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Recent Examples of harpist
Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
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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
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
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Music director Bowling, who doubles as pianist and conductor from the center of the stage, the eight other musicians and 20-plus actors arrayed around her, half-jokes how much her hands hurt from rehearsing the stride style that evolved from ragtime.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Pidgeon is great, but watching her perform is like watching a pianist who could pull off Chopin be forced to practice scales.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The performance of the Rózsa just missed the 70th anniversary of its world premiere, the DSO then led by Walter Hendl, with the most famous violinist of the day, Jascha Heifetz.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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From the stage of Amsterdam's historic concert hall, violinist Hyunjin Cho and cellist Efstratia Chaloulakou look out over row after row of young faces illuminated by the glow of laptop screens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My grandmother was the organist for the choir.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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An organist was holding court in the bar.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Mar. 2026
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The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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Japanese percussionist and bamboo flutist Kaoru Watanabe and Sicilian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi contribute to the polyrhythmic grooves and spacious, reflective passages.—
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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Tammearu also began playing with her guitarist, Elijah Herchert, and roommate and bassist, Mo Todd.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Such is life for Creed Bratton, who was a lead guitarist and singer for the hitmaking Grass Roots during the ‘60s.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Grammy‑winning saxophonist previews his Detroit Jazz Festival artist‑in‑residence year with a March 25 performance at Wayne State.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Featuring Cohen, saxophonist Tivon Pennicott and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The quartet also features violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Berger and pianist Antonia Koster.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The principal flutist of the San Diego Symphony, Lombardo will be joined by such talented musicians as symphony violinist Tiffany Wee and Hausmann Quartet violist Angela Choong.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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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
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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 4 Apr. 2026.
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