WILLMAR -- Music shimmers forth as Donna Jo Kopitzke gently plucks the strings of her Reverie Harp. The sounds linger, then slowly fade. Rice Hospice recently began using the soothing notes of the ...

The harp is an ancient instrument, but in its current form, it seems so unwieldy that it’s a wonder that anyone ever learns to play it. It’s one thing to tote a rented trumpet or clarinet home from ...

At long last, Katie Ott has a CD — just in time for the holidays. No longer does the 28-year-old harpist have to shake her head when people ask whether she has a CD in circulation. “I was kind of sick ...

THE harp is such a handsome instrument that some are sold simply to decorate a room. Heretics who do not like the ethereal elegance of harp music often say that it looks better than it sounds. It is ...

Steps away from the honking horns and jangling cash registers of Christmastime on Canal Street, there's another, more harmonious world of twinkling lights, warm tea and the soothing sounds of a harp.

It is said that in ancient times, the three things considered indispensable to a gentleman were his harp, cloak and chessboard. Wednesday morning, Douglas Rioth only had the harp. It was lying in the ...

Three million people visit Mt. Laguna every year to camp, hike, or play in the snow, yet virtually none of them realize they have driven right by one of the most exclusive and renowned harp-string ...