Joel von Lerber first leapt onto the musical scene in 2013 after winning the Louis Spohr Competition in Germany. Following that feat, he was awarded sixth prize in the USA International Harp Competition (2013), third prize at the Golden Harp Competition in Russia...
Matt Dupont won second place in the 2020 Prix Orford Musique, following a live semi–final and final round that took place August 11–15. In addition to a full scholarship to two weeks at the 2021 Orford Music Academy, Dupont was awarded a $4,000 cash prize and coaching...
The Welsh harpist Ann Griffiths died peacefully at her home in Raglan, South Wales on July 24th, 2020. Born in Caerphilly in 1934, she graduated with a Welsh degree from Cardiff University before obtaining her Premier Prix in 1958 from the Paris Conservatoire under...
Morwenna Louttit–Vermaat and husband Creag recently caught the attention of Yahoo News for their innovative Rainbow Harp, a system of color–coded strings that can aid in the process of note–reading. Louttit–Vermaat, a harpist with dyslexia, told Yahoo that growing up,...
Brook Boddie, harpist, organist, pianist, arranger and composer, passed away unexpectedly on July 15, 2020 from cardiac arrest, at the age of 51. Brook was not only an extraordinarily gifted musician, but also an extremely caring, giving, and humble human being. Known...
Angela Schwarzkopf won the 2020 JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber for her album detach. The first harpist to win in 25 years, she shares, "I am beyond thrilled to win a JUNO Award. It is such an honor to join the previous harp winners Judy...
Harpist, educator, and activist Angelica Hairston's work in the arts has been recognized for its impressive vision and scope. Last year she was named a SphinxLead fellow, a mentorship program created to empower arts leaders of color and also received a 2019 Governor's...
The Young Artist’s Harp Competition named winners of its 2020 event, held virtually in June. Janice Hur of South Korea won first place in the Emerging Artist Division (maximum age 19), and Sophia Jho of the United States received first place in the New Artist...
French harpmaker Camac has designed a new harp intended for young children, named the Telenn Small Hands. Inspired by violins and cellos that have adjusted proportions for small hands, the Telenn harp has a reduced spacing between the strings. This project was...
The American Harp Society Foundation has announced prizewinners for the two competitions held May 20–21. Kaitlin Miller, Juan Riveros, and Claire Thai were selected as the three winners of the 2020 Anne Adams Awards, with Heather Cornelius named an honorable mention....
