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Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal harpist Sarah Bullen is joining the faculty at DePaul University. Find out more at https://t.co/STAk8w6gmL.

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The International Harp Contest in Israel hosted a 60th anniversary gala on Dec. 12. Our correspondent Sunita Staneslow was in the audience to give us a full report! Find out more at https://t.co/kH8nP2Z906

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Need some new listening material? Check out three just-released albums worth a closer listen from @parkstickney, Angela Schwarzkopf, and @GwenMairi. Find out more at https://t.co/QbL5ixg04I.

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Kudos to harpist-composer Amy Nam, winner of the The Lyra Society's 2020 Costello Competition. Nam was awarded $1000 to write a new chamber piece featuring the harp. Find out more at https://t.co/jyAWoRVsxc

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Kudos to @edmarcastaneda on the release of his new album Harp vs. Harp with harmonica player Grégoire Maret! We caught up with Edmar to find out more about the project. Read our Q and A at https://t.co/VCn50NWk8W.

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A busy audition season draws to a close with the appointment of Marguerite Lynn Williams, Harpist as principal harpist with the Minnesota Orchestra. Read more at https://t.co/u2WTsU0Sqc

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Bravo to Maria Krushevskaya, new principal harpist with the Bolshoi Theatre! Read more at https://t.co/JkB5VYXprh

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“It’s the kind of useless information that doesn’t help you in Trivial Pursuit, but makes you a hit at harp cocktail parties," says our editor @reeseharp about researching the massive #harpmobile review in our current issue. Read more at https://t.co/PZEufLWGOs.

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Have you heard the big news? @EmmanuelCeysson emerged as winner of the LA Phil's recent principal harp audition. Bravo Emmanuel! Read more at https://t.co/pIdaXReyBH

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Have you seen Elzbieta Szmyt's new publications for sale at Harp Column Music? We wanted to find out more, so @houstonharpist Stephanie Gustafson caught up with her for a Q and A about the new works. Read it now at https://t.co/9INh6ZBz63.

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"It is spectacularly refreshing to hear a new kind of sound rather than an individual one," says @alisonyoungDJ in her review of @nakedharpist Anna Jalkéus's "Estrogenia." Read the full review now at https://t.co/X2wgFjZZTg. Reviews are FREE to read!

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@TheLyraSociety has a new executive director. Helen Gerhold will lead the Philadelphia–based nonprofit founded by @ElizabethHainen in 2004. Find out more at https://t.co/WznMEuIMmn.

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“At one point we had three sales people, a manager, and a couple of customers gathered around,” says Harp Column editor @reeseharp about conducting our 2019 harpmobile review. Find out more in Harp Column Podcast episode 54. Listen now at https://t.co/1hrWwIN8Xs.

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Looking for some relaxing new tunes to learn? Our back-to-school Zen playlist includes 10 "beautiful, relaxing, and reflective melodies sure to help clear your mind and put you in a tranquil mood," says author Liana Alpino. Download them now at https://t.co/6OVjSGou9w

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The wait is over. Our 2019 #harpmobilereview is here! We kicked the tires on two dozen new harpmobiles to help you find the right wheels for your instrument. Find out which ones made the cut in our current issue at https://t.co/YR7YVFXKJX.

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Have you seen the new issue of Harp Column magazine? Check out our interview with #usaich winner Mélanie Laurent, our much-anticipated review of over two-dozen new #harpmobiles, and LOTS more! Read this jam-packed issue online now at https://t.co/6LClcwjfyk.

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What's it like to compose and perform your own harp concerto? "It was incredible!" says Joe Rebman, who did just that. Find out more in @houstonharpist's Q and A with Rebman now at https://t.co/coTGes6XZf

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We're remembering Calista McKasson Kovin, who passed away on August 2, 2019, in Tacoma, Wash. "She was an exceptionally gifted harpist, teacher, orchestral musician, and pianist," says her former teacher Yolanda Kondonassis. Read Kondonassis' tribute at https://t.co/9qbYMCuE1A

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@salvi_harps opens a new showroom in Berlin this week. The new location "will allow us to better serve harpists in eastern Germany and northeastern Europe in general,” says Antoni Gralak, managing director. Read about it at https://t.co/cmqtNvTGkN

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Kudos to Julia Coronelli, winner of the Milwaukee Symphony harp audition. Read about the audition at https://t.co/l0Jmw0LfER