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A R G E N T I N AEvents
The 5th Edition of the Buenos Aires Harp Week with mas-terclasses, workshops, and concerts will take place 30 August to 6 September 2019 in Buenos Aires. This year’s guest of honor will be Lenka Petrovic, winner of the 20th International Harp Contest in Israel in 2018. As the winner of the contest,
Petrovic also won the Special Prize awarded by the Nueva Escuela Argentina de Arpa NGO, making it the first time in history that an Israel Harp Contest win-ner performs in Buenos Aires. She she will share her experi-ence and time with the Buenos Aires HarpWeek participants, and will receive an internation-al recognition presented by the Serbian Embassy on occasion of the event. Oscar Rodríguez Do Campo (Universidad Nacional de
las Artes) will be teaching some of his own Argentinean, Latin and Classic music arrangements for pedal harp.
Subscription deadline: 1 August 2019; Email: [email protected]
The 1st International Harp Academy of Argentina will be held in Santa Fe City between the 21 and the 25 October 2019. This event is organized by the Association “Amigos del Arpa”.
Our goal is to propose a innovative program that includes masterclasses, workshops, recitals, lectures in a creative and stimulating approach that put emphasis on each student’s strengths, desires, and ideals.
The faculty for this year will include Elizabeth Hainen (Principal Harp, The Philadelphia Orchestra), Maryjane Mayhew Barton (Chair in Harp Studies, Curtis Institute of Music, Artistic Director of Harp, Boyer College of Music), Maria Luisa Rayan (Co-director of the Academy, Founder and Artistic Director of the Hong Kong Harpy-Summer Academy, Co-Director of the Korea International Harp Competition), Marcela Mendez (Co-Director of the Academy, Principal Harp, Santa Fe and Entre Rios Orchestra, Harp Teacher at the Escuela de Musica 9901(Santa Fe) and at the Universidad Autonoma de Entre Rios, Founder and President of the association “Amigos del Arpa”, Member of the Board of the World Harp Congress).
Please for more information and registration contact “Amigos del Arpa”. Email: [email protected]
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On 16 and 17 December 2018, a Camac Christmas Harp Weekend in Vienna was held in cooperation with Vienna Philharmonic co-principal harpists Anneleen Lenaerts and Charlotte Balzereit at the Mozart House Vienna.
On Sunday morning of the 16th, the Camac harp exhi-bition opened followed by a masterclass with Anneleen Lenaerts. In the afternoon, a lecture on harp making was held by Jakez François, President of Camac Harps. The day ended with a concert per-
formed by the young artists from the morning’s masterclass followed by Anneleen Lenaerts herself.
On Monday, December 17th, Charlotte Balzereit gave a mas-terclass on orchestra audition excerpts. After the exhibition came to a close in the afternoon, attendants had the opportu-nity to get a view behind the scenes of the Vienna State Opera with a private tour given by André Comploi, Head of Press. Camac Harps had limited number of tickets reserved for the performance of Humperdinck’s Hänsel and Gretel at the Opera that night, available to participants at a special price.
AwardsSara Esturillo won a Gold Medal with high distinction at the
Vienna Music Competition. Sara Esturillo was born in Granada, Spain, and studied with Christine Icart, Isabelle Perrin in Oslo, and Francoise Friedrich in Frankfurt. Currently she is academ-ist with the Hamburg Philharmonic Stateorchestra.
Oscar Rodríguez Do Campo and Lenka Petrovic.
Anneleen Lenaerts with masterclass performer Julia Dietrich.
Masterclass participants with Anneleen Lenaerts and Charlotte Balzereit, Principal Harpists of the Vienna Philharmonic, and Jakez François of Camac Harps.
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C A N A D AEvents
On Friday, 30 November 2018 harpist Valerie Milot and “Ensemble Caprice”, Matthias Maute direction, presented their own arrangements for harp of three of J. S. Bach harpsicord concertos: Concerto for harpsicord and strings in G minor, arranged for harp , BWV 1058; Concerto for harpsicord and strings in E major, arranged for harp, BWV 1053; Concerto for harpsicord and strings in F minor, arranged for harp, BWV 1056, at Bourgie Hall in Montreal.
Valerie Milot premiered as well Concerto grosso for harp, flute and violin by Montreal composer Airat Ichmouratov (*1973).
In 2018, “Harpissimo Quebec” held a very rich concert activ-ity in Montreal and its surroundings. On 9 December 2018, a new board of directors was elected after “Harpissimo Quebec” founder, harpist Robin Grenon, retired. Silvia Neider is the new president, Gloria Lucerna vice-president, Hoda Nematollahi treasurer, and Monique Raymond secretary.
In 2018 Robin Grenon and Gisele Guibord played several recitals for harp and organ in Montreal and the surrounding areas.
