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…
“You never know when lightning will strike”: The Orchestral Harpist by Sarah Bullen
March 21, 2024
“The Orchestral Harpist” is the latest publication from Sarah Bullen (lately of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra). It compiles a list of excerpts that one usually does NOT find in the audition requirements, but which will certainly be encountered in the course of a professional career, Read more…
“Every note that resonates”: interview with Rossitza Milevska
March 20, 2024
We caught up with Rossitza Milevska ahead of her concert at the Espace Camac this week, and talked about music, development and inspiration. Read more…
A masterful writer on a house of master craftsmen; Robert Adelson and Erard: Empire of the harp
March 18, 2024
In 2022, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, it was our honour to commission the eminent organologist Robert Adelson to write Erard: Empire of the Harp, the latest and finest monograph devoted to the Erard family. Happily, Adelson’s work is gaining critical recognition beyond this blog. Read more…
