The USA International Harp Competition has announced dates for its 11th harp competition. Taking place at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Ind., the triennial affair is scheduled for July 3-13, 2019. Erin Brooker-Miller, the competition’s...
Michelle Gott was recently appointed to the harp faculty at the University of Arizona. Gott will begin her appointment in August, succeeding Carrol McLaughlin, who taught at Arizona for over 30 years before passing away in March 2018. “I am completely thrilled and...
—by Ann Yeung After a tragically brief period following a cancer diagnosis, Lisa Spurlock Gilmore passed from this earthly world on July 2, 2018. Most significantly, Lisa was a passionate and caring teacher, friend, wife, and mother. She is survived by her husband and...
Mary Lattimore’s new album, Hundreds of Days, was recently featured in The New Yorker. Reviewed by Amanda Petrusich, the article also emphasizes the harp’s history and significance “in an era in which new synthesizer plug-ins are programmed, released, and then used by...
Amy Thompson has been making waves as a composer (she recently won a BMI Student Composer Award), so Harp Column sat down with her to ask about her musical style and get some tips for how to work with composers writing for the harp. What inspired you to start...
Harpists are mourning the loss of Ken Gist (1962–2018). A talented harpist, composer, and arranger, he was principal harpist with the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, and was previously a member of the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Kentucky of Bowling...
Cheryl Losey Feder is the new principal harpist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Following the retirement of Suzanne Thomas, who held the position for 51 years, the BPO hosted auditions for the position from Apr. 29 – May 1, 2018. Says Losey Feder, “I am...
Mana Azimi, Abigail Enssle, and Adam Phan are the winners of the 2018 Anne Adams Awards. Anna Dunlap was named an alternate winner, and other grand finalists included Deanna Cirielli, Natalie Man, and Juanito Riveros. The three winners will receive a $2,000...
W&W Musical Instrument Company, makers of Venus harps, announced in May that the company is shifting its business from building new harps to servicing and maintaining used instruments. The company will continue to produce special-order harps in addition to its...
Gwyneth Wentink, international harp sensation, has again joined forces with saxophonist George Brooks and violinist Kala Ramnath to create Elements' second album, The Alchemy, released May 25, 2018. Harp Column caught up with Wentink to learn more about the unique...
