University of Central Arkansas Harp Studio

10/14/2026

Audition season is approaching! Prospective harp students for starting studies in Fall 2027, take note of UCA Department of Music 's audition dates! Nov 21, Jan 30. And Feb 6. We would love to have you in our harp studio next fall!! 🎶💜🐻

10/14/2026

More UCA harp sightings! I spy...Elective harp student Carson Weaver (also viola/violinist extraordinaire) at the Arkansas Renaissance Festival last month!

10/09/2026

It's week 8 of the fall semester and UCA harps have been busy! We'll be posting more about recent harp activities, guest artists, and other fall "harpennings." In the meantime, enjoy elective student Gwyn's absolutely marvelous take on harp shoes today! 🌮👟

09/19/2026

(Some of the) UCA harpists with esteemed guest Michelle Gott ! She visited UCA this week to record a chamber work by Daniel Asia in our beautiful Windgate concert hall. We loved hearing from her, the composer, and other fabulous musicians on the project during "X-period" on Thursday, Sept. 17! Watch for her recording of "On the Surface" (release date TBD)--she is making our school harp famous!! 💜🎶😊

06/20/2026

Wow! Maybe we can perform these "new" Mozart flute and harp pieces for the next UCA Mozart Symposium! (Narrowly missed awareness of their existence at our January 2026 symposium...)

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The music notebook, found in the archives, dates from the composer's final stay in Paris, in 1778. The seven short pieces for flute and harp it contains will be broadcast for the first time ever on June 22 on France Musique radio.

06/02/2026

Dr. Thorburn's private students gave a wonderful summer kickoff recital yesterday. Awesome solo and ensemble performances, and the Hot Springs Flute Ensemble's two pieces added a unique highlight too! 🎶🪉🪈 Everyone enjoyed a reception afterwards--photos included of harp cookies and what can be made with extra royal frosting. 😉

05/28/2026

It may be summer break for the college students, but Dr. Thorburn's community harp students are still at it. 🎶🎶🎶

Join us in the Snow Fine Arts recital hall this Sunday for a recital program celebrating SUMMER! 🍍🍉🕶🌞

We are also excited to have members of the Hot Springs Flute Ensemble joining us! 🪈

04/27/2026

And the spring semester is a wrap after two beautiful harp jury performances today by Hunter and Carson! Congratulations to Carson, too, who graduates with a degree in computer science on Friday. 👏🎶💜

04/12/2026

Thanks to our *six* intrepid performers (+ Dr. Thorburn) for a beautiful harp studio recital this afternoon! We enjoyed musical selections from around the world 🎶🌎 ... and eighth note cupcakes afterward!

04/08/2026

We are excited to present a studio recital with *seven* harpists performing this Sunday! 3pm in Snow recital hall.
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Each performer has at least one piece referencing a different world music style and/or composer. Come hear the variety of musical styles and see the different types of harps (pedals, levers, and a special guest folk harp). 😊🎶