Harpist and composer Caroline Lizotte will premiere her new sonata for electroacoustic harp Stellar Sonata opus 51 on 8 June 2019 in Pavillon Montfort, Wentworth-Nord, Quebec, with the support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec Territorial partnership grant. It will also be performed on 23 June 2019 in the Espace Camac in Paris, France.
CompetitionsAt the OSM Manulife competition held in November 2018 in
Montreal the first prize was given to harpist Clara Wang, who received a $ 10,000 scholarship provided by Manulife. Second prize was given to Phoebe Powell.
C R O A T I AIn Memoriam
Branka Janjanin-Magdalenić (1952-2019)Born in Zagreb 1952,
Janjanin-Magdalenić started to learn the harp in the class of Rajka Dobronić-Mazzoni, and graduated 1975 from Music Academy in Zagreb in the class of Ruda Ravnik-Kosi.
After two years at the Conservatoire Nationale Superièure de Paris, where
she was working with Jaqueline Borot, she started to per-form and give concerts, among them in July 1992 at second European congress in Nürnberg, Germany, at the World Harp Congresses in Prag in 1999, and in Geneva in 2003.
She was the member of the jury of many contests and gave masterclasses in Grožnjan (Croatia).
Lots of Croatians composers wrote pieces for her, among them Boris Papandopulo, Anđelko Klobučar, Danijel Detoni, Ivo Josipović, Tomislav Uhlik, and many more.
She was playing a lot as a soloist and in chamber duets with oboist Branko Mihanović and violoncellist Michaelom Flacksman. She played with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra,the Orchestra Gaudeamus, the Social orchestra of Croatian music society, and the Chamber orchestra of Music Academy. She also recorded for Croatian radio and television. She worked at the Music school in Zagreb as harp professor, on Croatian radio as a music editor and played in the orchestra of the Zagreb National Theater.
F R A N C EEvents
The 52th Festival d’été de Gargilesse will take place 10 to 25 August 2019 in Gargilesse and will feature the baroque ensemble L’Arpeggiata among others.
G E R M A N YEvents
The Kulturtreff “Europäisches Harfenmuseum” and the German Harp Association VDH are organizing a German-Irish Harp Symposium in Plauen 26 April to 2 May 2019. Lectures and performers will include Jochen Vogel, Stefan Battige, Eva Cuth, Reidun Schlesinger, Thomas Breckheimer, Peadar O’Ceannabhain, and Jürgen Steiner, among others.
AppointmentsJohanna Schellenberger won the audition for the Sächsische
Staatskapelle Dresden.
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March 2019 saw the successful collaboration between harp students DIT Conservatory of Music (Dublin) and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow). The collaboration took the form of two concerts (one in Dublin and one in Glasgow) involving students and alumni of both institutions and was live-streamed on YouTube. This musical venture has proved enlight-ening and rewarding for all involved, and both institutions are determined to strengthen and cultivate the links that have been forged in recent years by making this an annual event.
Cairde na Cruite and The Historical Harp Society of Ireland invite participants to their annual summer courses, open to harpists of all abilities. These courses are highlights of our harp calendar. For further information please visit: cairdenacruite.com; irishharp.org.
The harp students of the Royal Conservatory of Scotland and TU Dublin Conservatoire enjoyed an exchange in Dublin and Glasgow from 28 February to 4 March 2019. Building on a collaborative relationship initiated three years ago at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, the sixteen stu-dents worked in Dublin with Denise Kelly McDonnell, Gráinne
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Hambly and Clíona Doris and in Glasgow with Sharon Griffiths and Pippa Tunnell in masterclasses, ensemble playing, orches-tral excepts and in exploring Irish and Scottish traditional music. There were also joint concerts in Dublin and Glasgow.
NewsIn Autumn 2019, Anne-Marie O’Farrell’s Concerto for lever
harp will be premiered with Ireland’s RTÉ concert orchestra. Her ambitious work A Harping Tale, for 40-piece harp ensem-ble is also due to be aired for the first time at the historical Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin in November 2019.
ResearchResearch on the nineteenth-century pedal harp tradition in
Ireland has uncovered a number of compositions by Boleyne Reeves, an Irish pedal harpist born in Cork in 1820. A project is underway to catalogue extant works of Reeves. Harpists who have encountered publications of Reeves are invited to contact Clare McCague at [email protected].
AwardsCongratulations to concert harpist and WHC board member
Cliona Doris who has been awarded the title of “Professor” by DIT Conservatory for her services to pedagogy, academia and performance in Ireland. Congratulations also to DIT Conservatory, home to many of Ireland’s emerging harpists and musicians, in becoming part of Ireland’s largest university, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin).
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Elena Zaniboni performed at the Italians President’s resi-dence “Quirinale” in memoriam of Tullia Zevi, journalist and former president of the Unione delle comunità ebraiche italiane, who also had studied harp at Juilliard and performed with Leonard Bernstein and Frank Sinatra.
