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Whiting releases new album on First Word Records

Harpist Amanda Whiting
Amanda Whiting releases her new album on First Word Records on March 22.

January 26, 2024

Harpist Amanda Whiting will release her new album, The Liminality of Her, on March 22. It will be available on vinyl from all distributors and via Bandcamp as well as streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. This 10-track album showcases Whiting as both a performer and a composer, and includes guest musicians Chip Wickham on flute and PEACH. on vocals.

According to a press release, the album spans several genres, including jazz, classical fusion, and spiritual. Whiting says this album is a rite of passage for her. "It's a feeling of alchemy, a feeling of liberation.” Whiting describes the theme of this project as “liminality… that place in between, the transition from one place to another. No longer what it was, yet not what it’s going to be.”

“The harp [is] a sound that causes an emotion,” Whiting continues. “My instrument chose me. It’s been with me through every chapter of life. It’s how I speak, especially when there are no words.”

For more information, visit Whiting’s website. Her compositions and arrangements can be found on Harp Column Music.

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