The results of the Camac Harp Competition of the North London Festival 2017 have just been announced. Participation in the competition is open to harpists in the United Kingdom and Ireland, under the age of 30. The winners were selected by jury members Ieuan Jones and...
On the occasion of her 80th birthday, the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London will hold a tribute concert for Marisa Robles, to honor her contribution to the harp world and classical music in general. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 14th, at 6:15 PM, in...
Remembering the French Harp Pedagogue —by Isabelle Moretti I don’t know how I am going to talk about Germaine! How can you write a eulogy about somebody so alive? I can already hear her laughing! She had a full laugh—in-your-face, generous; it was a smoker’s laugh, a...
Seattle harp and guitar duo March to May come out with their new album Through the Night on April 21. The "folk-tinged" duo featuring Beth Wesche on harp and Darren Guyaz on guitar got its start in 2012 and shortly after released their critically acclaimed Water's...
Duo Scorpio is back in the news with the release of their new album Two Bridges on the American Modern Recordings label. The new project features entirely original compositions for harp duo by composers Andy Akiho, Ferdinando DeSena, Christopher Dietz, Nico Muhly,...
The Italian Harp Association has just announced their 7th International Harp Competition, "Suoni d'Arpa," to be held in the medieval town of Saluzzo from September 2nd to 7th, 2017. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities and offers three age...
Results have been announced for the 2017 Félix Godefroid Harp Competition, held April 2–4 at the Tournai Conservatory in Belgium. The competition is hosted by Les Amis De La Harpe Mosane and takes place every three years. It was created to "honor the works"...
The Edinburgh Harp Festival happens this week beginning March 31 and continuing through April 5. The annual event has drawn Celtic harp players from around the world to Edinburgh since 1982 when John Hoare and Mike Stevens of Pilgrim Harps planned the first event to...
Looking for a dose of inspiration this season? We've scoured the internet so you don't have to! Check out all the great spring and summer festivals and conferences happening in 2017. Do you know about a something we missed? Tell us, and be sure to post on our Harp...
Are you getting excited for the upcoming World Harp Congress in Hong Kong? Whether you're planning to attend in person or follow along vicariously with our updates on harpcolumn.com, we know you probably want to hear more about the harp world's biggest extravaganza!!...