The harp gathering “Arpissima” will have three events during spring time: Senigallia (22-24 March) with guest J. Willemze, Mira-Venice (12-14 April) with guest S. Aichhorn and Rome (25-26 May) with guest G. Wentink. Info: salviharps.com/it/arpissima
AchievementsFloraleda Sacchi won a Latin Grammy at the 19th Latin
Grammy Awards in November 2018 in Las Vegas. She won in the category “Best Classical Album” for the album Magica y Misteriosa. Magica y Misteriosa is a Concerto for Harp and Strings composed for and dedicated to Floraleda Sacchi by Claudia Montero. The album was recorded in March 2018 in Prague with The City of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Lucia Zicos.
J A P A NEvents
The 30th Soka International Harp Festival 2018 was held on 17 and 18 November at Soka City Culture Hall. Performing artists included Dan Yu, Nicolas Tulliez, Sofia Kiprskaya, Kaori Otake, and Ayako Shinozaki among others.
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Nicolas Tulliez performing the Debussy Dances.
Sofia Kiprskaya.
Jewel Harp Ensemble Japan.
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AchievementsKumiko Inoue, founding member of the World Harp Congress,
and member of the Corperation , was given the Kanichi Shimousa music award for Musical Culture contribution sec-tion, from Saitama prefecture.
CompetitionsShizuko Mitani from Japan won the Hiroshi Matsuo award
at the 19th OSAKA International Music Competition in 2018. special prizes for harp section. http://www.osakaimc.com/
The 30th Nippon Harp Competition in junior and advanced division was held 15-17 November 2018 in Soka City. Jury Members were Akio Yasuraoka (Composer, Japan, Chairperson of Jury), Dan Yu (Hong Kong), Nicolas Tulliez (France), Yusuke Yamazaki (Japan), Kumiko Inoue (Japan), Mieko Inoue (Japan), Eri Matsumura (Japan), Yuki Hyakutake (Violist, Japan), and Junzo Hosokawa (Flutist, Japan)
The following prizes were awarded:
Junior Division (Up to 12 years old)First Prize: Mizuki Namba, JapanSecond Prize: Eve Lung, Hong KongThrid Prize: Rina Kubo, Japan
Advanced Division (Up to 20 years old)First Prize: Renée Murphy, USASecond Prize: Evelien Vaneysendeyk, BelgiumThird Prize: Jing Chenyang, China
The first prize winners were presented with the “The Mayor of Soka City Prize” and performed at the “Soka International Harp Festival 2018” on 18 November 2018.
Mizuki Namba, 1st of the Junior divi-sion, started to study the harp the age of three with Kazuko Shinozaki and Ayako Shinozaki. She also participated in Karuizawa Music Summer School in Nagano. She was awarded the Espoir Prize in 2016, 2017 and also the Second Prize in 2018 in Osaka International Music Competition for youth section. She was also awarded the Educational Committee Awards in Fukui Music com-petition.
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Britt Arend and Anne Marie Camilleri Podesà.
Renée Murphy.
Chosen for Off Campus Concert of Toho Gakuen School For Children in 2016 and also as a honor student in 2018. Studied under LE ROY Anne in Academie Internationale d’Ete de Nice summer program and performed in the selected concert. Studying the piano under Emiko Mizuki, and the tea ceremony under Souri Tsuchiya. She is trying to spread Japanese Culture through Music.
Renée Murphy, 1st Prize Winner of the Advanced division is an eleventh grader who studies with Professor Florence Sitruk. Starting the harp at age seven, Renée studied previously with Professor Elżbieta Szmyt in the Indiana University Pre-College Harp Program. She has competed and per-formed internationally and nationally, and her awards include 1st Prize in the 2017 Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition and 1st Prize in the 2018 Young Artist’s Harp Seminar
Principal Harp Audition.Renée performed in the Focus on Youth Concert Series
of the 13th World Harp Congress in Hong Kong and in the 9th USA International Harp Competition “Stars of Tomorrow” Concert Series, and she has been a guest soloist with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. Renée is the second oldest of six children and enjoys performing chamber music with her family, baking, making cards with Japanese traditional washi origami, and reading.
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Britt Arend and Anne Marie Camilleri Podestà were the harpists on tour with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra last December. The tour kicked off with a concert in Malta on
the 24 November 2018 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra performed in numerous prominent locations, namely the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kimmel Centre for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, The Music
Centre at Strathmore in North Bethesda, the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, and the Marlinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. The orchestra was conducted by Armenian conductor Sergey Smbatyan, and the works included Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Kumiko Inoue receiving the Kanichi Shimousa music award.
