Every month a group of harpists gathers in a north Spokane church to play together, mentor each other and learn new techniques. Though it’s called the Spokane Harp Circle, members come from all over, ...
If being the most famous harp player in indie-rock doesn’t exactly make her look tough and cool, just imagine what Joanna Newsom had to go through to make it to where she is now. “It was so much more ...
At 5 years of age, Duluthian Georganne Hunter bonded with her 97-year-old great-grandmother through knitting and singing. "She was almost outraged that my parents weren't teaching me how to knit. She ...
Meredith Kohn Bocek has always had two loves: math and music. After retiring from a corporate career as a software engineer, Bocek has immersed herself once again in the world of music as a teacher, ...
SPRINGDALE — Emily Carpenter can’t recall exactly what it was that led her to ask her mother for a harp one Christmas several years ago. “I honestly don’t remember,” said Emily, a ninth-grader at ...
CARROLLTON, Va. — Sunshine Huggins, 17, has been playing the harp since she was 3 years old. The angelic sounds of the instrument caught her ear and interest from the moment she saw it being played.
Some songs just don’t translate well to the harp, Karen Stowe says, and in the case of the iconic Lynyrd Skynyrd tune, she doesn’t like it enough to improvise. If she gets a request for it, she’ll ...
Gillian King ’22 and Joshua Lin ’22 experienced something rare at Bowdoin. The two graduating seniors—who both grew up in suburbs outside of Chicago—were able to share a passion many of the rest of us ...
Angels play the harp — except Gabriel, who blew trumpet. Marcus Printup isn't the first trumpeter to combine the trumpet and the harp: Harpist Betty Glamann played on half of Kenny Dorham's Jazz ...