Q and A with Elinor Niemisto
What is the most important thing for you to convey to your audience when you perform? What do you most want to pass on to your harp students as they become stronger musicians? Recently, Elinor Niemisto announced her retirement from teaching at St. Olaf College after...
Iván Bragado Poveda wins Estonian National Symphony job
Iván Bragado Poveda is the new principal harpist with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Held May 15 in Tallinn, 15 harpists competed over two rounds. In addition to 10 orchestra excerpts, harpists were asked to prepare both the Spohr Fantasie and...
Rochester Philharmonic releases album featuring Yolanda Kondonassis
The world premiere recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Harp, performed by Yolanda Kondonassis and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, is featured on the orchestra’s new album American Rapture, released May 17. Under conductor Ward Stare, the...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 50
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-50-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina talks to author and social media maven Sam...
Ellie Kirk joins Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Ellie Kirk is the new principal harpist with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra following an audition on May 12. Held at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill., 14 harpists auditioned, with seven competitors advancing to semi–finals and two moving on to the finals....
Claudia Lamanna wins 2019 Camac Harp Competition
Claudia Lamanna won first prize in the Camac Harp Competition held May 5–6 as part of the 2019 North London Festival of Music, Speech, and Drama. Second prize was awarded to Mared Pugh–Evans, and Lise Vandersmissen took home third. “I was very grateful to win...
Q and A with Elisabeth Plank
If you’re a harpist, chances are the instrument you’re playing was built in your lifetime. The pedal harps needed for orchestra, the electric instruments becoming more ubiquitous in concert venues and jazz clubs, and the Irish harps designed to enhance...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 49
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-49-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina catches up harpist-turned-audiologist Louisa...
Abigail Kent wins second prize in Medallion International Concerto Competition
Abigail Kent was awarded the silver medal in the 2019 Medallion International Concerto Competition in Atlanta. She will perform a concerto with the Orchestra Noir in their 2019–2020 season. “I was so elated to have made it to [super–finals], and even more so to get...
English translation of Guide to the Contemporary Harp published
Indiana University Press has released an English translation of the 2013 French text, Guide to the Contemporary Harp. Written by Mathilde Aubat–Andrieu, Laurence Bancaud, Aurélie Barbé and Hélène Breschand, the book covers organology, notation, composition, and...
Q and A with Vincent Pierce
In case you haven’t heard, a full–time job for a harp teacher in west Texas just opened up. The March/April 2019 edition of Harp Column recently featured Ector County Independent School District as one of six successful public school harp programs in the United...
USAIHC announces competitors for 11th contest
The USA International Harp Competition has announced the harpists competing in the 11th contest. Taking place July 3–13, the 40 competitors come from 18 countries and range in age from 18 to 28. Erin Brooker–Miller, the competition’s executive director, says, “After a...
Patagonia Instrument Project raising funds to buy Welsh harp
The Patagonia Instrument Project is raising money to buy a 34–string Welsh Teifi harp for music students in the Chubut region of Patagonia. These students were visited by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in 2015 as part of a community residency celebrating the...
Full–time position open for harp teacher in Ector County
Ector County Independent School District is hiring a full–time harp instructor for grades K–12 in Odessa, Texas. Open to harp teachers with a bachelor’s degree and a valid Texas teaching certificate, the ideal candidate should have “strong organizational,...
Q and A with Katherine Harrison
If you are a harpist on Instagram, there’s a pretty good chance your feed has been filled with photos tagged with #harpril this month. The daily photo challenge encourages harpists to share photos and stories about their harp lives on a different topic each day...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 48
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-48-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina catches up with jazz harpist Charles Overton,...
Salvi releases new electro acoustic harp
Salvi Harps released a new electro acoustic 38–stringed lever harp modeled off the popular Una Celtic harp. With a dark gray finish, the instrument is promoted for its “silkgut” copper strings, which have a metallic copper powder to reduce the sound shift that happens...