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M E X I C OEvents
Mercedes Gómez and Janet Paulus will be premiering the work Dos Dalias - Concerto for two harps, guitar and string orchestra by Mexican composer Gerardo Tamez on 21 March 2019 with the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Monterrey, México. This will be the first performance with string orchestra. Previous presentations were done with string quintet only. The composer Gerardo Tamez will be performing the guitar part and Eduardo Diazmuñoz will be conducting.
ResearchThe collection of music for harp by Germaine Lorenzini has
been donated by Isabelle Moretti in 2017 to the Conservatorio Nacional de Música. This collection consists of 309 pieces, the greater part by printed editions, and some photocopies as well as manuscripts by Germaine Lorenzini herself. This invaluable col-lection can be accessed via internet from all parts of the world by:
http://www.bibliotecas.inba.gob.mxPlease follow:1. Educación e Investigación2. Biblioteca del Conservatorio Nacional de Música3. Búsqueda Simple, Libre: Colección: Lorenzini
N O R W A YEvents
2 to 3 February 2019 to “Harp Academy Voksenåsen 2019” overlooking Oslo took place. Artistic leader, Isabelle Perrin, had created a program covering all, from the beginner to the pro-fessional harpist. There ware masterclasses, workshops and concerts with Sivan Magen, Erik Groenestein-Hendriks, Birgitte Volan Håvik, Sidsel Walstad, and Sunniva Rødland.
NewsXavier de Maistre will perform Harp Concerto by Kaija
Saariaho with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra the 16 May 2019 at the Oslo Concert Hall.
Uno Vesje performed Introduction and Allegro by Maurice Ravel and Tracking Inland by Donald Crockett with the Arctic Philharmonic Sinfonietta, 31 January 2019 at Narvik kulturhus.
Ruth Potter performed Ballad for harp and strings by Einojuhani Rautavaara with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, 4 October 2018 at Olavshallen.
Sidsel Walstad released her debut album sidsel for elec-tronic harp and percussion with a sold out release concert, 14 October 2018 at Cosmopolite in Oslo.
Uno Vesje performed his own harp concerto, Bragi’s Harp, at the final gala concert at the UNM-festival (Young Nordic Music festival) with the Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, 1 September 2018 at Greighallen in Bergen.
AppointmentsNorwegian harpist Ida Aubert Bang has been appointed prin-
cipal harpist with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, Norway.
P O L A N DEvents
20-21 October 2018 the Second Poznan Harp Autumn was held at the Academy of Music in Poznan. The event included conference issues on teaching the harp for beginners and harp workshops conducted by Zuzanna Elster, Paulina Maciaszczyk, and Agnieszka Grela-Fedkowicz.
25-28 October 2018 Adelheid Blovsky-Miller from Austria gave a masterclass in Warsaw as a guest of Victoria Jankowska Foundation.
7-11 November 2018 and 19-24 February 2019 “Chamber Music Course with Harp”, conducted by Helga Storck, Adam Mokrus, and Aneta Salwińska, was held in Tarnowskie Góry. The courses were also addressed to duets preparing repertoire for the 8th International Competition for Duos with Harp in Cieszyn.
5-6 March 2019 Isabelle Perrin will conduct a masterclass at the Academy of Music in Katowice.
The 9th Harp Festival in Katowice will be held from 31 May to 2 June 2019. The organizers are the Academy of Music in Katowice and Helga Storck, who founded the harp class there 15 years ago. This year she will complete her work at the acad-emy.
The participants of the Festival are musicians connected with long-term friendships and cooperation with Helga Storck: Johanna Seitz, Isabelle Moretti, Maria Szwajgier-Kułakowska, Piotr Sałajczyk, Anna Verkolantsheva, Aleksandra Paszek-Trefon, Adam Mokrus, Alina Bzhezhinska, Kirsten Ecke, Eva Schoenweiss, Karolina Nowak, Krzysztof Waloszczyk, Monika Woźniak, children’s band Wiktorska Open from Warsaw, stu-dents and graduates of the harp class at the Academy of Music in Katowice, and Ewa Jaślar Walicka, president of the Polish Harp Society. Concerts and workshops are planned during the Festival. The program includes among others works by C. Monteverdi, F. Schubert, C. Debussy, H. Genzmer, V. Kikta, M. Małecki, and P. Czajkowski.
CompetitionsThe 2nd West Pomeranian Piano and Harp Competition
Young Talents, will take place 26-27 April 2019 in Szczecin.
The 2nd Karol Groll Harp Competition will take place 24-26 June 2019 in Warsaw. It is directed to pupils of elementary and high schools, and to students.
Germaine Lorenzini’s harp music collection has been donated to the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Mexico.
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tant step on the way of the achievement of the Romanian Unitary National State. In January 2019, Ploiesti Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated the 160th anniversary of the Union of Romanian Principalities with a superb concert which included works signed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Theodor Rogalski, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Ştefania Istrate (flute) and Ionela Brădean (harp) were applauded by a very large audience, and conductor Ilarion Ionescu Galati together with the symphonic orchestra of the Ploiesti Philharmonic, roused strong emotions.
