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…
The Charles Overton Group debut album is out!
September 19, 2017
We are very proud to have sponsored 'Convergence', the debut album of the Charles Overton Group. We discovered Charles at the Camac Festival USA in California last year - and promptly re-invited him, to Lyon and to Washington DC! He masters standards you'd never dream possible on the harp; effortlessly reinterprets other styles, from Irish folk to 60s pop; and is equally eclectic within the jazz spectrum, ranging from lyrical simplicity to inquisitive, dissonant sound worlds. Read more…
Discover Nikolaz Cadoret
September 15, 2017
"You know, when you are in the right place and you do the right things, everything becomes simpler. Suddenly everything is right. I’ve reached that point in my life, and in my music—everything is simpler." If you're also looking for this, don't miss Nikolaz Cadoret's cover interview in Harp Column Magazine. And then: experience him live @ the Camac Festival USA, November 2017, Washington DC! Read more…
Concerts under Hypnosis
September 4, 2017
Geoffrey Secco and Rossitza Milevska are continuing to forge a new musical direction in Paris this autumn, linking music with the therapeutic effects of hypnosis. Read more…
