Alison Reese is editor of Harp Column. She is a freelance performer and teacher in West Michigan. You can email her at areese@harpcolumn.com.
Features
Our experts share their favorite songs and predictions for popular tunes this year. Do you have them in your gig book?
Our higher ed experts help answer the most pressing questions about studying harp in college.
Easy fixes and manageable maintenance any harpist can handle without calling in professional help for their instrument.
For a freelancer, saying no to a new gig, new student, or new project can be difficult, even when it is the right answer.
Pandemic life has created a slew of dilemmas in our harp lives. Our experts weigh in with their advice on navigating them. —by Alison Reese
Harpists around the world are adapting to the sudden changes in our daily lives brought about by the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Interviews
Elizabeth Steiner talks freelancing, finances, and the long and personal journey of forging a musical path
Swiss harpist Joel von Lerber’s openness to new experiences, combined with his dedication to his craft, has helped him carve out a unique path that is taking him around the world.
Kevin Le Pennec has enjoyed a meteoric rise from singing in his bedroom a few years ago to winning the top prize at the 2024 World Harp Competition. Find out what makes this Breton storyteller’s music so compelling.
The harp community’s own Annie Ray is the Grammy Music Educator of the Year. Find out what makes her not only an outstanding teacher, but also a student of her profession.
Sarah Bullen wrote the book on orchestral harp playing…three books, actually. We caught up with the newly retired principal harp of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to talk about her performing career, her new book, and her next act.
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Columns
Explaining what it is we do.
Getting an A for attitude.
Connecting practice to performance.
It’s what dreams are made of.
Giving it the old college try.
Get some rest.
The real influencers.
Deep and wide.
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