In December 2018, the Balassi Institute, Hungarian Institute, in Bucharest organized the concert “Debussy 100”, dedicated to the great composer Claude Debussy, hundred years after his death. The protagonists of this homage concert were pia-nist Ana Silvestru, soprano Edith Borsos and harpist Sasha Boldachev.
In September 2018, the Moldovan National Youth Orchestra continued the series of high quality music concerts by launch-ing the “Harp in the Park” project. This project is implemented within the framework of the youth organizations grant scheme. The recitals took place in four parks in Chisinau, Moldavia. The chamber music ensemble that performed the recitals consisted of harpists Tatiana Podoleac and Alexandra Raileanu, along with the flutist Iacob Rotari.
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In November 2018 there was the fourth harp competition at the Music School of Linda a Velha, Lisbon, which had the par-ticipation of students from all over the country.
On 10 February 2019, the Oporto Conservatory of Music organized an improvisation workshop with Jacqueline Kerrod (US/ZA). Almost 30 students from several schools in the north of Portugal participated.
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Elisa Torres was soloist with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maximiano Valdés on 9 February 2019. They performed Claude Debussy Danses Sacrée et Profane.
R O M A N I A / M O L D A V I AEvents
In October 2018 harpist Stana Bunea, also know as poetess, played a harp and poetry recital in Cluj and Bucharest at the “George Enescu National Museum”. She performed classical musican and poems from her book The Words of the Harp, recited by Constantin Biris. On this occasion she also presented her new book Premonitors dreams, and the recording The Royal Harp with pieces by G.F. Haendel, J. S. Bach, and Farkas Ferenc.
24 January 1859 marks the date of the “Little Union” of the Romanian Principalities under the leadership of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. The Little Union of 1859 was the first impor-
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“Harp in the Park” Project. R to L: Tatiana Podoleac, Alexandra Raileanu, and Iacob Rotari.
Ionela Bradean Stefania Istrate (flute) and Ionela Bradean (harp) performing the Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp.
Workshop with Jacqueline Kerrod in Oporto, Portugal.
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R U S S I AEvents
The Russian harp society activities usually start in November with the competition “Harp today”. It is open for pupils from Children’s Music Schools. This year about seventy students par-ticipated. The best of them (highest ranking/winners) played two opening concerts at the festival “Harp Art of Russia” begin-ning of December 2018, taking place at the Schubert music school. The festival was continued by three concerts given by adult harpists, both students and concert harpists. The festival “Harp Art of Russia” had around hundred participants.
The Russian Harp Society is based on a union of harpists and composers and we get new compositions for harp and harp ensembles every year. Every month we organize a con-cert series, the so called “Mme Dulava salon”. The Russian Harp Society also publishes new compositions by national composers on a regular basis. Lately that has been a composi-tion for harp and flute by V. Kikta, two pieces and a Sonata by V. Ulyanich. These compositions were edited, performed and recorded by Sergei Juravel, flute, and Natalia Shameyeva, harp. Publication is expected for 2019.
In March 2019 the Russian Harp Society is planning an inter-national competition for multi-stringed instruments without fingerboard and harp. In April 2019 there will be a national competition dedicated to Kira Saradjeva (1910-2003, well known harpist and professor) for harpists under the age of 18. It is organized by her former student and successor, Elena Pavlova.
Also in April the Russian Harp Society organizes two con-certs dedicated to world famous harpists. During the festival Natalia Shameyeva will give several masterclasses.
A very important event was the opening of the Salvi shop in Moscow in September 2018. Marco Salvi, Antony Gralak were joined by other people from the Salvi company. An exhibition was followed by a concert and reception.
The 27 December 2018 marked the 110 anniversary of Vera Dulova’s birthday. Her former students took part in the big concert at the Small hall of Moscow conservatory and before students of Mme Dulova former students. now professors of conservatory, academy, music institutes and colleges gave two concerts in the Tretyakov Gallery, where Mme Dulova’ collec-tion of canvas by outstanding Russian painters from her fam-ily collection that she gathered with her husband Alexander Baturin famous Russian singer, professor of Moscow conserva-tory.
CompetitionsThe Moscow Open Young Harpists Competition “Mark Rubin”
will take place 25-29 June 2019 in Moscow: gnessincompeti-tion.com
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In June 2018 Brin Bernatović and Veronika Ćiković gave a concert at the annual festival “Lent” which is held in Maribor (Slovenia). Leto Križanič Žorž gave a solo recital at the same festival.
2-8 July 2018 a harp seminar took place in Grožnjan (Croatia), where Diana Grubišić Ćiković (Croatia) and Dalibor Bernatović (Slovenia) tutored the students.
