Montreal-based French harpist Cécile Delage is releasing a Celtic harp album on July 11. “The [album] title Éclats [meaning sparkles, radiance, or sudden bursts of light, color, or sound] stands for the sparkling sound of the Celtic harp, but also for the varied...
The Dutch Harp Festival Association (DHF) has announced the 2026 edition of its World Harp Competition. The international competition is open to harpists of all ages and nationalities, and welcomes repertoire from any genre. The competition consists of four rounds: a...
The Ukrainian Glowing Harp Fest will hold its 2025 edition on August 25–27 in Brno, Czech Republic (a sister city to Kharkiv, Ukraine, where the Glowing Harp Fest was founded). Applications for participating in or auditing workshops and masterclasses are open until...
The Royal College of Music in London is seeking a part-time harp professor to join its team. Applications are due June 20. The start date for this permanent position is September 2025. For full details and to apply, view the job listing.
The United Kingdom Harp Competition has announced the winners of its 2025 competition. Heather Brooks won first prize; Brooks is a student of Imogen Barford and graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2024. Natalie Lo (Royal Academy of Music)...
The 2025 American Harp Society (AHS) National Competition took place May 30–31 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California, with the winners’ recital and awards ceremony taking place June 1. As first prize winner of the Young Professional Division, Renée Murphy...
The 2nd International Harp Competition “Ángel Padilla Crespo” has announced the results of its online contest held this spring, in which recorded video submissions serve as the competition performances. In the solo harp category for competitors up to 16 years of age,...
Legendary harpist and pedagogue Susann McDonald, distinguished professor emeritus of harp at Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music and founder of the USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC), died on May 29 at the age of 90. Susann McDonald appeared on the...
Ruth Bennett won the audition for the principal harp position at Opera Philadelphia and will begin performing with the ensemble this fall. “I love that opera is a collaborative fusion of many facets of art—music, theater, lighting design, sets, and fashion (I’m an...
The 13th USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) took place May 14–24, 2025, in Bloomington, Indiana, at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Watch for our interview with the gold medal winner in an upcoming issue of Harp Column. May 24, 2025 Final...