Technicians Guild meeting held in Piasco, Italy
Pictured above, front row, L to R: Maria Rindenello-Parker, Nancy O’Brien, David Kolacny, Jason Azem, Andrea Ventura, Davide Rosso, Peter Wiley, Rachel Galbraith, Hilmar Gusik; middle row: Juno Lin, John Papadolias, Maro Lejarre, Shoichiro Takiguchi, Ryan Skelly,...
Glowing Harp Competition results announced
The 2nd international Glowing Harp Competition in Kharkiv, Ukraine concluded on April 10, with prizes going to competitors in six categories. Spanning five days, participants came from Japan, Italy, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Turkey, and the Ukraine....
Q and A with Anya Garipoli
Ever heard of speed dating 20 harps? Neither had we until we talked to Anya Garipoli about her experience at the 2019 Lyon & Healy Awards, held last month in Chicago. Garipoli, a senior at the Oberlin Conservatory, was one of only three harpists from a field of 54...
Q and A with Silke Aichhorn
The next installment of Salvi Harps’ Arpissima event series is set to take place April 12–14 in Mira, Italy. Featuring German harpist Silke Aichhorn, the harp extravaganza offers concerts, masterclasses, and a Salvi instrument and accessories exhibit. We sat...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 47
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-47-Listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina catches up with sacred music specialist Rhett...
Anneleen Lenaerts releases album of works by Nino Rota
On March 29, Anneleen Lenaerts released her sixth album, highlighting the works of Nino Rota and featuring Emmanuel Pahud on flute and Adrien Perruchon conducting the Brussels Philharmonic. In addition to Rota’s harp concerto, the Sarabanda e Toccata, and his flute...
2019 Lyon & Healy Award winners announced
On March 16, Anya Garipoli, Claire Thai, and Noël Wan were chosen as the three winners in the 2019 Lyon & Healy Awards in Chicago. With 54 competitors performing Jacques de la Presle’s Le Jardin Mouillé and Nino Rota’s Sarabanda e Toccata, the competition spanned...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 46
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-46-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Harp Column founder Kimberly Rowe catches up with...
Q and A with Erin Hill
Our practical harpist hearts bursted with pride when we spotted harpist Erin Hill in a People magazine photo wheeling her harp into a New York City hotel where she reportedly performed for the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s baby shower. Harp Column readers...
Remembering Ruth Inglefield (1938–2019)
Renowned harpist Ruth Inglefield died on February 24, 2019. Born in New Jersey, Ruth was drawn to the harp at age 12. At age 15, while studying with Marcel Grandjany, she gave her debut performance with the New York Philharmonic. Awarded a Premiere Prix from the Paris...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 45
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-45-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina talks with Elizabeth Webb, author of ...
Remembering Mary Bartlett (1915–2019)
Harpist, arranger, composer, pedagogue, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother —by Jacquelyn Bartlett Mary Bartlett (left) with daughter Jacquelyn Bartlett At nearly 104 years old, Mary Bartlett practiced her harp daily. Her final goals were to be “the oldest...
Arizona State University and Mesa harp program announce partnership
The Arizona State University School of Music and the Mesa Public Schools Harp Program have announced a new partnership offering unique opportunities for a graduate student majoring in harp performance. In addition to performance opportunities in solo, chamber, and...
Israel harp contest announces 2021 repertoire
The International Harp Contest in Israel announced the repertoire for its 21st competition, scheduled to take place Oct. 4–14, 2021, in Akko. The event, which is held every three years, hosted its 20th contest in October 2018, with Lenka Petrovic (Serbia) winning...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 44
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Grace Roepke wins Minnesota Orchestra concerto competition
The Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra named harpist Grace Roepke the grand prize winner in its 60th Young Artists Competition, held Jan. 20 in the Twin Cities. With a cash prize totaling $8,500, Roepke was also awarded a concerto performance with the Minnesota...
Angelica Hairston and Elizabeth Steiner selected for SphinxLEAD
Harpists Angelica Hairston and Elizabeth Steiner will be participants in the Sphinx Organization’s inaugural program, SphinxLEAD. Created to empower arts leaders of color in the United States, the program offers a membership network, a year–round curriculum, and...
