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The '''Dutch Harp Festival''' (DHF) is a [[harp]] music festival that takes place every two years in Utrecht in the Netherlands. It was founded in 2010 by [[Remy van Kesteren]] (artistic director), [[Elizabeth Jaxon]] and Gert Wijnalda who still serve as board members along with Paul Hooijmans.<ref>{{cite web |title= Dutch Harp Festival: Our team
|url= https://harpfestival.nl/about/}}</ref><ref name="Carmac2018">{{citation|url=https://www.worldharpcompetition.com/ |title=Dutch Harp Festival 2018 |archive-url=https://www.camac-harps.com/blog/en/news/dutch-harp-festival-2018/ |archive-date=2024-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[DHF World Harp Competition]] finals (and since 2024 the semifinals) also take place alongside the Dutch Harp Festival.
The 2026 Dutch Harp Festival will take place on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands.
==Previous festivals==
===2024===
The 2024 version of the Dutch Harp Festival was titled 'Night of a 1000 Strings' and the lineup included [[Brandee Younger]], [[Catrin Finch]] x [[Aoife Ní Bhriain]], Remy van Kesteren, [[Alexander Boldachev]] and Alexandr Misko, [[Tom Monger]] (from [[Florence + The Machine]]), [[Deborah Henson-Conant]], Angélica Salvi, Tempo! (Oorkaan Ensemble), [[Charles Overton]], Juanjo Corbalán, Miriam Adefris, XKTdra – sound immersion, Thessa Carina, ROWANN, Ensemble Místico, and Ranie Ribeiro.<ref>{{citation|url=https://harpfestival.nl/line-up/ |title=Dutch Harp Festival 2024: Line-up |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428100248/https://harpfestival.nl/line-up/ |archive-date=2024-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Both the [[DHF World Harp Competition]] semifinals and finals were held alongside the festival.
===2022===
The theme of the 2022 version of the Dutch Harp Festival was 'Night of a 1000 Strings' and the lineup included [[Mary Lattimore]], [[Andrew Lawrence-King]], Mahazer, Kety Fusco, XNDR and Remy van Kesteren, Héloïse Carlean-Jones, Julie Rokseth, and Sophie Nzayisenga.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uno Vesje wins first prize at World Harp Competition |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/uno-vesje-wins-first-prize-at-world-harp-competition/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival announces 2022 lineup |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/dutch-harp-festival-announces-2022-lineup/}}</ref>
===2020/2021===
The festival was streamed online in 2021 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] restrictions. It was was originally scheduled for May 2020 but was postponed for a year due to the pandemic. Performers included Sunniva Rødland and Notam.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dutch Harp Festival Postponed to May 2021 |url=https://www.sunnivawettre.com/2020/02/19/the-dutch-harp-festival-2020/}}</ref>
===2018===
In 2018 the theme for the festival was 'Welcome to Planet Harp'. The lineup included Nikolaz Cadoret, [[Hélène Breschand]], and [[Edmar Castañeda]].<ref name="Carmac2018"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival TV program |url=https://www.harpfestival.nl/static/program-book-2018.pdf}}</ref>
===2016===
'Harps Without Borders' (''Harpen Zonder Grenzen'') was the theme of the 2016 festival. The lineup included [[Sivan Magen]], Ben Creighton Griffiths, [[Catrin Finch]], Park Stickney, [[Marie-Pierre Langlamet]], and Nobody’s Cult.
Sharing the venue in 2016 alongside the festival was the Open Harp Day, hosted by the Dutch Harp Society and the Dutch Folk Harp Society. The festival was also integrated into the Jazz Harp Academy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival: Dutch Harp Week |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/dutch-harp-week/}}</ref>
===2014===
The theme for the 2014 festival was 'No Harp, No Story' and featured many harpists including [[Benjamin Bagby]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Storytelling at the Dutch Harp Festival |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/storytelling-at-the-dutch-harp-festival/}}</ref>
===2012===
'Real Men Play The Harp' was the theme of the 2012 festival. Performers included [[Andrew Lawrence-King]], and [[Edmar Castañeda]] and [[Eric Vloeimans]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 |url=https://www.deviantart.com/idlehandsoftrust/art/Dutch-Harp-Festival-2012-Folder-293065593}}</ref>
===2010===
This was the first year that festival was held and it was simply titled 'International Harp Competition & Festival'. Performers included Anne-Marie O'Farrel and [[Sivan Magen]].<ref>{{cite web |author1-link=Dutch Harp Festival |title=Harp Festival 2010 |url= |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Dutch Harp Festival]] |language=en |format=video |date=November 7, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://harpfestival.nl/ Official website: Dutch Harp Festival]
*[https://www.worldharpcompetition.com/ DHF World Harp Competition]
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The '''Dutch Harp Festival''' (DHF) is a [[harp]] music festival that takes place every two years in Utrecht in the Netherlands. It was founded in 2010 by [[Remy van Kesteren]] (artistic director), [[Elizabeth Jaxon]] and Gert Wijnalda who still serve as board members along with Paul Hooijmans.<ref>{{cite web |title= Dutch Harp Festival: Our team
|url= https://harpfestival.nl/about/}}</ref><ref name="Carmac2018">{{citation|url=https://www.worldharpcompetition.com/ |title=Dutch Harp Festival 2018 |archive-url=https://www.camac-harps.com/blog/en/news/dutch-harp-festival-2018/ |archive-date=2024-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[DHF World Harp Competition]] finals (and since 2024 the semifinals) also take place alongside the Dutch Harp Festival.