On 19 July 2018 Diana Grubišić Ćiković and her student Brin Bernatović gave a concert during the 40th edition of the inter-national music festival “Piranski glasbeni večeri” which is held each year in Piran.
CompetitionsAt the 4th Hong Kong international harp competition 2018,
Brin Bernatović and Leto Križanič Žorž made it to the final stage of the competition.
At the 22nd International Competition for young instrumen-talist, which was held in June in Povoletto (Italy), Leto Križanič Žorž won the first prize in her category.
At the Zagreb Harp Festival 2018, Dalibor Bernatović was a member of the jury of the 2nd Zagreb Harp competition. In the junior devision, Ajda Nina Vivod received a special mention. In the lever devision, Veronika Gams received a 2nd prize.
S O U T H K O R E AEvents
In November 2018, Isabelle Moretti held a solo recital at Ilshin Hall which is situated at Seoul, South Korea. Especially the joint performance with special guest, Professor Dong-Suk Kang of the College of Music, Yonsei University, of Saint-Saëns pieces, moved many hearts. With this performance, Camac Harps celebrated the new partnership between Camac Harps and Shimro.
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NewsZoraida Avila (Madrid) is the new representative of EAGLE
Harps (China) for Spain and Portugal. They build pedal and celtic harps, and also offer technical service.
CompetitionsThe 2nd Arpa Plus harp competition took place beginning of
march 2019 in Barcelona, and was supported by Salvi Harps and Euromusica Fersan. First prizes were given to Sara Blanco, Candela Garia, Paula Vicente, Alicia Tortosa, Ana Luisa Aguilar, Teodora Couna, and Cesar Aparicio. The special prize Victor Salvi was awarded to Teodora Cotuna, Euromusica Fersan Prize to Paula Vicente, and the Arpa Plus Prize to Sara Blanco. Joost Willemze gave a concert.
S W I T Z E R L A N DCompetitions
We are very proud to have a top prize winner from Switzerland in the International Harp competition in Israel 2018! Joel stud-ied in Switzerland for five years with Sarah O’Brien before going on to study in Berlin with Maria Graf.
Another Swiss, Tjasha Gafner studying in Lausanne, was semifinalist in Israel.
AppointmentsNew harp department teacher in Geneva is Sandrine Chatron,
together with Maria Cleary (historic harps).
Daphné Collet won the audition for the position of solo harp at the Symphony Orchestra in St. Gallen.
T A I W A NEvents
The second Taiwan International Harp Festival will take place in Taipei from 23 June to 30 June 2019. Highlights of the performers include Isabelle Moretti, Emmanuel Ceysson, Mariko Anraku, Wu Lin and Chihiro Hayami. There is also a concert “Formosa New Wave 2.0” featuring all premiere works by Taiwanese composers performed by local harpists.
CompetitionsThe 2nd Camac Prize Taiwan Competition will be held at the
Auction Center Taipei, 29-30 June 2019. Applications open from 1 April 1to 20 April. For details please visit: camacprizetaiwan.com/
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Building ones own harp.
Winners of the Harpa Plus Competition.
Participants of the Pop’Harpe workshop.
S P A I NEvents
The Catalan Harp Association and the Schools and Conservatories from Catalonia join in organizing meetings in order to foster and activate harp students. Chamber music and harp ensembles are important part of these meetings.
2 December 2018 Trobada d’arpistes a Girona.12 January 2019 Trobada d’arpistes a TerrassaThese meetings included a percussion sessión with Angel
Pereira, “The harp yesterday and today” with M.Ll.Ibañez, harp ensembles rehearsals and a concert.
16 March 2019 saw the XXI Trobada d’arpistes a Santa Perpetua de Mogoda (Barcelona), and was organized by L’Escola de Música de Santa Perpetua and the Catalan Harp Association.
11 May 2019 Trobada d’arpistes a l’EMMEixample.
A concert on Debussy’s centennial of his death took place at the Barcelona auditorium on 12 March 2019. Magdalena Barrera performed the Sonata, Danses, and Chanson de Bilitis together with Marta Jarne.
Anaïs Gaudemard will perform in June 2019 at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona a solo recital and will premiere the piece Les oiseaux de nuit d’après Edward Hopper by C. Pépin.
The workshop “Pop’Harpe” under the guideance of Alina Traine and Claire Duchateau-Malzac took place at the Conservatori de Terassa (Barcelona).
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T U R K E YEvents
Şirin Pancaroglu had solo recital on the 15 January at Sıdıka Akdemir Science&Art Center, 18 January at Sahne Müştemilat, Izmir, 21 January at Buca Festival, Buca, 11 December at Erimtan Museum, Ankara, 25 November at Adas Art Gallery and 8 October Sureyya Opera House, Istanbul. She also had a duo concert on the 7 December with Ignace Jang (violin) at Notre Dame de Sion French High School, Istanbul and on the 4 December at TAKEV Schools, Izmir.
