Lyon & Healy Harps will continue to operate its harp factory at its historic location at Lake Street and Ogden Avenue on Chicago’s Near West Side, a change from the company’s previously announced plans to transition its factory to a newly purchased facility in the...
The 14th International Harp Contest in Italy Suoni d’Arpa has announced the winners of its 2025 competition, held Aug. 26–31 at the Fondazione Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Saluzzo, Italy. Zoé Buyck won first prize in the top division, Category C (open to...
Orkest Phion (Phion Symphony Orchestra), based in the cities of Arnhem and Enschede in the Netherlands, will hold principal harp auditions on Dec. 2 at the Muziekcentrum Enschede. The position is a permanent, 80 percent contract. Candidates must apply by Oct. 2 via...
The University of Arizona in Tucson has appointed Ben Albertson as adjunct instructor in harp, beginning in the 2025–2026 academic year. “I’m thrilled to be joining as adjunct faculty at the University of Arizona, continuing a rich legacy following in the footsteps of...
Czech harpist Kateřina Englichová and Czech oboist Vilém Veverka released their album Predominance earlier this year. Produced by Veverka Concert and distributed by Supraphon, the album is available as a physical CD, as an MP3 download, and on digital streaming...
The Curtis Institute of Music has appointed Noël Wan to its harp faculty, starting this fall. Wan will join Philadelphia Orchestra principal harp Elizabeth Hainen, who is Curtis’ Maryjane Mayhew Barton Chair in Harp Studies. According to a press release from Curtis,...
The 2nd International Harp Competition-Festival “Golden Harp” has announced its required repertoire and application information. The three rounds of competition will take place Sept. 20–27, 2026, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, alongside a festival featuring...
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has appointed Abigail Kent principal harp, beginning in the 2025–26 season. Kent previously held the principal harp position at the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, served as harp fellow for the New World Symphony, and has appeared as a...
The Las Vegas Philharmonic has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must send a one-page resume by email to auditions@lvphil.com by 5:00 p.m. PST on Sept. 27. Auditions will be held Oct. 27 for this tenure-track position. Please see the audition listing...
British harpist Daphne Boden passed away June 28 after a brief illness. She was 83. Born in Surrey on January 28, 1942, Boden served the international harp community as a member of the World Harp Congress Corporation and Board of Directors. The organization posted the...
