Harpist Kirsten Agresta Copely is nominated for a 2024 GRAMMY Award in the “Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album” category for her second New Age album, Aquamarine. According to a press release, the album is “inspired by [the artist’s] deep connection with the ocean...
Harpist Elisabeth Plank and flutist Diren Duran, accompanied by the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester and conducted by Howard Griffiths, will release a new recording of Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. The Nov. 10 release is the seventh volume of the “Next Generation...
The upcoming Atlanta Harp Center Festival will take place March 15–17, 2024, in Decatur, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. The festival will feature harpists Juan Riveros, Kim Robertson, Amanda Whiting, and Valérie Milot. Other guest artists will include Rhett Barnwell,...
Elizabeth “Liz” Elyse Yockey Ilku graced the world with her talent, love, disciplined determination, inner and outer beauty, and kind fellowship from March 2, 1928, until August 21, 2023. She passed away from natural causes, peacefully at her home, with her children...
The Oregon Symphony in Portland, Ore., has announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must send a resume by email to auditions@orsymphony.org by Dec. 1, along with an indication of whether or not the applicant plans to bring a harp. The auditions will be...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) announces the appointment of its new Artistic Director Elizabeth Hainen and Associate Artistic Director Emmanuel Ceysson. Since founding the USAIHC in 1989, Susann McDonald has served as its Artistic Director. She will...
The Yehudi Menuhin School in Stoke d’Abernon, Surrey, England, has launched a new first-study harp program, led by its new Professor of Harp, Keziah Thomas. The harp program includes solo repertoire, chamber music for strings and harp, and orchestral repertoire. Harp...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) is calling for scores for the 8th Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest. Composers of all nationalities are invited to submit new unpublished works for solo harp, between six and eight minutes in duration. The USAIHC...
The Korea International Harp Competition (KIHC) has announced the required repertoire for its next competition, set to take place April 24–28, 2024. Next year’s competition includes four divisions: Junior 1, Junior 2, Youth, and Young Professional. Co-directors Jung...
The Great Falls (Mont.) Symphony and Music Director Grant Harville have announced an opening for principal harp. The audition will take place virtually Nov. 10–12, with an additional final live round if requested by the audition committee. To apply, email a one-page...
