harp community has lost a first-class harpist with the passing of Catherine Gotthoffer on Dec. 29. She was a great friend to all of us and worked for 36 years as a very successful and highly respected studio harpist in Hollywood, recording on...
Remembering Joan Harrison Ceo; 1935–2015
he first time I met Joan Ceo was in a Hartford Symphony rehearsal, for which I had been hired to play second harp for Petroushka. I had only heard tidbits about Joan from my teacher, Phyllis Wright, who preceded her as principal harpist in...
Remembering Clive Morley
live Morely passed away on Jan. 3. He was born into the music business. The Morely family has been involved in the making, repair, and selling of harps in the United Kingdom since 1817, when George Morely (1790–1852) registered his harp-making and...
Made in Chicagoland
Lyon and Healy Harps has been featured in a local ABC 7 Chicago news story highlighting area businesses. Though harpists probably won't learn anything new about the instrument (and may cringe at reporter Judy Hsu's interpretation of "Twinkle Twinkle") it's worth...
Q and A with Claire Jones
If you watched the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, you've already heard harpist Claire Jones, who served as Royal Harpist to HRH Prince of Wales from 2007–2011 and got to perform for the legendary ceremony in 2011. (See a list of other Royal...
Camac Unveils the Ulysse
Camac harps has unveiled the Ulysse model lever harp, specifically designed to travel easily. The 34-string harp weighs just under 20 pounds and is built of carbon fiber and titanium with a spruce soundboard. The harp is available in a variety of color finishes and...
Williams Joins Roosevelt Faculty
Lyric Opera Orchestra Principal harpist Marguerite Lynn Williams will take over as head of the harp department at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in fall, 2015. The post is currently held by Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal harpist...
Q and A with Melody Tai
Who was that harpist who played with Usher on the Grammy's you may be wondering? Turns out it was 18-year-old Melody Tai, who got the opportunity of a lifetime to play the live tribute version of Stevie Wonder's "If It's Magic" with the pop star on the 57th Grammys...
Floraleda Releases Intimamente Tango
Floraleda Sacchi has released Intimamente Tango, her new recording with violinist Maristella Patuzzi of works by Astor Piazzolla on the Decca label. The disc includes standards such as "Libertango" and the "Histoire du Tango" suite, along with other less well-known...
Meet Edmar Castaneda!
Carnegie Hall has featured Edmar Castaneda in a series of videos to promote his upcoming performance at the legendary venue on March 6. If you have yet to hear this amazing Colombian jazz harp phenom (and it's hard for us to believe that's possible!) now is a great...