Her new project with Bora Uymaz Measures, which inspired by the Anatolian weights and measures was performed at Pera Museum, Istanbul on the 26 October.
She gave a memorial concert with Bora Uymaz (vocal) and Tolga Aksit (clarinet) 10 November for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at Sahne Müştemilat, Izmir.
Şirin Pancaroğlu and Meric Donuk performed the World Premiere of Zeugma Suit,composed by Pancaroglu and Uymaz with Bora Uymaz (vocal) and Tolga Aksit (clarinette) on the 8 December at Zeugma Mosaic Museum,Gaziantep.
Yonca Ozkan Bilenoglu had duo concerts with Bekir Kucukay (classical guitar) at Baris Manco Culturel Center on the 30 December, Istanbul, 19 November at Anadolu University State Concervatory, Eskisehir and 8 November, Adana.
Merve Kocabeyler had a recital on the 28 January at Sureyya Opera House, Istanbul.
Gizem Aksoy had a performance with Hasan Tura (violin) at Sureyya Opera House on the 10 December.
Yonca Atar performed with Anadolu University Symphony Orchestra on the 15 November,Eskisehir.
Sacha Boldachev gave harp masterclasses on the 25 and 26 August 2018 at Cappadocia Music Festival, Kapadokya.
AppointmentsSirin Pancaroğlu is appointed lecturer of the harp at Dokuz
Eylul University State Conservatory,Izmir since September 2018.
CompetitionsMerve Kocabeyler won the 3th Prize at Suoni d’Arpa
International Harp Competition,Italy in September 2018.
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An invitation to adjudicate at the Poppy Harp Festival led me to the heart of Shakespeare’s Warwickshire. The Poppy Harp shop (www.poppyharp.com) is a unique harp hub run by harp-ist Fran Barsby. Entering the shop was the start of a magical weekend of music making.
This was a chance to perform at a harp competition. There were no requirements to worry about; just sign up and play a solo. I was seated on a sofa at the back of the room, thus avoiding the discomfort of sitting right in the sight-line of players. This created a beautifully relaxed atmosphere for all. Enthusiastic applause from proud parents reinforced what a fantastic opportunity this was for young musicians.
Classes ranged from junior “Budding Harpists” to advanced “Inspirational Harpists”. There was even a chance to play your own composition: “Inventive Harpists”. My favourite moment was the “Mini Maestros”. Sitting cross-legged on the floor, these tiny tots worked with Fran on some group improvisation and then were encouraged to play their solos. What a brilliant way to have your first experience of performing to an audience.
At the end of each session, I announced a winner and runner-up, with prizes being wire- string harp bracelets. In keeping with the whole weekend, positive comments were given on how to move forward to the next level, and there was a sense that everyone had been successful just by attending. Next was an Inspire Session, where I worked with the Poppy Harp Ensemble. We covered fun warm ups and worked on a graphic score, which we then played to parents.
Everyone left feeling inspired and vowing to return next year to perform again. Surely this should be a model for other com-petitions to build on: play a piece, get positive comments, leave feeling inspired, motivated and happy. Bravo to Poppy Harp!
— by Eira Lynn Jones
Events9-10 March 2019 Cardiff Camac Harp Weekend at Cardiff
Metropolitan University, WalesA celebration of 20 years of Telynau Vining Harps with a
packed weekend of concerts and workshops, including perfor-mances by Isabelle Moretti and Claire Jones.
5-10 April 2019 Edinburgh International Harp Festival at Merchiston Castle School, Scotland.
The 38th annual festival will celebrate music from Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Senegal, Paraguay and Ireland, with work-shops varying from “Rhythm, Improvisation and African Spirit’ to “A Wealth of Gaelic Song”. Plenty to entertain everyone!
17-18 April 2019 Wales Harp Festival at Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias, Wales.
An exciting two days of harp, including classes with Monika Stadler and Elinor Bennett, and concluding with a Festival Concert to feature Catrin Finch.
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17 April 2019 Nansi Richards Scholarship Competition at Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias, Wales.
This annual competition awards a young Welsh harpist with a scholarship of £1500 in memory of “Telynores Maldwyn”, Nansi Richards. This year, the competition will be held during the Wales Harp Festival and adjudicated by Angharad Wyn Jones. (Contact Eleri Williams: [email protected]) Closing date: 15 March 2019
5-6 May 2019 North London Festiva at North Bank House, Muswell Hill, England.
As well as a host of solo and ensemble classes for harp stu-dents of all ages and abilities, the Camac Harp Competition will take place over two days and is open to any harpist under 30 living in the UK or Ireland. Adjudicated by Stephen Fitzpatrick and Emma Ramsdale, the winner will be awarded £500 and a paid lunchtime recital opportunity.
Website: northlondonfestival.org.uk/music/harps/), Closing date: 1 April 2019.
