harpist

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Recent Examples of harpist Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 Scottish harpist Maeve Gilchrist, American violinist Mazz Swift and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu​ make up the ensemble’s texturally acute international string section. Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026 The kids were rewarded for their patience inside the Hammer with a matinee performance by harpist Destiny Muhammad, a show supported by an arts access grant from SV Creates. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 Gutierrez wore a striking red silk gown with a black cape and a spiky headpiece, a look inspired by past highlights in her metal harpist career. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 Walker-Figueroa has worked as a professional ballet and modern dancer, research assistant, classical harpist, bartender, literary editor, and creative writing instructor and is currently an assistant professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University. Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025 In 1977, after taking a transformational pilgrimage to India, the harpist and jazz musician Alice Coltrane was building a spiritual practice in southern California. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025 The singer appeared on stage in front of a group of Modigliani paintings alongside a group of musicians, including a harpist and a string section. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harpist
Noun
  • Ashni is a singer, songwriter, and pianist.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • His death came two months after that of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who sang with the band alongside her first husband, pianist Keith Godchaux, from 1972 to 1979.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Renowned salsa and latin jazz violinist Alfredo De La Fé brings his band, which blends traditional classical techniques with Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Keith Stanfield, a violinist and concertmaster, was terminated as executive director of the Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet Foundation for similar crimes, the foundation’s lawyer, Karen Donnelly, said Tuesday.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The organist from Cathedral Notre Dame in Paris will be performing at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church on April 23.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Interestingly, though, while game presentation issues do tend to draw strong reactions, no one dared criticize Dodgers (and Kings) organist Dieter Ruehle.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • McClung painted the flutist after hearing him in an empty parking structure beside the shopping center.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Other celebrities in the field include former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, Dropkick Murphys guitarist Jeff DaRosa, Love Island winner Bryan Arenales and running comedian Laura Green.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The band had booked a set for rhythm guitarist Matt Donoghue’s birthday around that time and was happy to adopt the cause, Fleming said.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The even more eclectic Tardigrade Collective teams tenor saxophonist Bradley Nash, electric guitarist, bassist and synthesizer player Ryan Bradley and drummer (and UC San Diego alum) Nolan Fewell, who by day is an associate laboratory director at Mobilab Environmental Determinations.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In addition, saxophonist Kamasi Washington will perform both is 2023 album Fearless Movement in its entirety as well as a set featuring the works of John Coltrane and Miles Davis.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The quartet also features violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Berger and pianist Antonia Koster.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The principal flutist of the San Diego Symphony, Lombardo will be joined by such talented musicians as symphony violinist Tiffany Wee and Hausmann Quartet violist Angela Choong.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026

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