Next week in the Netherlands – October 12-16, 2016 – four of the country's major harp events are set to coincide in the city of Utrecht: the international Dutch Harp Competition, the Dutch Harp Festival, the Open Harp Day, and the Jazz Harp Academy. Dutch Harp...
Two harpists begin one-year positions this season. Rachel Miller will play Principal Harp with the Akron Symphony, in Akron Ohio. "Lots of beautiful, harp-heavy orchestral pieces ahead!" says Miller, who also serves as Principal Harp with the Binghamton Philharmonic...
The International Harp Contest in Israel has announced repertoire for its 20th contest, scheduled to take place October 15–25, 2018. The event takes place every three years in Isarel, this time under the direction of Julia Rovinsky. Read our interview with 19th...
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...
