Harpes au Max, Camac Harp's international harp festival, took place for the second time on May 17 – 20, 2018. Based in the harpmaker’s hometown of Ancenis and sponsored by the district of Ancenis, this festival promoted the harp in all its various forms as a way to...
Amy Thompson was recently awarded a 2018 BMI Student Composer Award. Open to young composers studying classical music, the illustrious competition was established in 1951, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious award given to young composers. Thompson,...
Registration is now open for the 4th Hong Kong International Harp Competition, taking place in Chai Wan on Oct. 4 – 8, 2018. The deadline to submit applications and video recordings is May 31, 2018, and contestants will be notified by July 31, 2018 if they advanced to...
César Secundino of Mexico recently snatched first prize in the DHF World Harp Competition, presenting an original program of arrangements entitled "Around the World in 47 Strings." Introducing himself as the pilot of a Boeing 747 harp, he first distributed flight...
César Secundino of Mexico was the first prize winner of the World Harp Competition, held May 12-13 in conjunction with the Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Alice Belugou of France/Switzerland received second prize, and Aimee Hang Yu Lam of Hong Kong/UK...
If you're looking for ways to stay motivated through the summer, we've got you covered. Look below for some of the best festivals this summer to keep you plugged in, and don't forget to check out our calendar for more events happening in 2018. Lyon & Healy Summer...
The Third Latin American Itinerant Pedal Harp Workshop took place April 15 - 21, 2018 in Mexico City. This program is the result of a collaboration between Isabelle Moretti, Marisela González, and Mercedes Gómez, who aimed to "design a workshop that would consider the...
Sarah Bullen, principal harpist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was recently featured in the Chicago Sun-Times for her performance of Debussy’s Dances sacrée et profane with the CSO, conducted by Riccardo Muti. Kyle MacMillan’s review references her “feathery...
Yolanda Kondonassis will premiere a new harp concerto by Jennifer Higdon with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on May 10 and 12, 2018. The concerto, a project that has been 10 years in the making, was a consortium commission by the orchestras in Rochester,...
Matthew Tutsky was named principal harpist with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic after a three-round audition on April 4, 2018. Of the process, Tutsky says, “I have played in auditions where I had to sit on top of harp covers, where I was given a harp that had...
