SCAM ALERT: It has come to our attention that fraudsters are attempting to pose as AHS grant/loan officers to obtain personal information from individuals in what we presume is a guise for identity theft.

DO NOT SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THESE PEOPLE!

The AHS will never ask for your social security number, occupation, monthly income, rent/own status, bank information, or copies of your ID.

Please note that the AHS is no longer accepting submissions to our 2020 grants program. If you submitted, your application is under review, and you will be formally notified via email if your application was accepted. AHS WILL NEVER ASK FOR SENSITIVE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.

Rest assured that the AHS administration is closely monitoring the guidance of the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Florida Department of Health regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

At this time we have no plans to cancel the Conference, which is over 100 days away. We are working closely with the hotel and with public health officials, and prioritizing the best interests of our members, performers and presenters. The early registration deadline has been extended to April 15th. Read more here..

Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon, Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on their Grammys win for Contemporary Classical Composition: Higdon: Harp Concerto!
Grammys 2020: The Complete Winners List

We are sad to report the passing on August 27th of AHS life member Sam Milligan, surrounded by friends who played his music on a little harp and shared a lifetime of stories. Sam was 87.

Samuel Milligan is probably best known for the educational materials he has published for lever harp, but up until retirement in 2000, he also worked as a harp technician, mainly in the Metropolitan New York City area, for 43 years.

Sam Milligan was a member of AHS since the beginning, and was, in fact, a member of the New York Chapter from the time it was founded by Marcel Grandjany. He was the first editor of the American Harp Journal, and continued to contribute articles for many years. In addition, Milligan was the American Harp Society liaison to the Historical Harp Society, in which he remained active.