What's a freelance harpist with a calendar full of teaching, performing, and freelancing through the N.Y.C. region do with extra time on their hands? The answer—if you're Diane Michaels—is to write that novel you've always dreamed of. And what better topic for a...
Update 9-7-16 Following the finals of the ARD International Music Competition, a winner has been announced... The first prize is awarded to Agnès Clément, from France! Clément also received the audience prize (based on an online vote) as well as the special prize for...
The winners have just been announced for the Sixth International Competition "Suoni d'Arpa" (Sounds of Harp), which took place this past week, September 1-5, 2016, in Saluzzo, Italy. The competition was hosted by the Italian Harp Association, in partnership with Salvi...
Harpists are once again invited to enter the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Competition for Strings and harp. The competition is open to to violinists, violists, cellists, bassists, and harpists ages 18–30 who are planning a professional career in music and...
Met Orchestra principal harpist Emmanuel Ceysson has joined the faculty at Mannes School of Music as a professor of Harp. The school is part of The New School, based in the Greenwich Village section of New York. Ceysson's position begins August 28, 2016. “We are...
Northern Ireland singer Gerard Carroll is the first to admit that taking up the harp started out as only a hobby. But now that his "Shut up and Dance" video has gone viral—gaining the attention of Mashable, Belfast Telegraph, and others—Carroll says he may "take...
Looking for a fall harp festival or retreat to attend this season? You're in luck! We've scoured the internet to find harp events around the globe sure to motivate and inspire. Do you know about a festival we missed? Tell us, and be sure to post on our Harp Concert...
Winners were announced at the third Thailand International Harp Festival Youth Harp Competition, for harpists age 17 and under, which took place August 9–10, 2016, in Bangkok. Jacqueline Lo, 17, of Hong Kong, was the first prize winner, which included Her Majesty the...
If you're on Facebook and you're a harpist, chances are pretty good you caught a glimpse of British harpist Oliver Wass in his video performance of Manuel de Falla's "Spanish Dance" posted two weeks ago by Classic FM radio. The socks. The red socks! Who among us...
Lyon & Healy has announced details for the next Lyon & Healy Awards, which will take place June 22–24, 2017, prior to the American Harp Society 12th Summer Institute in Northfield, Minn. The biennial award competition is open to members of the American Harp...
