Colombian-born harpist Edmar Castañeda released his seventh album, Family, on May 21, featuring a blend of original compositions and traditional…
Instrument maker Mike Baldwin has released Harp Making in Late-Georgian London, available from Amazon and Bookshop.org. Through historical papers, 19th-century…
Stephanie Curcio’s new book, American Harpist: An Historical and Personal Journey, is now available from Stephanie Curcio Publications. We caught…
A Harpist’s Guide to Effortless and Organic Playing, a new method book by Heidi Lehwalder, is now available from Vanderbilt…
Jana Boušková’s new album Má vlast, released on Supraphon on May 14, interprets the great music of Czech composers for…
Catrin Finch is sharing advice on how to achieve technical prowess in her latest book, Harp Academy. After years of forging…
Mallory McHenry and her duo partner, flutist Karen Baumgartner, were selected as Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) Class Notes artists for…
Josh Layne is combining his love of music and the outdoors in his latest YouTube series, Harpist in the Wild. The series…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard of Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton. If you’re anything like us here at…
Jessica Browning is making waves for her diverse career performing on a sailboat. Her journey began in 2018 when she…
Canadian harpist and composer Elisa Thorn is thinking outside the box when it comes to sharing her work during the…
Classically trained harpists and pals Gracie Sprout and Liska Yamada have found non-traditional paths to success with touring artists. We…
Seattle folk duo March to May recently released their second studio album, What I Was and More. The duo, featuring Elizabeth Wesche on harp…
Marguerite Lynn Williams is no stranger to the concert stage. She has served as principal harpist with the Lyric Opera…
Lever harpist and composer Maeve Gilchrist has been making waves for her diverse career performing music influenced by Celtic and…
Bach’s music has long inspired performers and scholars to revisit and adapt the Baroque master’s works for modern instruments, including…
Joel von Lerber first leapt onto the musical scene in 2013 after winning the Louis Spohr Competition in Germany. Following…
Morwenna Louttit–Vermaat and husband Creag recently caught the attention of Yahoo News for their innovative Rainbow Harp, a system of…
Harpist, educator, and activist Angelica Hairston’s work in the arts has been recognized for its impressive vision and scope. Last…
At the age of 25, Anaëlle Tourret was named principal harpist with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, Germany. A…
New York and Nashville harpist Kirsten Agresta Copely has been defying genres for decades. Since winning the bronze medal in…
When Russian harpist Maria Krushevskaya won the principal harp position with the Bolshoi Theatre in October, she became the first…
Edmar Castaneda has been making waves in the music industry for over two decades. Known for his signature blend of…
We recently came across a YouTube video of harpist Joseph Rebman performing his own concerto with orchestra as part of the…
Recently, Harp Column announced the addition of Elzbieta Szmyt to the roster of composers and arrangers at Harp Column Music. As…
By now, you’ve probably seen the Dallas Harp Quartet video of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. What you might…
Have you ever participated in a harp flash mob? Or seen a harp musical? These are just a few events…
With the conclusion of the American Harp Society National Competition, the AHS Summer Institute has commenced in Winston–Salem, N.C. One of…
As of this week, we are one month away from the start of the 11th USA International Harp Competition, which…
The American Harp Society Summer Institute is exactly three weeks away, which means Abigail Kent is wrapping up her two…
What is the most important thing for you to convey to your audience when you perform? What do you most…
If you’re a harpist, chances are the instrument you’re playing was built in your lifetime. The pedal harps needed for…
In case you haven’t heard, a full–time job for a harp teacher in west Texas just opened up. The March/April…
If you are a harpist on Instagram, there’s a pretty good chance your feed has been filled with photos tagged…
Ever heard of speed dating 20 harps? Neither had we until we talked to Anya Garipoli about her experience at…
The next installment of Salvi Harps’ Arpissima event series is set to take place April 12–14 in Mira, Italy. Featuring German harpist…
Our practical harpist hearts bursted with pride when we spotted harpist Erin Hill in a People magazine photo wheeling her…
LA–based harpist Marcia Dickstein has played harp in over 500 film scores, including the most recent Neil Armstrong biographical drama,…
Anyone who makes a living as a freelancer knows how difficult it is to earn a paycheck without a steady…
Rayana do Val recently reached out to Harp Column to share news of an exciting new project: the creation of…
Korean harpist Woojin Lee recently took home the top prize at the 2018 Hong Kong International Harp Competition. Her competition…
Carl Swanson, of Swanson Harp Company, has just announced his latest project: the publication of a new edition of Ravel’s…
Jazz harpist Amanda Whiting is currently working with the United Kingdom Harp Association to help organize Wild Strings, a new…
Amy Thompson has been making waves as a composer (she recently won a BMI Student Composer Award), so Harp Column…
Gwyneth Wentink, international harp sensation, has again joined forces with saxophonist George Brooks and violinist Kala Ramnath to create Elements’…
César Secundino of Mexico recently snatched first prize in the DHF World Harp Competition, presenting an original program of arrangements…
The Third Latin American Itinerant Pedal Harp Workshop took place April 15 – 21, 2018 in Mexico City. This program…
Since the release of Xavier de Maistre’s latest album, Serenata Española has seen critical acclaim and commercial success around the world. The…
Harp Technician Steve Moss creates String Bag online app for harpists and talks 3D printing possibilities for harps Harp Column…
Katie Buckley featured in Björk’s newest album Singer-songwriter Björk recently released the album Utopia, which Spin calls “stunning” and NPR…
Philadelphia Orchestra harpist Elizabeth Hainen recently released her newest album, Home. With the holidays nearing and harpists around the world…
As harp students across the country are heading back to school to start their fall semester, we reached out to…
Seattle harp and guitar duo March to May come out with their new album Through the Night on April 21. The “folk-tinged”…
Duo Scorpio is back in the news with the release of their new album Two Bridges on the American Modern Recordings label. The new project…
Are you getting excited for the upcoming World Harp Congress in Hong Kong? Whether you’re planning to attend in person…
I first met Joris Beets when he came to the Dutch Harp Festival in 2014 to show off his new…
When news broke late last month that Pat Terry-Ross won the prestigious Kresge Foundation Eminent Artist Award, word spread like…
Vancouver harpist Elisa Thorn came onto our radar when we noticed a writeup about her a few weeks ago in the Vancouver Sun. Thorn has just released “Hue,” an improvisational recording based on the paintings of her father, Bruce Thorn. Thorn was drawn to creative music, composition, and improvisation after deciding classical music was “incompatible” with her personality. Obviously, we needed to find out more! We caught up with Thorn to find out about her latest project…
With the recent improvement in relations between the U.S. and Cuba, travel for U.S. citizens to our island neighbor just…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock—or spending too much time practicing— you’ve probably heard of the rock band Florence…
As harpist with the The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” Staff Sargent Nadia Pessoa’s harp life surely qualifies as one of the most interesting and diverse you will encounter.
