Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda is a featured performer on May 14 at 8 p.m. CDT at the 8th Chicago Jazz String Summit (CJSS). Founded by cellist and composer Tomeka Reid, CJSS is a BIPOC-led organization that presents live performances showcasing jazz, improvised,...
Camac Harps will launch the fifth season of its online concert series Les Jeudis de la Harpe on May 5. The free concerts will be livestreamed on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. CET on Camac’s YouTube channel, and will remain online for audiences in other time zones. The...
California harpist Gracie Sprout played the gig of a lifetime earlier this year when she accompanied singer Jhené Aiko on "American the Beautiful" in front of a Super Bowl audience of more than 112 million. As the TV cameras brought Sprout and her pedal harp into...
Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita will release their third collaborative album, ECHO, on May 27 on the bendigedig label. The album marks 10 years of collaboration between the two artists. ECHO is available for pre-order from Finch and...
Harpist Mary Lattimore and guitarist Paul Sukeena will release their first full-length collaborative album, West Kensington, on May 20. The album’s six tracks feature harp, ambient, guitar, chimes, and drone. West Kensington is available for pre-order from Three Lobed...
Jazz harpist Amanda Whiting will release her third album with Jazzman Records on June 24. Whiting says that new explorations in a time of global changing events and uncertainty led her to record Lost in Abstraction. Whiting’s trio, including Aidan Thorne (bass) and...
Joel von Lerber will release his second album, Légende, on May 27 on the Claves label. Celebrating the harp’s newly expanded chromatic capabilities in the 1800s, the album features works by Renié, Fauré, Grandjany, Posse, Parish Alvars, Mchedelov, Liszt, and Bochsa....
Harpist Jim Palmer of Maryville, Missouri, died on March 22, 2022, after a brief illness. Jim performed in many prestigious settings in his home state of New York including the United Nations, Guild Theatre, the TOBAY Distinguished Artists Series, and numerous...
The Félix Godefroid International Harp Competition has announced the winners of its 8th edition. Sponsored by Camac Harps, the competition took place April 7–10 in Tournai, Belgium. The triennial competition is open to harpists ages 35 and under, divided into four...
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) has announced an opening for the position of principal harp. This is a per-service position for the 2022-2023 season only. Interested candidates must send a one-page resume to auditions@fwsymphony.org by April 7. A limited...
