The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) Fall Concert features Emily Levin, bronze medalist of the 2013 USAIHC and principal harpist of the Dallas Symphony, on a program of music for harp, voice, and organ. The concert is Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. EST at First United...
Armenian-Italian harpist Susanna Mildonian died Oct. 7, 2022, in her home in Brussels, Belgium, after a prolonged illness. The daughter of Armenian parents, Mildonian was born July 2, 1940, in Venice, Italy. She studied harp with Margerita Cicognari at the Benedetto...
Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, has appointed Amy Nam to its faculty, beginning this fall. “I am honored to join the renowned faculty at Luther College. I am delighted to work in such a tremendously warm community of faculty and students who value musical and...
The Houston Symphony Orchestra has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must send a audition application and one-page resume by email to hssauditions@houstonsymphony.org by Oct. 15. Please see the audition listing for more details on the application...
Harpist and composer Ben Creighton Griffiths will premiere his own jazz harp concerto with the Chandos Symphony Orchestra on March 19, 2023, in Malvern, England. The concerto, a suite with five movements in different jazz subgenres, includes both improvisation and...
Harpist and composer Ben Creighton Griffiths will premiere his own jazz harp concerto with the Chandos Symphony Orchestra on March 19, 2023, in Malvern, England. Based in South Wales, Creighton Griffiths is involved in musical projects in both jazz and classical...
After the accession of King Charles III to the throne, former and current royal harpists played for several important occasions. During the king’s first visit to Wales as monarch, former royal harpist Claire Jones performed as King Charles III and Queen Consort...
Hunter College, a public university in Manhattan, has announced a new fellowship for graduate-level harpists, which provides free tuition for two years of graduate study. The Mihi Cura Futuri Harp Fellowship begins in the fall of 2023. The fellowship is named for the...
French harpist and recording artist Xavier de Maistre’s most recent album release on the Sony Classical label features music entirely by Russian composers, including two concertos. The first is a familiar classic: Reinhold Glière’s concerto, influenced by folk music...
Camac Harps, which has been making harps in France since 1972, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a festival Oct. 21–23. Held at Camac’s showroom in Paris, with special evening concerts at the Cité de la Musique. The festival is free to attend with advance...
