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Q and A with Alice Giles

Q and A with Alice Giles

Australian harpist Alice Giles is the newly appointed chair of the World Harp Congress. We talked with her on July 30, 2026, at One Harp World in Toronto. Tell us why the World Harp Congress is important. For me, the World Harp Congress is really important because it...

Q and A with OHW featured performer Joy Yeh

Q and A with OHW featured performer Joy Yeh

We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer’s One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring Joy Yeh,...

Q and A with OHW featured performer Anne-Sophie Bertrand

Q and A with OHW featured performer Anne-Sophie Bertrand

We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer’s One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring...

Q and A: OHW Performers on Mixing Music and Multimedia

Q and A: OHW Performers on Mixing Music and Multimedia

We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer’s One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring five...

Q and A with Toronto International Harp Festival artists

Q and A with Toronto International Harp Festival artists

The Toronto International Harp Festival—a.k.a. iHarpFest—takes place July 11–12, 2026, with its Summer Institute happening July 6–10. We asked some of this year’s featured performers to tell us what makes this festival a unique event and what they’re most looking...

Q and A with OHW featured performer Erica Goodman

Q and A with OHW featured performer Erica Goodman

We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer’s One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring Erica...

Q and A with OHW featured performer Ben Creighton Griffiths

Q and A with OHW featured performer Ben Creighton Griffiths

We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer’s One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring Ben...

Q and A with OHW featured performer Sharlene Wallace

Q and A with OHW featured performer Sharlene Wallace

We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer's One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring Sharlene...

Q and A with Andrew Chan, Catherine Michel, and Kathleen Bride

Q and A with Andrew Chan, Catherine Michel, and Kathleen Bride

Canadian harpist Andrew Chan is launching a new international harp festival in Toronto, to be held annually beginning this summer. Catherine Michel and Kathleen Bride are serving as artistic advisors. We asked Chan, Michel, and Bride to tell us more about the...

Q and A with Ashley Jackson

Q and A with Ashley Jackson

Harpist Ashley Jackson's label debut album Take Me to the Water is out on March 21 with Decca Records, US. The album will be available on all digital service providers after release. According to a press release, Take Me to the Water is a musical exploration of the...