harpist

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Recent Examples of harpist There will also be students volunteering as servers during the event and a harpist providing musical entertainment. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 The block party kicked off with a set from Bay Area DJ Ethan Dreams, followed by a genre-bending collaboration between Bay Area harpist GEO and San Francisco native, DJ Salenie. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 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 The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson and harpist Mikaela Davis make guest appearances, alongside Miranda and bassist, Cameron Ralston, who joined the band following the departure of longtime bassist and backup vocalist Peter Hughes last year. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025 Watch chefs expertly prepare your dinner at Herons, or make a reservation for afternoon tea featuring a live harpist in the lounge. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harpist
Noun
  • Is Sebastian, the too-hot-to-be-true pianist, really on her side or is he involved in Natalie’s disappearance?
    Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As a young pianist growing up in Venezuela, Kristhyan Benítez attended Vanessa Perez’s concerts, admiring her from the audience long before the two would share a stage as collaborators.
    Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Famed violinist Itzhak Perlman will be the guest performer at the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra's Rhapsody Gala next season.
    Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Leading the concert was the violinist-conductor Leonidas Kavakos, who’s currently a DSO artist-in-residence.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Kings organist Dieter Ruehle was feeling a bit cheeky during Thursday’s 8-1 trouncing by the Edmonton Oilers.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Once again, the Meyerson’s big Fisk organ will get minimal use in the symphonic repertory, although resident organist Bradley Hunter Welch will perform in the Saint-Saëns Third Symphony.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After a decade-long absence, flutist Lori Bell is returning to the Rancho Bernardo Library, this time accompanied by guitarist Ron Satterfield.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.
    Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Rushmere, released last March, was their first as a trio after guitarist and banjoist Winston Marshall left the band in part due to political differences with his bandmates.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Bubble machines and cafe lights welcome you outside, while locally made goods and an acoustic guitarist set the mood within.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The track credits a bevy of session musicians, including a saxophonist, a whopping six violinists, two viola players, a couple of trumpet players, a cello player, and conga player Daniel Rodriguez, who played alongside Mars at his 2025 New Year’s Eve show in Las Vegas.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Grammy-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano has been named the 2026 Artist-in-Residence for the Detroit Jazz Festival.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The performers will be tenor Jon Lee Keenan, violinist Agatha Blevin, violist Jonah Sirota, cellist Sarah Kim and pianist Irene Kim.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The film tells the story of a violist haunted by visions of her future self.
    Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Albert Navarro had been a saxophonist and a clarinettist who worked as a music teacher and as a bandleader at resort hotels.
    Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

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