Shortly after a soft launch event in the Fringe Club Gallery in Hong Kong, World Harp Day will hold its first official in-person activity from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on June 10 in Milan, Italy, The event is free and includes harp performances, lectures, and presentations....
The American Harp Society (AHS) named Kaitlin Miller as its new Concert Artist for the next two years after she won the Young Professional division of the 25th AHS National Competition, held May 31–June 4 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. As the AHS...
Harpist, writer, and educator Ashley Jackson will release her debut solo album, Ennanga, in advance of Juneteenth, the holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate African American history. Jackson says of the album, “Inspired by my musical heritage, Ennanga pays...
The Rogue Valley Symphony has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must send a current resume and audio recordings of the required excerpts to auditions@rvsymphony.org by June 2. After the recorded first round, selected applicants will be invited to a...
The World Harp Congress (WHC) and American Harp Society (AHS) have announced plans for a joint conference to be held in July 2026 in Toronto, Canada. The WHC and AHS will be working together to combine programming for the entire event. Representatives from the AHS say...
A new book written in Japanese features a collection of magazine and newspaper articles by Japanese harpist Yoshie Abe, compiled and edited by her last student, Kyoko Tanaka. Abe was a student of Ksenia Erdeli, Marcel Tournier, Henriette Renié, and Lily Laskine, and...
Japanese harpist Mai Fukui has released a new album, Parfum de la harpe, now available from 299 Music Records. Fukui spent a decade studying French repertoire at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She says, “I’ve always wanted to...
Lyon & Healy Harps has announced the required repertoire for its next competition, set to take place March 6–8, 2024, in Chicago. All competitors will perform Etude no. 6 by Eric Schmidt, Une châtelaine en sa tour by Gabriel Fauré, and Le jardin mouillé by Jacques...
The Teatro San Carlo in Naples has appointed Elèna Vallebona principal harp. Over 70 candidates performed in the initial round of the harp audition, which has not been held since the 1980s. The audition consisted of four rounds. Following the elimination and...
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Ellie Kirk principal harpist following two days of auditions, held May 11–12. Kirk begins performing with the orchestra in the 2023–2024 season. Kirk has served in orchestral harp positions with the Illinois Symphony...