Sidsel Walstad releases debut album
Sidsel Walstad released her debut album, Sidsel, on Oct. 12, 2018. An experimental record, the album features Walstad on electric harp, Arild Torvik on percussion, and Marcus Lewin on drums. “I am a classical harpist who has always listened to pop music,” says...
Mallory McHenry named young artist with Performance Today
Mallory McHenry was recently named a young artist with American Public Media’s program, Performance Today. Broadcast on nearly 300 public radio stations across the country, Performance Today reaches approximately 1.4 million listeners per week and focuses on “the...
2019 Guide to Spring Harp Festivals
2019 has arrived, so it’s time to make good on those harp resolutions. These upcoming festivals are sure to inspire, chock full of performers and clinicians with music to play and wisdom to share. With programs geared towards harpists interested in jazz, pop,...
2019 Suoni d’Arpa Competition Announced
The Italian Harp Association has announced details regarding their ninth international harp competition, “Suoni d’Arpa.” To be held in the medieval town of Saluzzo, Italy, the 2019 contest will take place Aug. 30 – Sept. 4 at the Fondazione Scuola di Alto...
Top 10 #practicalharpist Instagrams of 2018
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30 Day Practice Challenge 2019
30 Day Practice Challenge 2019 30 Days in France! The 30 Day Practice Challenge is back and better than ever! This year we’re focusing on harp music and technique tips from the great French masters. The rules are simple: Pick a piece from one of the three great French...
Uno Vesje wins 2018 USA IHC Composition Contest
The USA International Harp Competition announced that Uno Vesje is the winner of the 2018 composition contest. As part of their mission to expand harp repertoire, the sixth contest received 90 applications by composers from 33 countries. Other finalists include...
DownBeat magazine interviews Alina Bzhezhinska
Ukrainian–Polish harpist Alina Bzhezhinska was interviewed in DownBeat, following the release of her debut album, Inspiration, in June. The album is a tribute to Alice Coltrane, a mix of favorites from the Alice and John Coltrane songbooks and Bzhezhinska’s original...
Remembering Josef Molnar (1929–2018)
—by Sasha Boldachev “It is painful for all the harpists to lose the father of our Japanese harp world. He came to Japan over 60 years ago and started the story of the harp, one could say. How innumerable much he has done for us, one could not express with the words. I...
Kyunghee Kim–Sutre appointed harp professor at new Tianjin Juilliard School
Kyunghee Kim–Sutre has been appointed harp faculty at the newly created Tianjin Juilliard School, opening in China in fall 2019. “It is such an honor to be part of the inaugural faculty at such an institution,” Kim–Sutre says. “The TJS will be a comprehensive,...
Floraleda Sacchi wins Latin Grammy Award
On Nov. 15, 2018, harpist Floraleda Sacchi, alongside composer Claudia Montero and producer José Domenech, won a Latin Grammy Award for their classical album, Magica y Misteriosa. Recorded in March 2018 with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the album...
Renée Murphy takes home top prize in 2018 Nippon Harp Competition
Following the 30th Nippon Harp Competition, Renée Murphy has been awarded the top prize. “I am truly honored to have won,” Murphy says. “It was especially meaningful for me to compete and perform in Japan because I am half–Japanese and consider Japan my home.” The...
Q and A with Marcia Dickstein
LA–based harpist Marcia Dickstein has played harp in over 500 film scores, including the most recent Neil Armstrong biographical drama, First Man. Directed by Damien Chazelle with music by Justin Hurwitz (both of La La Land fame, on which Marcia also played), the film...
Zagreb Harp Competition announces 2018 winners
The 2nd Zagreb Harp Competition was held Nov. 16–18, 2018 as part of the 6th Zagreb Harp Festival in Croatia. In the top division, no first prize winner was named, but Joana Téllez of Mexico was awarded second prize, and Balam Ramos (Mexico) and Katarina Stanković...
Angela Schwarzkopf named harp professor at McMaster University
Angela Schwarzkopf has been appointed harp professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. “I am really pleased to be the new harp instructor at McMaster University,” says Schwarzkopf. With plans to grow the harp department, Schwarzkopf started teaching in...
