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Anna Dunlap wins Huntsville Symphony audition

Anna Dunlap wins Huntsville Symphony audition

Following an audition that was held on January 27, Anna Dunlap was named the new principal harpist with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra in Alabama.  "I am really looking forward to playing with Huntsville Symphony as their new principal harpist," Dunlap shares. "The...

American Harp Society and World Harp Congress postpone conferences

American Harp Society and World Harp Congress postpone conferences

Both the 2020 American Harp Society National Conference in Orlando, Fl. and the 2020 World Harp Congress in Cardiff, Wales have been postponed. Originally scheduled for this June and July respectively, the coordinators for these two events have made the difficult...

Peabody appoints June Han to harp faculty

Peabody appoints June Han to harp faculty

The Peabody Institute has announced that June Han will be added to their faculty roster beginning this fall. "I am very thrilled to join the stellar faculty at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University this fall," Han shares. "I look forward to building a...

Oberlin launches concert series featuring Yolanda Kondonassis

Oberlin launches concert series featuring Yolanda Kondonassis

On April 14, Oberlin Conservatory will launch "Stage Left," a concert series streamed at oberlin.edu. First on the lineup is Yolanda Kondonassis' 2016 performance of the Ginastera Harp Concerto with the Oberlin Orchestra. The concert will begin with an interview...

Rosanna Moore appointed harp professor at University of Oregon

Rosanna Moore appointed harp professor at University of Oregon

University of Oregon has appointed Rosanna Moore harp instructor for the university's school of music and dance. Beginning this fall, Moore will be rebuilding the formerly discontinued program. "I'm really excited to be restarting and rebooting the harp program,"...

Glowing Harp cancels festival, livestreams harp marathon

Glowing Harp cancels festival, livestreams harp marathon

The Glowing Harp Festival, scheduled to take place this April, has been canceled as a result of COVID-19. As a substitute, the festival will livestream a concert on Instagram on April 10. Dubbed the Glowing Harp Marathon, harpists such as Isabelle Moretti, Anaïs...

Full-time position open for harp instructor in Arizona

Full-time position open for harp instructor in Arizona

Mesa Public Schools (MPS) has announced a job opening for a full–time harp instructor to begin at the start of the 2020–2021 school year. The MPS harp program is the largest in the country, with over 230 students participating in 16 junior and senior high schools...

Navigating COVID-19 as a Harpist

Navigating COVID-19 as a Harpist

UPDATED March 13, 2020 As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world and throughout the United States, we wanted to know what harpists are doing to protect themselves and their students, and how restrictions on large public gatherings and travel is...

Position open for harpist with U.S. Navy Band

Position open for harpist with U.S. Navy Band

The U.S. Navy Band has announced a harp audition for a full–time harpist in their ensemble. The position is open to harpists ages 18–39 who are fully qualified for U.S. military service. Based in Washington DC, the harpist selected for this job will perform with the...