Camac Blog
Flavours of Turkish Music for Harpists: An Open-Source Primer by Şirin Pancaroğlu
March 3, 2026
Harpist Şirin Pancaroğlu’s work with the Turkish Harp Project is recognised worldwide, including performing on authentic instruments, leading workshops globally, and publishing and composing highly acclaimed original music influenced by Turkish musical idioms. With her latest educational resource, “Flavours of Turkish Music for Harpists,” Şirin draws on her extensive experience exploring Turkish harp music to inspire harpists from any background and introduce them to Turkish melodies and rhythms in a clear, accessible manner. This collection of carefully collected and notated melodies adopts an approach that respects both the harp’s natural qualities and Turkish musical traditions.Read more…
Kickstarting a Big Blue
April 4, 2015
Lara Somogyi used Kickstarter to fund buying an electroacoustic concert harp. Her Big Blue sessions now explore entirely independent pop covers - no other instruments, no backing tracks, the blue harp is the band! Read more…
Ghislaine Petit-Volta: Hommage à Rameau
April 3, 2015
Beautiful disc of new Rameau transcriptions, and related repertoire. Read more…
Anneleen Lenaerts: Harp Concertos
April 3, 2015
Glière, Jongen and Rodrigo with the Brussels Philharmonic / Warner Classics Read more…
