Angel Padilla will perform opening night (Wed. June 4) at the Lyon & Healy 150th Birthday Festival. What was the moment you knew you wanted to become a harpist? When I was 5 years old and I listened to my first harp concert. Nicanor Zabaleta...
Q and A with Megan Landfair
A few weeks ago I met Megan Landfair, who left her job as Executive Director of the USA International Harp Competition to become the manager of the Virginia Harp Center's Haddonfield, NJ branch. She'll jump right into her new position with a "Meet and Greet...
Stephanie Gustafson Amfahr Wins Annapolis Symphony Audition
Stephanie Gustafson Amfahr is the new principal harpist with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, following an audition that took place May 23. 14 harpists auditioned for the per-service position, which begins with the 2014-2015 season. "It sounds like the conductor...
Lyon & Healy 150th Birthday Festival
In case you haven't heard, harp-maker Lyon & Healy is throwing a birthday party in June. The company turns 150 this year, and in addition to coming out with a new harp model (the Style 150, of course) they'll be featuring a star-studded line up of harp concerts...
Gilchrist Treats on New CD
Kudos to Maeve Gilchrist for her shout-out in the The Telegraph's May 5 list of Folk Music: Treats for Spring. Gilchrist is set to release her album 20 Chandler Street on May 20, and she "proves that the harp can take its place as a instrument to drive an album of...
Camac Announces Winners
Camac Harps has announced the results of the Camac Harp Competition, London, which took place May 4 and 5, 2014. The competition, which was part of the 2014North London Festival of Music, Drama and Dance, was open to harpists up to age 30 living or studying in the...
Harp Carnivale- June 22-25! American Harp Society 41st National Conference in New Orleans, LA!
—by Rebekah Atkinson Set in the Southern charm and unique culture of New Orleans, LA, the 41st American Harp Society National Conference will be an exciting, Mardi-Gras themed celebration of the harp and harp music that you won’t want to miss! Here are a few of the...
Q and A with Ray and Sue Mooers
Dusty Strings has just unveiled a new harp model, so we figured it was time to catch up with the people behind the product, company founders Ray and Sue Mooers. We asked them to tell us more about their new harp and other things. What prompted you to design a concert...
Dusty Strings Introduces the Boulevard
Folk harp manufacturer Dusty Stringshas just introduced the company's first concert-tension lever harp, the Boulevard Classic model. The 34-string harp is designed "specifically for classical players and students," says Dusty Strings. "The concert-tension gut strings...
Emily Oppenheimer, 1922–2014
urrounded by her beloved family, Emily Oppenheimer passed away on March 3, following a brief illness. She was 92 years old. Emily was a harpist, wife, mother, grandmother, and teacher. She began playing the harp after her father went to a ballet...
