The Musica Mundi school in Belgium has appointed Sivan Magen to its harp faculty. An international boarding school for highly talented music students ages 12–17, Musica Mundi is an affiliate of Cambridge University offering students two hours of instrumental lessons...
Mary Lattimore's latest album Silver Ladders is gaining national attention. The album made The New Yorker's "Best Music of 2020" list in November, coming in at number three. Now, NPR has labeled it one of the "50 Best Albums of 2020." Author Lars Gotrich states that...
Kirsten Agresta Copely's album Around the Sun received a silver medal for outstanding achievement from the Global Music Awards. We caught up with Agresta Copely to hear her thoughts on the achievement. "I'm especially excited and proud to have won a silver medal from...
International travel has been nearly impossible for the last year, but harpists Carolyn Munford and Vonda Darr will take their audience on a musical journey to France during their "An Evening in Paris" program. Part of the Savannah Philharmonic's retooled 2021 season,...
DePaul University has appointed Julia Coronelli to its harp faculty. "The position begins in Sept. 2021," says Coronelli. "As a native Chicagoan, I am especially excited and proud to build a harp studio in one of the best musical cities in the world. It's a renowned...
Classically trained harpists and pals Gracie Sprout and Liska Yamada have found non-traditional paths to success with touring artists. We caught up with them to find out more about life on the road. Tell us about who you have been performing with. How did you get the...
Seattle folk duo March to May recently released their second studio album, What I Was and More. The duo, featuring Elizabeth Wesche on harp and Darren Guyaz on piano and guitar, is committed to breaking genre boundaries with their music. They describe their sound as...
Two harpists have received praise from major publications for their latest albums. Mary Lattimore's album Silver Ladders made The New Yorker's "Best Music of 2020" list, coming in at number three. The list's author Amanda Petrusich describes the album as "dissonant...
Brandee Younger has been appointed to the harp faculty at both New York University and The New School. Â We spoke with Younger about her new positions at both institutions. On her appointment at NYU, she says "as an alum of NYU Steinhardt, I am delighted to join the...
French harpmaker Camac Harps has launched the online concert series Les Jeudis Classiques (Classical Thursdays) in collaboration with musician and filmmaker Julien Hanck. The concerts will be livestreamed on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. CET from the stage at Camac's...
