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…

The Camac Festival, Nice: October 8 – 10, 2021

September 27, 2021

Good things come to those who wait: after a pandemic-related postponement, it is with joy that we are putting the final touches to our preparations for the LIVE Camac Festival in Nice! Read more…

A Big Blue at the World Conservation Congress 2021

September 15, 2021

We have been delighted to supply a Big Blue electroacoustic harp for the closing ceremony of the World Conservation Congress in Marseille. Read more…

“Orbis” for augmented electric harp: world premier, 18.09.21

September 10, 2021

Written over the course of several residencies at the GIPSA-Lab studios in Grenoble, Arnaud Petit's "Orbis" is an exploration of the Camac MIDI harp and its signal and system usage. It will be performed next week by Ghislaine Petit-Volta at InnovaSound Paris. Read more…