No first prize was awarded in two divisions at 4th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary. Results have been announced for the 4th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, which took place Nov. 30–Dec. 4, 2016, under the artistic direction of...
Warner Classics and Anneleen Lenaerts, harpist with the Vienna Philharmonic, have announced an extended partnership. "Warner Classics has signed an exclusive long-term recording contract with the young Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts," said the record label in a...
Ben Creighton Griffiths got a shout-out in the U.K. Jazz Journal for his Nov. 27, 2016, performance at Black Mountain Jazz. "Griffiths does enough to convince that the harp can be a jazz vehicle," said reviewer Nigel Jarrett, whose write up leaves the impression that...
The International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, kicks off Nov. 30, 2016, with an opening concert by Katrina Szederkényi. Originally from Canada, Szederkényi is now co-principal harpist with the Duisburg Philharmonic. She won First Prize at the Szeged...
Winners have been announced at the 2016 Camac Prize Taiwan competition, which was held Nov. 25–27, 2016, at the Wenshui Art and Cultural Center in Taiwan. The competition was organized by the Taiwan Harp Center and sponsored by Camac Harps. Meng-Lu Chiu is the...
On October 30th, 2016, harpists and harp music lovers gathered at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto to hear Judy Loman perform a solo recital in celebration of her 80th birthday. Still just as active and prolific as ever, Loman performed a program of music by Salzedo,...
The famed Cass Tech Harp and Vocal Ensemble celebrated its 90th Anniversary with a benefit concert on Friday, Nov. 18. The ensemble is now under the direction of Lydia Cleaver, who was featured in a radio interview with WDET's Jerome Vaughn. "The legacy has been...
The 4th International Harp Competition hosted by the Slovenian Harp Association was held November 3-6, 2016, at the Fran Korun Koželjski Music School Hall, in Velenje, Slovenia, with support from Camac Harps and the Harp Masters Academy. This year, 100 young harpists...
French harpist Anaïs Gaudemard has released the new recording Harp Concertos on the Claves Records label. The recording includes Alberto Ginastera's Harp Concerto; the Concerto for Harp by François-Adrien Boieldieu; and Claude Debussy's "danses sacrée et profane,"...
Harp Column is sad to learn that Pamela Campbell Vokolek, age 76, died of cancer on November 5, 2016 on Bainbridge Island, Wash. Vokolek was harp teacher at the University of Washington School of Music from 1968-2007, during which time she also performed with many...
