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featured in this issue

Interviews

Ben There

—by Kimberly Rowe

Thirteen years after we first interviewed teenage wunderkind Ben Creighton Griffiths, we catch up with the Welsh harpist to find out how he found his groove in jazz and filled his calendar with gigs.

Feature

Selfless Service

—by Alix Raspé Gray

Take a lesson from the yoga world and find out how practicing seva—selfless service—can transform your harp life.

Feature

Around the World in 47 Strings—part 2

—by Heather Cornelius

Join us as we tour unique harp cultures of 25 cities in the second installment of a two-part series.

May-June 2026

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Columns and more

Alison Reese

From the Editor

Rule Breakers

—by Alison Reese

Rule breakers and rule shapers.

Sounding Board

Center Stage

—by Alexander Boldachev

Pushing the harp to pull its weight on the world’s biggest stages.

Tear-out Tunes

Connect to Your Creativity

—by Maeve Gilchrist

Connect to your creativity in Maeve Gilchrist’s new tune “Three Buds.”

Advice

How do I develop a sense of inner pulse?

Experts weigh in with strategies to develop a sense of inner pulse.

Strange But True Harp Stories

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For whom the bell tolls.

Reviews and extras

Recording Review

Nebulæ

—by Alison Young

Valerie Milot, harp. 2xHD, 2025.

Recording Review

Metamorphose

—by Alison Young

Sarah Pagé, harp; Shawn Mativetsky, tabla; Amir Amiri, santur. Fifth House Records, 2026.

Recording Review

Also of Note

—by Alison Young

A new recording by Alex Tibbits is worth a listen.

Music Review

Thoughtful Collections

—by Haley Rhodeside

Guest reviewer Haley Rhodeside looks
at three new thoughtful collections.

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