The 2026 Dutch Harp Festival will take place on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands.
==Previous festivals==
===2024===
The 2024 version of the Dutch Harp Festival was titled 'Night of a 1000 Strings' and the lineup included [[Brandee Younger]], [[Catrin Finch]] x [[Aoife Ní Bhriain]], Remy van Kesteren, [[Alexander Boldachev]] and Alexandr Misko, [[Tom Monger]] (from [[Florence + The Machine]]), [[Deborah Henson-Conant]], Angélica Salvi, Tempo! (Oorkaan Ensemble), [[Charles Overton]], Juanjo Corbalán, Miriam Adefris, XKTdra – sound immersion, Thessa Carina, ROWANN, Ensemble Místico, and Ranie Ribeiro.<ref>{{citation|url=https://harpfestival.nl/line-up/ |title=Dutch Harp Festival 2024: Line-up |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428100248/https://harpfestival.nl/line-up/ |archive-date=2024-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Both the [[DHF World Harp Competition]] semifinals and finals were held alongside the festival.
===2022===
The theme of the 2022 version of the Dutch Harp Festival was 'Night of a 1000 Strings' and the lineup included [[Mary Lattimore]], [[Andrew Lawrence-King]], Mahazer, Kety Fusco, XNDR and Remy van Kesteren, Héloïse Carlean-Jones, Julie Rokseth, and Sophie Nzayisenga.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uno Vesje wins first prize at World Harp Competition |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/uno-vesje-wins-first-prize-at-world-harp-competition/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival announces 2022 lineup |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/dutch-harp-festival-announces-2022-lineup/}}</ref>
===2020/2021===
The festival was streamed online in 2021 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] restrictions. It was was originally scheduled for May 2020 but was postponed for a year due to the pandemic. Performers included Sunniva Rødland and Notam.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dutch Harp Festival Postponed to May 2021 |url=https://www.sunnivawettre.com/2020/02/19/the-dutch-harp-festival-2020/}}</ref>
===2018===
In 2018 the theme for the festival was 'Welcome to Planet Harp'. The lineup included Nikolaz Cadoret, [[Hélène Breschand]], and [[Edmar Castañeda]].<ref name="Carmac2018"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival TV program |url=https://www.harpfestival.nl/static/program-book-2018.pdf}}</ref>
===2016===
'Harps Without Borders' (''Harpen Zonder Grenzen'') was the theme of the 2016 festival. The lineup included [[Sivan Magen]], Ben Creighton Griffiths, [[Catrin Finch]], Park Stickney, [[Marie-Pierre Langlamet]], and Nobody’s Cult.
Sharing the venue in 2016 alongside the festival was the Open Harp Day, hosted by the Dutch Harp Society and the Dutch Folk Harp Society. The festival was also integrated into the Jazz Harp Academy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch Harp Festival: Dutch Harp Week |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/dutch-harp-week/}}</ref>
===2014===
The theme for the 2014 festival was 'No Harp, No Story' and featured many harpists including [[Benjamin Bagby]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Storytelling at the Dutch Harp Festival |url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/storytelling-at-the-dutch-harp-festival/}}</ref>
===2012===
'Real Men Play The Harp' was the theme of the 2012 festival. Performers included [[Andrew Lawrence-King]], and [[Edmar Castañeda]] and [[Eric Vloeimans]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 |url=https://www.deviantart.com/idlehandsoftrust/art/Dutch-Harp-Festival-2012-Folder-293065593}}</ref>
===2010===
This was the first year that festival was held and it was simply titled 'International Harp Competition & Festival'. Performers included Anne-Marie O'Farrel and [[Sivan Magen]].<ref>{{cite web |author1-link=Dutch Harp Festival |title=Harp Festival 2010 |url= |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Dutch Harp Festival]] |language=en |format=video |date=November 7, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://harpfestival.nl/ Official website: Dutch Harp Festival]
*[https://www.worldharpcompetition.com/ DHF World Harp Competition]
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