Met Opera principal harpist Emmanuel Ceysson is profiled in the December 2017 issue of Opera News. Titled “Harp Throb,” Paul Driscoll writes, “Ceysson is charming, loquacious, and brilliantly gifted.” He chats with Ceysson about his childhood growing up behind the...
Katie Buckley featured in Björk's newest album Singer-songwriter Björk recently released the album Utopia, which Spin calls “stunning” and NPR hails as “peace amidst the chaos.” Harp Column caught up with harpist Katie Buckley, who recorded the prominent harp line in...
Shout out to Canadian harpist Janelle Nadeau for her recent feature in Huffington Post. The article, written by Randy Radic, gives a rave review of her newly released album Star of Night – a collection of 10 Christmas tunes. Nadeau, who also provides vocals on the...
The 5th Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival took place Nov. 10-18, 2017. The competition included 33 competitors from 11 countries and offered prizes in four separate divisions. The winner from the young professional division, Enea Cavallo, was featured...
Philadelphia Orchestra harpist Elizabeth Hainen recently released her newest album, Home. With the holidays nearing and harpists around the world traveling to celebrate the festivities with their loved ones, we spoke with Hainen about her recent experiences recording...
The Hong Kong International Competition has announced repertoire for its fourth competition, which will take place Oct. 4-7, 2018. There are eight divisions, including a level for children ages 6 and below, a professional division for ages 30 and under, and an “open”...
Wilber “Corkey” Christman, 80, died October 16, 2017, in Schenectady, NY. His wife Patricia died in 2014; surviving are daughter Laura Sodders, and sister Alice Gingery and her children and grandchildren. Corkey took early harp lessons with Betty Fuller Meiners and...
Harpists Isabelle Perrin and Erik Groenestein-Hendriks have designed a new five-day harp course to take place in Gothenburg, Sweden on March 29 – April 2, 2018. The program will include a total of five private lessons with Perrin and Groenestein-Hendriks, in addition...
Cincinnati harpist Rachel Miller is the new principal harpist with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. She won the job after a three-round audition that took place in late October and will be starting her tenure with the orchestra in February 2018. Originally from...
Norwegian harpist and composer Uno Vesje has released a new album of original works, titled Oslo(ve), for harp, strings, and flute. The chamber album contains a five-movement suite, a movement from his harp concerto, and Prelude No. 1. “I have had the pleasure of...
