The International Harp Competition Elena Carfi has announced a second edition of the contest, to be held in 2023. Applications are due by October 31. Applicants must submit video recordings between November 1–18. Results for the competition will be announced in...
Canadian harpist Donna Louise Hossack, age 91, died at Vancouver General Hospital, on April 25, 2022. Beloved mother of Anne and Carl Rosenberg, Donna was predeceased by her parents, Donald Ross Hossack and Florence Elvena Hossack, sister Joan Bernd and brother...
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra principal harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson is a recipient of a New Music USA Creator Development Fund award. The support will fund Estrelas, a new solo harp work by composer Clarice Assad, performed with projections by visual artist Xuan....
British harpist Keziah Thomas’s new album, Four Seasons, features her arrangement for harp of Antonio Vivaldi’s famous work. The album is set for release on the Convivium Records label on June 10 and is available for pre-order now. Thomas says she wanted to create a...
Scottish harper Rachel Hair and Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin will release their new album, Lossan, on July 8. The CD will be available for purchase on Hair’s website, and on iTunes and streaming platforms. We asked Hair to tell us more about the project. How did you...
Arizona harpist Claire Thai premiered her two-movement Harp Concerto in March, commissioned by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra (TSO) in 2019. Thai spent several years honing her composition skills as part of the TSO’s Young Composers Project, and the harp concerto is...
The First International Swiss Harp Competition Lira Helvetia is taking place Sept. 1–3 as part of the third Harp Festival Zurich. Organized by a board including Alexander Boldachev and Polina Skryabina, the competition is open to young harpists ages 6 to 16 performing...
The Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago (Chile) has announced an opening for harp soloist. Harpists interested in applying should contact postulaciones.ofs@municipal.cl to request the repertoire and excerpts for the audition. To register for the audition, applicants must...
Florida State University (FSU) has appointed Noël Wan as Assistant Professor of Harp and Entrepreneurship, starting fall 2022. Wan replaces Mary Brigid Roman as FSU’s harp professor, but her joint appointment of harp and entrepreneurship is a new position. We reached...
Berlin-based harpist Joel von Lerber is releasing his second album, Légende, on May 27 on the Claves Records label. The album will be available on all platforms, including Spotify and Amazon Music, and through Claves Records. We reached out to von Lerber to learn more...