Q and A with Monika Stadler
Anyone who makes a living as a freelancer knows how difficult it is to earn a paycheck without a steady employer. Concerts, workshops, teaching, arranging, recording—most freelancers piece together their own career puzzle using a variety of musical tactics. Austrian...
Q and A with Rayana do Val
Rayana do Val recently reached out to Harp Column to share news of an exciting new project: the creation of a harp library at Programa Integração pela Música (PIM) in Vassouras, Brazil, where she teaches. Intrigued by her work, we wanted to find out more about her...
Mary Brigid Roman celebrates 50 years at Florida State University
Mary Brigid Roman recently celebrated 50 years as harp professor at Florida State University. To commemorate the event, students past and present came together on Oct. 8 to perform a recital in her honor at Lindsay Hall and attend a tea–themed reception following the...
Q and A with Woojin Lee
Korean harpist Woojin Lee recently took home the top prize at the 2018 Hong Kong International Harp Competition. Her competition success (seventh prize at the USA IHC in 2016, fifth prize in the 2015 Korea International Harp Competition, and third prize in the 2012...
20th Harp Contest in Israel Results
The 20th International Harp Contest in Israel takes place Oct. 15-25, 2018. Check here for the results of each stage leading up to the final round on October 25. October 25, 2018 The results from the final stage of the 20th International Harp Contest in Israel have...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 43
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-43-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina talks with Michelle Gott, newly appointed...
Q and A with Nancy O’Brien
Editor’s note: The prestigious triennial International Harp Contest in Israel takes place October 15–25, 2018, in Akko, Israel. Our reporter Sunita Staneslow is on site to provide updates throughout the competition. She spoke with Nancy O’Brien, one of...
20th International Harp Contest in Israel Preview
The 20th International Harp Contest in Israel begins this week! Curious about the competition? Here’s everything you need to know about the event, which takes place Oct. 15-25, 2018. Watch harpcolumn.com for our updates throughout the competition. Quick facts...
Q and A with Julia Rovinsky
Ed. note: The prestigious triennial International Harp Contest in Israel takes place October 15–25, 2018, in Akko, Israel. Our reporter Sunita Staneslow is on site to provide updates throughout the competition. She spoke with new Music Director Julia Rovinsky to find...
Woojin Lee wins first prize at Hong Kong International Harp Competition
Woo Chin (Woojin) Lee of Korea takes home the top prize at the fourth Hong Kong International Harp Competition, with Adam Phan (USA) and Jasmine Shek (Hong Kong) winning silver and bronze respectively. An impressive 173 harpists competed in live rounds that took place...
Gwyneth Wentink named harp professor at Codarts Rotterdam
Gwyneth Wentink was named harp professor at Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands. “I am extremely excited to be appointed at Codarts. It is an honor to be part of the lineage of harpists that have inspired so many musicians over decades, including...
Ida Aubert Bang wins job with Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Ida Aubert Bang was recently named principal harpist with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet. Since Aug. 2017, Aubert Bang has held the position of acting principal harpist with the orchestra, but she will officially begin her tenure in early 2019. “The opera...
Remembering Jim Pinkerton
Jim Pinkerton (1950 – 2018) will be remembered for his exuberance, kindness, and hearty laugh. He was many things: a concert pianist and harpist, a member of the “President’s Own” Marine Band, fourth place winner in the 1976 Israel Competition, White House performer...
Q and A with Carl Swanson
Carl Swanson, of Swanson Harp Company, has just announced his latest project: the publication of a new edition of Ravel’s iconic Introduction et Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet. The edition has new solutions to tricky passages, fingering...
Repertoire for 2019 Glowing Harp Competition announced
Repertoire for the 2019 Glowing Harp Competition has been announced. Taking place Apr. 5–10, 2019 in Kharkiv, Ukraine and open to harpists around the world, the competition offers seven divisions for competitors of varying ages. The deadline to submit an application...
Miriam Overlach appointed harp professor at Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp
Miriam Overlach was recently appointed harp professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. Based in Amsterdam, Overlach began teaching in Antwerp in September, joining Eline Groslot in the conservatory’s harp department. When asked about her teaching philosophy,...
