Thanks to all the harpists who stepped onto Harp Column’s red carpet at the American Harp Society Conference in Atlanta! We enjoyed meeting each and every one of our fabulous subscribers and friends. It was a whirlwind of a week of great music and fun. A few of our favorite red-carpet moments:
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Harp Column editors Alison Reese (left) and Kimberly Rowe are first to step onto the red carpet at #harpatl.

Featured performer Elizabeth Hainen stepped onto the red carpet with her pooch Cosmo. Her performance at the Susann McDonald tribute concert was inspirational!

Newly crowned USA International Harp Competition winner Katherine Siochi came by for an interview following her performance at #harpatl. (Look for it in our September issue!)

Remy van Kesteren came over to check out Harp Column!

Charles Overton knocked it out of the park with his post-concert performance. We’re still humming.

The one and only Susann McDonald came by to sign covers of our May-June issue. (She’s on the cover!).

Sons of Serendip’s Mason Morton stopped by to say hi to Harp Column web editor Kimberly Rowe.

Wicked Harpist Laura Sherman stopped by between presentations.

Harp Column cover models Sunita Staneslow and Park Stickney came by to say hello.

Mary jane D’Arville of the Virginia Harp Center stopped by with Anne Sullivan of Harp Mastery. (Check out Anne’s arrangements on Harp Column Music!)

Bill van Patten crushed it by launching the first AHS conference app. Thank you Bill!

Harp Column Music arranger Julia Kay Jamieson (far right) stepped onto the red carpet with (from right) Catherine Case, Kela Walton, and a friend.

Matt and Whitney from Old Harps Made Young came over to say hello.

AHS Executive Director Kathryn McManus (center) took a minute to say hi to former students Susan Bennett Brady (far right) and Harp Column web editor Kimberly Rowe.

Arranger Frank Voltz stopped by to say hi. (Check out our July issue music review for more about Frank’s new releases!)

Harp Column music review editor Jan Jennings was a hit at her cocktail hour performance!