History

A small community of harpists from the metropolitan South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia started organising harp gatherings under the guidance of Christine Jones of Albany. Through these gatherings there became a growing awareness of the limitations placed on talented WA harpists not being eligible to compete in interstate competitions unless they were members of an Incorporated Harp Society. This in turn led Christine Jones and Neil Macdonald to found the Harp Society of WA Inc. in 2012. With the objective to support and nurture the enjoyment of harps and harp playing in WA, Christine and Neil enlisted the help of local harp teachers to bring new opportunities for the upcoming generation of harpists in WA.

Now

With a strong committee and a steadily growing membership, the Harp Society of Western Australia continues to host regular events and sponsor international, interstate and local harpists to interact with local harpists and play for the wider local community. 

The Society is also embracing technology, aiming to host some events and meetings online to make them more accessible to people all over Western Australia and beyond.

The Society focusses on the playing of pedal and lever harps. Harp is used to play a huge variety of genres, including classical, jazz, folk, rock, pop, experimental and even hip hop and heavy metal. The Society wishes to nurture the musical tastes of all its members.