The Ontario Harp Society
The Ontario Harp Society (Ontario Chapter of the American Harp Society) works to promote and foster the appreciation of the harp as a musical instrument throughout the Province of Ontario. The Harp Society is dedicated to encouraging the composition of new music for the harp by Canadian composers and improving the quality of performance of harpists. We encourage and support young harpists through the presentation of scholarships.
The American Harp Society is a non profit corporation, grown from the needs of harpists - performers, teachers, and pupils. Founded in 1962, membership in the Society is now over 3000 with chapters throughout the Americas, including the Ontario Harp Society.
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The Ontario Harp Society welcomes all harpists, pedal and non-pedal, throughout Ontario to be part of our membership and promotion of all that is the harp in our communities!!! Join the OHS.
OHS 2025
🎶 Membership Fees due HERE!
🎶 OHS Online Workshop with Felice Pomeranz (Jazz Harmony for ALL harpists) - January 26
🎶 OHS-OHW meeting in Toronto with Lynne Aspnes, in person and on Zoom - March 27
🎶 OHS Scholarships - March 29 - information HERE
🎶 OHS Online Workshop with Sharlene Wallace & Alanna ELlison (The String Thing - how to change strings!) - June 11 INFO
🎶 One Harp World PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE - July 1st, 2025 - HERE
2026
🎶 🌟 July 28 to August 3, 2026 - One Harp World will be a combined American Harp Society and World Harp Congress event taking place in Toronto, Ontario! INFO
Click on EVENTS for more harp happenings and please check our member's WEBSITES for their personal harp performances and news!
Please click on HARPS & MORE in the menu for Harp Sales and Rentals.
Please note: The OHS does not sell/rent harps, we only offer a space on our website to advertise harps that are in Ontario, Canada. It is the purchaser's responsibility to vett products on this website. The OHS does not vett any items advertised on our website. Please have awareness when buying or selling anything on the internet.
Marie Lorcini, 1930-2024
Marie was a force of nature as a person, as a harpist and as a pedagogue. She was Principal harpist of London Symphony Orchestra and Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra for many years as well as being a soloist and chamber musician, premiering many Canadian works for harp. She studied harp with Marcel Grandjany and herself became an important teacher of the Suzuki Method, teaching at the Hamilton Suzuki School of Music as well as at the Faculty of Music at Western University of Ontario. Marie was a dear vibrant friend of our Ontario harp community. - obituary
Dorothy White, 1928-2021
Our dear friend and harp colleague passed away peacefully on December 19th. Dorothy was a professional flutist and harpist originally from Springfield, Missouri who made Toronto her home in 1968. During her harp career in Canada she played with the National Ballet Orchestra, for the Anne of Green Gables orchestra and held the second harp position with the TSO for many years. Dorothy was a longtime member of the AHS and of our local OHS (formerly THS) and was always interested and supportive of the harpists in her community. "She possessed a gift for enduring friendships and a genuine interest in the lives of other people." - obituary
Susana Remenyi-Prentice, 1928-2020
Harpist and teacher, Susanna Remenyi-Prentice passed away peacefully on April 12th, 2020 at the age of 92. Susana is remembered for the 11 years she served as President of the Toronto Harp Society, now known as the Ontario Chapter of American Harp Society. In 1973 she joined the teaching staff of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. - obituary
Please find contact information for two Canadian harp regulators,
Karen Rokos,
Excellent Harp Maintenance & Care Videos:
Peter Wiley The Harp Doctor VIDEOS
Steve Moss VIDEOS
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