He has been called ”a gentle sound-painter,” a ”New Age Pied Piper.” Both seem fitting tags for Andreas Vollenweider, the Swiss harpist who is winning over American audiences with his mesmerizing mood ...

For most professional musicians, playing music is when they feel most alive. It engages the whole being — intellect, body, and heart. It’s how they best express love, anger, humor — even confusion. As ...

GARCIA-NAVARRO: She's a Scottish harpist and composer known for her improvisational skills and her collaborations with Esperanza Spalding, Yo-Yo Ma, the Silkroad Project and other musical innovators.

In a recession that shuttered longtime manufacturers, reshaped whole industries and sent millions of people looking for work, one might expect a company that makes $100,000 harps to be wobbling at the ...