Joost Willemze takes home top prize at Suoni d’Arpa competition
Dutch harpist Joost Willemze won the top prize at the 8th “Suoni d’Arpa” International Harp Contest in Italy. “I am extremely happy to have won the competition,” Willemze says. “I’m looking forward to recording my album with TACTUS and performing the concerts that...
Brittany DeYoung named harp professor at University of Michigan–Flint
Brittany DeYoung was recently appointed harp professor at University of Michigan–Flint. “I am thrilled to begin teaching at the University of Michigan–Flint this fall,” says DeYoung. “Being an alumnus of the University of Michigan was a big part of...
2018 Guide to Fall Festivals
With fall just around the corner, we want to make sure you start out your school year right. From Buenos Aires to Zagreb, be sure to check out all the fantastic programs and performers scheduled around the world this season! Don’t see your festival listed here? Tell...
Matthew Tutsky appointed harp professor at Oregon schools
Matthew Tutsky was named harp professor at both University of Portland and Reed College. Having recently moved to Portland following his appointments as principal harpist with the Portland Opera and Oregon Ballet Theatre, Tutsky has previously held adjunct teaching...
Q and A with Amanda Whiting
Jazz harpist Amanda Whiting is currently working with the United Kingdom Harp Association to help organize Wild Strings, a new jazz and pop harp festival in Manchester, UK. Taking place from Oct. 5–7, 2018, there are a lot of exciting events scheduled for this...
ECHO names Anaïs Gaudemard a Rising Star
The European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO) recently named Anaïs Gaudemard a Rising Star for its 2018–2019 season. Since 1995, ECHO annually nominates six young artists and groups to receive professional development support and perform concert tours across Europe....
American Harp Society announces 2020 competition repertoire
The American Harp Society Foundation Awards has announced repertoire for its upcoming competitions. Though the location and date of the competitions have not yet been determined, the Grandjany Memorial Competition will be held in conjunction with the Anne Adams Awards...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 42
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-42-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina continues celebrating the July-August...
Mario Falcao receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Mario Falcao recently received the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Harp Society. An active member of the AHS since 1969, Falcao served as chairman of the board from 1975–1979, hosted the 1980 national conference at the State University of New York at...
Susanna Campbell appointed to faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University
Susanna Campbell was recently appointed professor of harp at Stephen F. Austin State University, following the retirement of esteemed harpist, Emily Mitchell. Says Campbell, “It was my privilege to study under Emily Mitchell at Stephen F. Austin State University for...
College fair announced at Virginia Harp Center
The Virginia Harp Center will present a college fair in Gibbsboro, N.J., on Sat., Nov. 10, 2018. Geared towards incoming 6th–12th grade students, the event is intended for harpists interested in including music in their college experiences. Harpists and college...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 41
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-41.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina celebrates the July-August 2018 25th anniversary...
Jay Witcher receives Somerset Lifetime Achievement Award
Jay Witcher recently received the 2018 Somerset Lifetime Achievement Award. Considered a “master harp builder,” Witcher is known for his role in reviving the folk harp community in the United States and influencing lever harp makers around the world. Initially an...
Winners announced in the 2018 Young Artist’s Harp Competition
The winners of the 2018 Young Artist’s Harp Competition have been announced. From July 4–7, 2018, 23 finalists from five countries came together in Gambier, Ohio to compete. Claire Thai won the emerging artist division, and Renee Murphy, Janice Hur, and...
Midwest Harp Festival moves to Chicago in 2019
This year’s Midwest Harp Festival will be the last of its kind. Historically held at the University of Tulsa, the festival will move to Chicago in 2019, with Jaina Carpenter as executive director. Carpenter, who has been assistant director since 2012, says, “I first...
Dates announced for 2019 USA IHC
The USA International Harp Competition has announced dates for its 11th harp competition. Taking place at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Ind., the triennial affair is scheduled for July 3-13, 2019. Erin Brooker-Miller, the competition’s...
