Harpist Amy Christine Ley McIntosh passed away peacefully at home on November 9, 2024, following a courageous two-year battle with breast cancer. Amy was a beloved member of the musical communities in both her home state of Michigan and her adopted province of...
The Phoenix Harp Center (PHC), which serves the harp community in the Southwest United States, will transition to new ownership, effective Jan. 1, 2025. According to a press release, PHC co-owners Stephen R. Hartman (a longtime harpist) and Willard E. White have...
The harp and electronica duo FitkinWall recently released its new album Uist on the NXN label. Now available on major streaming platforms, the recording features Scottish harpist Ruth Wall on concert, electro, and wire-strung harps, as well as composer Graham Fitkin’s...
The Boston Conservatory at Berklee has appointed Krysten Keches assistant professor of harp, effective fall 2024. “I’m thrilled to be working with Boston Conservatory’s harp students and am excited to support their diverse interests alongside fellow harp faculty...
The Kansas City Symphony, under Music Director Matthias Pintscher, announces principal harp auditions to be held March 31–April 1, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. This vacancy for principal harp is a tenure-track position, with an anticipated start date in September 2025....
The Hong Kong International Harp Competition has announced required repertoire for its ninth edition, to be held Oct. 1–7, 2025, in Y Square, Hong Kong. The competition consists of 12 divisions, categorized by age (as of Oct. 1, 2025) and type of harp (lever or...
The European Harp Symposium “Stellae Matutinae” has announced its next event, set to take place April 12–18, 2025. According to a press release, the Harp Symposium “celebrates the harp in all its aspects … and brings amateurs and professionals from all over Europe to...
Welsh jazz harpist Amanda Whiting is releasing her new album A Christmas Cwtch on First Word Records on Dec. 2. This 14-track collection takes on assorted classics by musicians such as Vince Guaraldi, Bill Evans, Gustav Holst, and Pyotr Ilych...
The 35th Soka-Nippon International Harp Competition has announced the winners of this year’s competition, held Nov. 10–17 in Soka City, Japan. Evelien Vaneysendeyk of Belgium, who studies with Sivan Magen in Berlin, is the first prize winner of the Professional...
Following the passing of harpist Deborah Fleisher on Sept. 29, the Peabody Post published the following tribute shared by her sister, Leah Fleisher. (Deborah Fleisher was an alumna of the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, earning her Artist’s Diploma...
