harpist

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harpist
Noun
  • Léa Seydoux gives a very committed, unaffected performance as Lucy, an experimental pianist who must deal with the dawning knowledge that her beloved husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) has a second life online as a pedophile pornographer.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • By the evening, everyone shifts outside to the stoop, where Harlem pianist Warner Meadows and special guests close the night with live music.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Behind her sat a cellist and a violinist, both women hired for the MTV appearance; the other Maniacs appeared only in photos inside the CD booklet.
    Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
  • The song, performed by violinist Linda Lampenius and vocalist Pete Parkkonen, featured a potentially combustible mix of open flames and a flowing dress.
    Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The stadium organist, Dwayne Hilton, played accompanying music and got everyone involved.
    Warren Mayes, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • The stadium organist, Dwayne Hilton, played accompanying music and got everyone involved.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Monette Marino, guitarist Joe Amato, bassist Harley Magsino, drummer Mike Holguin and saxophonist, flutist and harmonica player Tripp Sprague.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Carolyn Brown, the orchestra’s principal flutist, will perform excerpts and participate in the Q&A session.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • These guerrilla pop-ups launched the heartland quartet – singer Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor – into a world of TikToks and Instagram posts, simultaneously cultivating a fan base decades younger than the now-middle-aged rockers.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Vanity Fair caught up with Gaga’s guitarist, Tim Stewart, who was with his kids, after the film.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Cunningham, 17, is lead alto saxophonist for the school ensemble.
    Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • Keith Lockhart’s Pops are pretty accustomed to disrupting dogma (see recent performances with jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Jerry Garcia keyboardist Melvin Seals).
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The season’s artistic partners include Nagy, pianist Richard Goode, cellist Abel Selaocoe, violist Tabea Zimmermann and violinist Alina Ibragimova, who returns for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in her first performances since being named an artistic partner in 2026.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • The quartet also features violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Berger and pianist Antonia Koster.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 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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“Harpist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harpist. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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