The American Harp Society is seeking a full-time Executive Director. The job requires management and financial administration for the organization; planning of programs and events; working with the AHS Board of Directors; support of AHS committees; resource...
Anneleen Lenaerts releases new CD with Brussels Philharmonic
Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts has released a CD of harp concertos with the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Michel Tabachnik. The disc, which has been released on the Warner Classic label, includes harp concertos by Reinhold Glière (op. 78) and Joseph Jongen...
Sivan Magen up for Warner Music Prize
Sivan Magen is one of 16 contenders in consideration for the new Warner Music Prize, established by the Warner Music Group in association with Blavatnik Family Foundation and Carnegie Hall. The $100,000 cash award "will be given to a classical musician aged 18 to 35...
Grace Bauson appointed harp instructor at JMU
Grace Bauson has been appointed harp instructor at James Madison University School of Music beginning this fall. Bauson studied with Elizabeth Richter at Ball State University, where she received her Bachelor of Music in harp performance. She received a fellowship to...
Alice Giles Plays “Whirlwind”
Alice Giles appeared Oct. 29 on Richmond's Virginia this Morning local news show to promote her Oct. 30 concert at Grace Baptist Church. If you can suffer through the commercial and endless questions and stereotypical angel references by the reporter, you'll be...
Perpignan 2014
Did you miss the annual Camac Festival, held this year in Perpignan, France? No worries, they've created a highlight video with performances and interviews from the week-end long event, held Oct. 17–19, 2014. Read more about it on their harpblog.
Laskine Competition Update
Photos courtesy of Anne Fouchard-Chamayou Update (10/28/14) The complete results of the 2014 Lily Laskine Competition are: Grand Prize de la Ville de Paris : not awarded Second Prize: Coline...
Q and A with Leonard Jacome
Many thanks to Leonard Jacome for sharing his latest video with us on Facebook! We wanted to find out more about his fascinating style of playing. Read on… Q: How would you describe your style of playing? I am very free in my performances. The music is free; it's only...
Complete Recordings of Lily Laskine
Warner Classics has just released Lily Laskine—The Complete Erato and HMV Recordings, a 14-CD set that spans the 23-year recording career of the famous French harp virtuoso. The collection includes Laskine's first recording—of Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp,...
Annabelle Taubl wins SF Ballet Audition
Annabelle Taubl was named Principal Harp with the The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra following an audition on October 16. (The October audition followed one in July, 2013, won by Adrianna Horne; however, Horne subsequently left after winning the National Symphony...