Anyone who follows harp competitions will recognize the name Emily Mitchell from her first prize win at the 7th International Harp…
What’s a freelance harpist with a calendar full of teaching, performing, and freelancing through the N.Y.C. region do with extra…
Northern Ireland singer Gerard Carroll is the first to admit that taking up the harp started out as only a hobby. But now…
If you’re on Facebook and you’re a harpist, chances are pretty good you caught a glimpse of British harpist Oliver…
To win the U.S. Army Field Band harp job, Grace Bauson had to master not one but two instruments in the audition.
Just over a year ago we featured World Harp Congress Artistic Director Isabelle Perrin in our March-April 2015 issue. At that…
Harpist Hannah Lash has also been composing music since she “was really tiny,” says the Cleveland Institute of Music/Harvard trained/now…
It should come as no surprise to anyone when I point out that harpists comprise a rather—shall we say—un-diverse segment of the population. Let’s call it…
Joanna Newsom talks harps, touring, and her new album Divers.
We harpists love to complain about bad harp writing, but how many of us are really willing to do something about…
What do Uma Thurman, Iggy Pop, Philip Glass, and Lavinia Meijer have in common? They will all be featured artists…
Looking for a harp festival on the West Coast this spring? You’re in luck. Harps Etc.’s Jessica Siegel is putting…
The USA International Harp Competition has just named Jeremiah Siochi winner of its 5th Solo Harp Composition Contest (read more).…
Hashtag, #dreamgigs. That’s pretty much the only way to describe New York harpist Katy Wong’s recent experience as a backup musician…
The world was mesmerized a few weeks ago with Emilie & Ogden’s cover of Taylor Swift’s “Style.” We wanted to find out…
With Marco Salvi as its new President, Lyon & Healy has just appointed Janet Harrell as its Chief Executive Officer (read more).…
Nearly every harpist knows the name “Sylvia Woods,” either from playing her arrangements or ordering harp gear from the Sylvia…
The Midwest Harp Festival is in full swing this week at The University of Tulsa’s Lorton Performance Center. The annual…
Fresh out of grad school, Welsh harpist Anne Denholm landed a dream job—official harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales.…
As most people know every two years the American Harp Society holds a competition. With 5 divisions that are divided…
Harpists are abuzz with talk of the recent Metropolitan Opera Orchestra audition, where Emmanuel Ceysson emerged victorious to fill the Principal…
Looking for a harp regulation in Texas? Harp technician Jim Pinkerton is back in action (pun intended) and ready to…
If you watched the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, you’ve already heard harpist Claire Jones, who served…
Who was that harpist who played with Usher on the Grammy’s you may be wondering? Turns out it was 18-year-old…
This week Ann Hobson Pilot releases Astor Piazzolla: Escualo, her new recording with Lucia Lin and JP Jofre on the Harmonia…
I just love it when something new appears on my harp radar. Harpist Jacqui Kerrod has managed to do just that…
It’s been a little over two years since we featured Duo Scorpio in our September-October 2012 issue. Since then the Scorpions Kristi…
Many thanks to Leonard Jacome for sharing his latest video with us on Facebook! We wanted to find out more…
By now you may have read the news that harpist Mason Morton and his group Sons of Serendip will be competing…
Harp ensembles and duos are popping up everywhere these days, largely thanks to the creative programing and commissioning projects of groups…
A few weeks ago I met Megan Landfair, who left her job as Executive Director of the USA International Harp Competition to…
Dusty Strings has just unveiled a new harp model, so we figured it was time to catch up with the…
The American Harp Center, founded by Lynne Aspnes, enters its second season in July. Aspnes hopes the idyllic Northern Michigan location…
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival kicks off on April 4th. We asked Joint Artistic Adviser Isobel Mieras to tell us more about…
Did you know there is such a thing as the World Doctors Orchestra? Neither did I until a friend called…
http://youtu.be/NsoOs5ITLEM Catrin Finch has just released a new CD, Lullabies, on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Read on for her thoughts about…
Yesterday the USA International Harp Competition announced French composer Benjamin Attahir as the winner of their 2012 composition contest. (Read…