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The Lyon & Healy Awards took place in Chicago, IL in March 2019. The three winners were Claire Thai, Noel Wan, and Anya Garipoli. They received a prize of US $2,000 and a $500 gift certificate.
The competition was open to harpists under the age of 30.
16-22 June 2019, University of North Carolina School for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC – 13th American Harp Society, Inc. Summer Institute, 23rd AHS, Inc. National Competition, and 2019 Camp Innovation: harpsociety.org.
3-13 July 2019, Bloomington, IN – 11th USA International Harp Competition: usaihc.org.
NewsAngelica Hairston and Elizabeth Steiner have been selected
to participate in the first SphinxLEAD program to empower arts leaders of color in the US.
Mallory McHenry has been named a young artist with Performance Today, a program from American Public Media.
Fall AHS Grants Program Awards
1. The Toronto Chapter of the American Harp Society, Inc. for 2019 Student Scholarship Auditions. Awarded: $1,000.00
2. AHS, Inc. member Jeanne O’Connell for workshop and two performances by Patrice Fisher and Arpa for the Central Gulf Coast Chapter (in process of applying for chapter reinstatement). Awarded: $700.00
3. AHS, Inc. member Angelica Hairston to commission a piece for harp and organ by composer Maurice Draughn to be premiered at Challenge the Stats 2019. Awarded: $1500.00
4. AHS, Inc. member Merynda Adams to commission a piece for harp and violin by composer Ædan McEvoy to be pre-miered at Chamber Music For Charity. Awarded: $750.00
5. West Michigan Chapter of the American Harp Society, Inc. for their summer harp scholarship fund. Awarded: $500.00
6. Dallas Chapter of the American Harp Society, Inc. for guest artist Janet Witman. Awarded: $700.00
7. AHS, Inc. member Elisa M Torres for guest artist fac-ulty residency by Maria Luisa Rayan at Glissando 2019 in Puerto Rico. Awarded: $2000.00
8. AHS, Inc. member Karen Grimsey to commission three patriotic arrangements by composer Daniel Burton for the Armed Forces Harp Sextet, to be premiered at the 2019 AHS Summer Institute. Awarded: $1000.00
AHS, Inc. member Rebecca Todaro for the Baton Rouge Harp Festival scholarships Awarded: $750.00
AppointmentsAngela Schwarzkopf has been appointed harp professor at
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.Brittany DeYoung has been named harp professor at the
University of Michigan, Flint.Matthew Tutsky has been named professor of harp at the
University of Portland and at Reed College in Oregon.Susanna Campbell has been appointed to the faculty at
Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
National Competitions2020 Anne Adams Awards Required RepertoireThree scholarship awards of $2,000 each for full-time study
of the harp are given to the top finalists, thanks to the generous support from the Adams and the Doris E. Nebergall Funds.
Requirements:Applications will be accepted from advanced students who
are:• Members of the American Harp Society• Enrolled full-time in colleges or universities through a
Master’s Degree, or other post-high school institutions.
Applicants will be asked to submit an application with a video recording and a non-refundable application fee in the spring of 2020.
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Choose one of the following:
Flothuis, M.-Pour le tombeau d’Orphée, Op. 37Grandjany, M.-Rhapsodie, Op. 10SalzedoM.-Ballade, Op. 28
Orchestra/Choral (BOTH are required):
Brahms, J.-Vier Gesänge, Op. 17 Harp part (Four Songs for Women’s Voices, Two Horns and Harp)Bartok, B.-Concerto for Orchestra (Hp. 1 part)
2020 Grandjany Memorial CompetitionThe award is $5,000 taken from the Grandjany Memorial
Fund housed in the American Harp Society Foundation funds.The Grandjany Memorial Competition will take place in con-
junction with the 2020 Adams Awards Competition (location and date to be announced later).
2020 Required Repertoire:Grandjany, M.-Children at Play, Op. 16de Falla, M. (transc. M. Grandjany)-Spanish DanceGrandjany, M.-Rhapsodie, Op. 10Ravel, R. (transc. M. Grandjany)-Menuet from Le Tombeau de
CouperinFor further information: harpfoundationahs.org/competi-
tions.html
In MemoriamJim Pinkerton (1950-2018)Jim Pinkerton was many things: a concert pianist and harp-
ist, a member of the “President’s Own” Marine Band, fourth place winner in the 1976 Israel Competition, White House performer for mul-tiple presidents, solo tour-ing artist for Columbia Artists, and later one half of a musical duo with John
Escosa, registered nurse and nurse practitioner, nurturing mentor to his students at Temple College in Taylor, Texas, patron of the arts, harp technician for the Lyon & Healy Technician’s Guild, quilter, motorcycle and vintage car enthusi-ast, storyteller, and a loving friend to all who crossed his path.
Jim Pinkerton (1950-2018)
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