Lyon & Healy Harps will host three weekend harp events throughout the U.S. this year as part of its new Harptacular series. "Harptacular will bring a unique learning, networking, and performance opportunity to cities across the country." says the company. The...
Registration is now open for the 13th World Harp Congress (WHC), which will take place July 7–13 in Hong Kong. This marks the first time the triennial event—which typically draws about 800 harpists from 50 countries—has been held in Asia. Events will take place at the...
The League of American Orchestras will bestow its highest honor, the Gold Baton award, upon Ann Hobson Pilot at its national conference this June in Detroit. Hobson Pilot performed for 40 years as principal harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra; she was the first...
The Glowing Harp Competition announced winners following its recent competition and festival held February 17–22, 2017, in Kharkiv Ukraine. Maria Pozdnyakova (Russia) and Oksana...
Grand Dame of the harp Germaine Lorenzini passed away peacefully at her home in Lyon, France, on Saturday, February 4, 2017. The news came as a sad shock to not only close friends and family but to harpists around the world. A passionately dedicated pedagogue, she...
I first met Joris Beets when he came to the Dutch Harp Festival in 2014 to show off his new invention – the Delta harp. Since then, I've seen the instrument gradually gain attention in the harp world, eventually even winning over Salvi harps. Just recently, they...
Two new harp models were unveiled in January at the 2017 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show in Anaheim, Calif. Salvi Harps presented its newest model, the Delta, and Dusty Strings introduced the Mariachi. "The Delta puts together centuries of...
The USA International Harp Competition has announced repertoire for its eleventh competition, which will take place in 2019. The competition takes place every three years in Bloomington, Ind. and is open to harpists of all nationalities between the ages of 18 and 32...
When news broke late last month that Pat Terry-Ross won the prestigious Kresge Foundation Eminent Artist Award, word spread like wildfire through the harp community. Pat is a familiar figure in both the harp world and the Detroit arts community, having spent her...
The Kresge Foundation has named harpist and vocalist Pat Terry Ross its 2017 Eminent Artist. She is the ninth artist to receive the honor—which also includes a $50,000 award— for her "contributions to art form, cultural community, and residents of the city," according...