Michelle Gott joins harp faculty at University of Arizona
Michelle Gott was recently appointed to the harp faculty at the University of Arizona. Gott will begin her appointment in August, succeeding Carrol McLaughlin, who taught at Arizona for over 30 years before passing away in March 2018. “I am completely thrilled and...
Remembering Lisa Spurlock Gilmore
—by Ann Yeung After a tragically brief period following a cancer diagnosis, Lisa Spurlock Gilmore passed from this earthly world on July 2, 2018. Most significantly, Lisa was a passionate and caring teacher, friend, wife, and mother. She is survived by her husband and...
Mary Lattimore’s new album reviewed by The New Yorker
Mary Lattimore’s new album, Hundreds of Days, was recently featured in The New Yorker. Reviewed by Amanda Petrusich, the article also emphasizes the harp’s history and significance “in an era in which new synthesizer plug-ins are programmed, released, and then used by...
Q and A with Amy Thompson
Amy Thompson has been making waves as a composer (she recently won a BMI Student Composer Award), so Harp Column sat down with her to ask about her musical style and get some tips for how to work with composers writing for the harp. What inspired you to start...
Remembering Ken Gist
Harpists are mourning the loss of Ken Gist (1962–2018). A talented harpist, composer, and arranger, he was principal harpist with the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, and was previously a member of the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Kentucky of Bowling...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 40
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-40-listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina chats with 43rd American Harp Society...
Cheryl Losey Feder wins Buffalo Philharmonic audition
Cheryl Losey Feder is the new principal harpist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Following the retirement of Suzanne Thomas, who held the position for 51 years, the BPO hosted auditions for the position from Apr. 29 – May 1, 2018. Says Losey Feder, “I am...
Winners of 2018 Anne Adams Awards announced
Mana Azimi, Abigail Enssle, and Adam Phan are the winners of the 2018 Anne Adams Awards. Anna Dunlap was named an alternate winner, and other grand finalists included Deanna Cirielli, Natalie Man, and Juanito Riveros. The three winners will receive a $2,000...
Venus Harps announces major change to its business
W&W Musical Instrument Company, makers of Venus harps, announced in May that the company is shifting its business from building new harps to servicing and maintaining used instruments. The company will continue to produce special-order harps in addition to its...
Q&A with Gwyneth Wentink
Gwyneth Wentink, international harp sensation, has again joined forces with saxophonist George Brooks and violinist Kala Ramnath to create Elements’ second album, The Alchemy, released May 25, 2018. Harp Column caught up with Wentink to learn more about the...
Highlights from Harpes au Max
Harpes au Max, Camac Harp’s international harp festival, took place for the second time on May 17 – 20, 2018. Based in the harpmaker’s hometown of Ancenis and sponsored by the district of Ancenis, this festival promoted the harp in all its various forms as a way...
Amy Thompson wins BMI Student Composer Award
Amy Thompson was recently awarded a 2018 BMI Student Composer Award. Open to young composers studying classical music, the illustrious competition was established in 1951, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious award given to young composers. Thompson,...
Registration open for 4th Hong Kong International Harp Competition
Registration is now open for the 4th Hong Kong International Harp Competition, taking place in Chai Wan on Oct. 4 – 8, 2018. The deadline to submit applications and video recordings is May 31, 2018, and contestants will be notified by July 31, 2018 if they advanced to...
Q and A with César Secundino
César Secundino of Mexico recently snatched first prize in the DHF World Harp Competition, presenting an original program of arrangements entitled “Around the World in 47 Strings.” Introducing himself as the pilot of a Boeing 747 harp, he first distributed...
World Harp Competition announces winners
César Secundino of Mexico was the first prize winner of the World Harp Competition, held May 12-13 in conjunction with the Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Alice Belugou of France/Switzerland received second prize, and Aimee Hang Yu Lam of Hong Kong/UK...
Harp Column Podcast Episode 39
https://harpcolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Harp-Column-Podcast-Episode-39-Listen.mp3Welcome to Harp Column Podcasts, where we go behind the stories in Harp Column with your host Kristina Finch. In this episode, Kristina chats with renowned performer Yolanda...