Thesaurus results for HARPIST

harpist

noun

as in pianist

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Recent Examples of harpist The singer-songwriter and harpist cruises around Los Angeles on her light, loose, and rootsy new album. —

Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026 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

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Such a scenario made headlines in the US last year when pianist Betsy Arakawa, who was married to actor Gene Hackman, was revealed to have died of hantavirus.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
With Vuckovich on the cusp of his 90th birthday, the seven-decade spread between the pianist and Tang embodies jazz’s crucial generational reach, with young players imbibing essential seasoning via direct contact with veteran masters.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 May 2026