Camac Blog

The Edinburgh International Harp Festival 2024

March 25, 2024
The fabulous Edinburgh International Harp Festival  (now in its 43rd year) returns to George Watson’s College from April 5th to April 9th, 2024.  As always, prospective festival goers can look forward to an absolutely packed few days of concerts from  internationally renowned performers, as well as emerging artists, groups and ensembles. The festival has always emphasised education; this they have always done with a welcoming and inclusive approach, and there will be the usual wide range of courses and workshops.Read more…

“You never know when lightning will strike”: The Orchestral Harpist by Sarah Bullen

March 21, 2024

“The Orchestral Harpist” is the latest publication from Sarah Bullen (lately of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra). It compiles a list of excerpts that one usually does NOT find in the audition requirements, but which will certainly be encountered in the course of a professional career, Read more…

“Every note that resonates”: interview with Rossitza Milevska

March 20, 2024

We caught up with Rossitza Milevska ahead of her concert at the Espace Camac this week, and talked about music, development and inspiration. Read more…

A masterful writer on a house of master craftsmen; Robert Adelson and Erard: Empire of the harp

March 18, 2024

In 2022, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, it was our honour to commission the eminent organologist Robert Adelson to write  Erard: Empire of the Harp, the latest and finest monograph devoted to the Erard family. Happily, Adelson’s work is gaining critical recognition beyond this blog. Read more…