Many thanks to Leonard Jacome for sharing his latest video with us on Facebook! We wanted to find out more about his fascinating style of playing. Read on… Q: How would you describe your style of playing? I am very free in my performances. The music is free; it's only...
Q and A with Mason Morton
By now you may have read the news that harpist Mason Morton and his group Sons of Serendip will be competing in the Semifinals of the popular TV show America's Got Talent. (Watch them perform.) The show will be over soon enough, but whether they win or lose I'm pretty...
Q and A with the Atlantic Harp Duo
Harp ensembles and duos are popping up everywhere these days, largely thanks to the creative programing and commissioning projects of groups like the Atlantic Harp Duo, who has been around since 2006 when members Elizabeth Jaxon and Marta Power Luce teamed up in...
Q and A with Megan Landfair
A few weeks ago I met Megan Landfair, who left her job as Executive Director of the USA International Harp Competition to become the manager of the Virginia Harp Center's Haddonfield, NJ branch. She'll jump right into her new position with a "Meet and Greet...
Q and A with Ray and Sue Mooers
Dusty Strings has just unveiled a new harp model, so we figured it was time to catch up with the people behind the product, company founders Ray and Sue Mooers. We asked them to tell us more about their new harp and other things. What prompted you to design a concert...
Q and A with Lynne Aspnes
The American Harp Center, founded by Lynne Aspnes, enters its second season in July. Aspnes hopes the idyllic Northern Michigan location will be a place where "pressures of external evaluation are removed from the equation," and harpists can "pursue their own...
Q and A with Isobel Mieras on the Edinburgh Harp Festival
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival kicks off on April 4th. We asked Joint Artistic Adviser Isobel Mieras to tell us more about this year's event. What are you most looking forward to about this year's festival? I am looking forward to the sheer diversity of the...
Q and A with Nawid Salimi
Did you know there is such a thing as the World Doctors Orchestra? Neither did I until a friend called to see if I could play with the international group a few years ago when they were giving a concert in the U.S. and needed a harpist. These days they don't have to...
Q and A with Catrin Finch
http://youtu.be/NsoOs5ITLEM Catrin Finch has just released a new CD, Lullabies, on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Read on for her thoughts about the project. So, tell us about Lullabies Lullabies is a recording of children's classics and favourites, as well as some...
Q and A with Benjamin Attahir
Yesterday the USA International Harp Competition announced French composer Benjamin Attahir as the winner of their 2012 composition contest. (Read more.) Kudos to the USAIHC for sponsoring the contest and tying in the composition element to the performance aspect of...
