In case you haven't heard, a full–time job for a harp teacher in west Texas just opened up. The March/April 2019 edition of Harp Column recently featured Ector County Independent School District as one of six successful public school harp programs in the United...
The USA International Harp Competition has announced the harpists competing in the 11th contest. Taking place July 3–13, the 40 competitors come from 18 countries and range in age from 18 to 28. Erin Brooker–Miller, the competition’s executive director, says, “After a...
The Patagonia Instrument Project is raising money to buy a 34–string Welsh Teifi harp for music students in the Chubut region of Patagonia. These students were visited by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in 2015 as part of a community residency celebrating the...
Ector County Independent School District is hiring a full–time harp instructor for grades K–12 in Odessa, Texas. Open to harp teachers with a bachelor’s degree and a valid Texas teaching certificate, the ideal candidate should have “strong organizational,...
If you are a harpist on Instagram, there's a pretty good chance your feed has been filled with photos tagged with #harpril this month. The daily photo challenge encourages harpists to share photos and stories about their harp lives on a different topic each day in...
Salvi Harps released a new electro acoustic 38–stringed lever harp modeled off the popular Una Celtic harp. With a dark gray finish, the instrument is promoted for its “silkgut” copper strings, which have a metallic copper powder to reduce the sound shift that happens...
Pictured above, front row, L to R: Maria Rindenello-Parker, Nancy O’Brien, David Kolacny, Jason Azem, Andrea Ventura, Davide Rosso, Peter Wiley, Rachel Galbraith, Hilmar Gusik; middle row: Juno Lin, John Papadolias, Maro Lejarre, Shoichiro Takiguchi, Ryan Skelly,...
The 2nd international Glowing Harp Competition in Kharkiv, Ukraine concluded on April 10, with prizes going to competitors in six categories. Spanning five days, participants came from Japan, Italy, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Turkey, and the Ukraine....
Ever heard of speed dating 20 harps? Neither had we until we talked to Anya Garipoli about her experience at the 2019 Lyon & Healy Awards, held last month in Chicago. Garipoli, a senior at the Oberlin Conservatory, was one of only three harpists from a field of 54...
The next installment of Salvi Harps' Arpissima event series is set to take place April 12–14 in Mira, Italy. Featuring German harpist Silke Aichhorn, the harp extravaganza offers concerts, masterclasses, and a Salvi instrument and accessories exhibit. We sat down with...
