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WHC and AHS announce combined event in 2026

WHC and AHS announce combined event in 2026

The World Harp Congress (WHC) and American Harp Society (AHS) have announced plans for a joint conference to be held in July 2026 in Toronto, Canada. The WHC and AHS will be working together to combine programming for the entire event. Representatives from the AHS say...

2nd Helsinki Harp Festival and Competition to be held this fall

2nd Helsinki Harp Festival and Competition to be held this fall

The 2nd Helsinki Harp Festival 2023 will be held Aug. 31–Sept. 3 in the Helsinki Music Centre. The theme of this year’s festival is wellbeing. The lineup includes sound healing concerts, Pilates lessons, and ergonomic coaching by physiotherapists for harpists of all...

Kondonassis announces first North Coast Harp Institute

Kondonassis announces first North Coast Harp Institute

The North Coast Harp Institute’s first summer intensive event with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis will take place June 15–18 at The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). Kondonassis, who has led the harp department at CIM since 1997, notes, “After a memorable ten-day...

Somerset Festival announces 2023 lineup

Somerset Festival announces 2023 lineup

The Somerset Folk Harp Festival in Parsippany, N.J., has announced the presenters and workshops for its 2023 edition. The festival will take place in person and online July 20–23, with an additional weekend of online workshops July 29–30. Add-on events, available in...

Wales International Harp Festival announces 2023 lineup

Wales International Harp Festival announces 2023 lineup

The Fifth Wales International Harp Festival will be held April 5–11 at the Galeri Arts Centre in Caernarfon, North Wales. This year’s concerts, recitals, and competitions will feature the many traditions of the harp in various cultures, with performances by Welsh...

AHS announces lineup for 2023 Summer Institute

AHS announces lineup for 2023 Summer Institute

The 2023 American Harp Society (AHS) Summer Institute will take place June 1–4 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. The institute’s theme is “Creating Our Legacy.” The opening concert on June 1 will highlight two focal points of the institute: the...

New training program launches for orchestral harpists

New training program launches for orchestral harpists

The National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra Mentorship Program in Ottawa, Canada, is open to harpists for the first time this year. Participants will rehearse and perform with the NAC Orchestra, led by Music Director Alexander Shelley, May 1–19. The program includes 20...

Suen-Campbell premieres Canadian harp concerto

Suen-Campbell premieres Canadian harp concerto

Harpist Teresa Suen-Campbell is set to premiere a new harp concerto by JUNO Award-winning Canadian composer Chan Ka Nin, described in a press release as “a highly personal work written during the pandemic while thinking of those most vulnerable.” Suen-Campbell has...