Alina Bzhezhinska is the first harpist to be awarded the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Jazz Ensemble of the Year for her band HipHarpCollective. In a press release, Bzhezhinska says her music “brings a fresh, dynamic vision to the harp, honoring...
The Fort Collins Symphony, under Music Director Wes Kenney, announces principal harp auditions to be held Jan. 12, 2025, in Fort Collins, Colo. Applicants must submit a resume and refundable audition deposit by Dec. 29, 2024. For required repertoire and application...
The Hong Kong Philharmonic is seeking a principal harpist. This is a full-time position, with a 44-week performing season. Applicants must submit an unedited video recording of the audition repertoire no later than Dec. 31, 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be...
The 7th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, will be held Nov. 19–23, 2025, at the Reök Palace. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities who were born on or after Nov. 24, 1999, and is divided into three age categories. Applications are...
Harpist Cecily Beer has released a new Christmas EP accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of London. Carols of the Harp is available now on major streaming platforms, including Apple Music, YouTube, and Spotify. The three new arrangements by Thomas Hewitt Jones (who...
The Aspen Music Festival and School harp department is accepting applications for harp students in its Orchestra/Instrumental program, as well as for the Aspen Chamber Symphony (ACS) principal harp fellowship. According to its website, the Aspen Music Festival and...
The Belgian National Orchestra (BNO) has selected Italian harpist Virginia Pestugia as one of its new Orchestra Academy members for the 2024–2025 season. Students at Belgium’s eight conservatories and music schools audition at their conservatory; selected candidates...
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must submit a CV and recordings via Musicalchairs by Nov. 25. Successful candidates from the live audition round will be invited to trials with the orchestra. For more...
The 2nd Ceren Necipoglu Istanbul Harp Festival will be held January 14–19, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. The festival includes competitions (consisting of two solo harp categories and one chamber music category), masterclasses, workshops, lectures, and...
Leland “Lee” Franklin Caulfield, 94, passed away on October 24, 2024, in Bloomington, Ind. Born on April 26, 1930, in San Francisco, Lee grew up in Mill Valley, Calif., with his parents, Luise and John Caulfield, and three brothers. Lee graduated with a degree in...
