The Achill International Harp Festival will hold several free online events Oct. 22–24, along with workshops and tutorials for purchase. The festival opens with a new film about the music and culture of five Irish islands. Concerts will feature O'Carolan songs, early...
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in Virginia has announced a harp audition to be held Oct. 16. Under music director Christopher Zimmerman, the regional orchestra presents concerts across northern Virginia. The orchestra's educational outreach programs focus on creating...
Residentie Orkest The Hague, the Netherlands, has announced an opening for the principal harp position. In addition to skill as an orchestral player, requirements for the part-time position include an interest in contemporary music, educational and outreach...
The Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) is accepting applications until Nov. 5 for its 2022 World Harp Competition. The international competition is open to harpists of all ages and nationalities, and welcomes repertoire from any genre. Programs must be 45 minutes in length and...
The Second Pratté International Harp Festival has announced the repertoire for its International Harp Competition for Young Talents, which will take place Jan. 17–20, 2022, in Norrköping Concert Hall in Sweden. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities...
The Félix Godefroid International Harp Competition is open for registration. The competition is now scheduled for April 7–10, 2022, after it was postponed from 2020. The triennial competition is open to harpists ages 35 and under at the time of the competition,...
Applications are now open for the Princess Margaret of the Isles Memorial Prize for Celtic Harp, sponsored by the Clan Donald Lands Trust and Robert Burns Society of Charleston, South Carolina. The competition is open to all harpists 18 and older who reside in North...
Suoni d’Arpa announced the 2021 prize winners following its 10th competition, held Aug. 29–Sept. 1 in Saluzzo, Italy. Oksana Sidyagina won first prize in the top division. Tatiana Repnikova won second prize. Agnese Contadini won third prize and the Arpa Viggianese...
49 harpists representing 22 countries are the competitors in the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel. Contestants perform required repertoire and free choice selections over four stages. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the prestigious triennial competition...
Elegy . . . for those we lost will be released as a digital-only single on Azica Records on September 17. This world premiere recording features GRAMMY-nominated harp soloist Yolanda Kondonassis and her husband, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Trumpet Michael Sachs....
