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2. Facts at a glance
- The largest harp festival in the world
- More than 100 harpists from around the world performing and giving lectures and masterclasses
- The performers are some of the world’s top players
- Music varies from jazz to electro funk, Paraguayan, world, Celtic, Chinese and classical
- Some 800 registrants expected from some 40 different countries
- More than 200 harps will be on sale in the exhibition hall. The classical harps represent some of the world’s top harp makers. Harps are being transported here by ships, jets, trucks and trains. Harps are coming from Europe, Australia, USA, Canada, China and Pakistan.
- Country list:
Armenia Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Cuba Czech Republic England Ireland France Germany Germany Greece Israel Italy Japan Korea Malaysia Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Spain Switzerland Taiwan Turkey USA Wales Venezuela
3. Photos
4. Congress Countdown Journals
Hear music by harpists coming to perform at the festival. Click on the links below.
| Issue # | Musical Selection |
| Issue #1 | |
| Issue #2 | Winter Harp Ensemble. Album: Christmas Night, 2005 |
| Issue #3 | Tournier/Sonatina No. 2: 3. Mouvementé - Giles, Alice; Album: Alice Giles, harp Little Babe from Benjamin Creighton Griffiths' CD A Ceremony of Carols with the Girl Choristers of Llandaff Cathedral |
| Issue #4 | Insensatez,
Cristina Braga Prokofiev, Erica Goodman |
| Issue #5 | Isabelle Perrin - Elegie My Prelude - Eduardo B | Album: Pabellon new |
| Issue #6 | Maria Palatine, Where the surface meets the depth. Album: Démo Océans |
| Marta Cook, Marta Solo. Album: Holland, 2009 | |
| Issue #7 |
Page last updated: July 6, 2011