Camac Blog
A vision in Pastel: The Debut Album from Mélanie Laurent
November 22, 2025
Gold medalist of the USA International Harp Competition and solo harpist of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Mélanie Laurent is undoubtedly one of the most eminent French harpists working today. Given her background, she has a natural affinity with the ethereal music of her compatriots. In tribute to the exquisite lightness of French repertoire, Mélanie titled her debut album Pastel, a word rich with delicate connotations. We asked Mélanie what this title specifically meant to her. “The album title resonates with me in several ways. First, it's a nod to my origins, through the pastel flower, nicknamed ‘the blue gold" of Toulouse. It also represents a palette of soft, subtle colors, as well as a drawing medium, like the harp, allowing me to paint an impressionistic universe full of nuances. These hues evoke delicacy, transparency, and subtlety, suggesting without imposing.”Read more…
Jazz Harp: A Practical Method, by Marcella Carboni
January 24, 2019
Jazz is one of the most rapidly-developing fields for the harp, but at the time of writing it's still the case that almost every jazz harpist comes to this music via a classical background. Marcella Carboni has brought out a fantastic new jazz harp method which is particularly helpful if you're starting like this. It also particularly emphasises jazz harp's development in the context of jazz history, drawing the instrument out of its niche, and placing it within the tradition as a whole. Read more…
Franz Josef Reinl-Stiftung Competition 2019
January 18, 2019
What's faster: Berlin to Munich with Deutsche Bahn, or should you catch a ride in the Camac van? Our German team is zooming down to Munich in February! We're happy to be supporting the harp competition of the Franz Josef Reinl-Stiftung, and we will also be bringing an exhibition to Munich's Hochschule für Musik und Theater. Read more…
Second International Competition, Kharkiv 2019
January 18, 2019
Larisa Klievtsova and Veronika Lemishenko have launched the Second "Glowing Harp" International Competition, which will take place in Kharkiv in April of this year. We are looking forward our second trip to the Ukraine, this time accompanying the competition as sponsors. Read more…
