The Gewandhausorchester has announced an opening for one of its two full positions in harp, with auditions to be held May 21–22, 2024. The Gewandhausorchester performs at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, the Oper Leipzig, and the Thomaskirche. The ensemble began as a...
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra has appointed Emily Granger as its new principal harpist. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Granger studied with Susann McDonald at the Jacobs School of Music and with Sarah Bullen at the Chicago College of the Performing Arts....
Francesca Romana Di Nicola has released a new album titled Miniature, a compilation of 27 short pieces for solo harp, which she composed in 2020. According to her website, each musical miniature “tells a personal story inspired by an emotion, a reflection, a childhood...
The Young Artist’s Harp Seminar (YAHS) has announced its 2024 guest artist, Mariko Anraku, associate principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (the Met). Applications for next summer’s YAHS and Prep programs will open on January 1, 2024, and are due by...
Harpist Kirsten Agresta Copely is nominated for a 2024 GRAMMY Award in the “Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album” category for her second New Age album, Aquamarine. According to a press release, the album is “inspired by [the artist’s] deep connection with the ocean...
Harpist Elisabeth Plank and flutist Diren Duran, accompanied by the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester and conducted by Howard Griffiths, will release a new recording of Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. The Nov. 10 release is the seventh volume of the “Next Generation...
The upcoming Atlanta Harp Center Festival will take place March 15–17, 2024, in Decatur, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. The festival will feature harpists Juan Riveros, Kim Robertson, Amanda Whiting, and Valérie Milot. Other guest artists will include Rhett Barnwell,...
Elizabeth “Liz” Elyse Yockey Ilku graced the world with her talent, love, disciplined determination, inner and outer beauty, and kind fellowship from March 2, 1928, until August 21, 2023. She passed away from natural causes, peacefully at her home, with her children...
The Oregon Symphony in Portland, Ore., has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must send a resume by email to auditions@orsymphony.org by Dec. 1, along with an indication of whether or not the applicant plans to bring a harp. The auditions will be...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) announces the appointment of its new Artistic Director Elizabeth Hainen and Associate Artistic Director Emmanuel Ceysson. Since founding the USAIHC in 1989, Susann McDonald has served as its Artistic Director. She will...
