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Harps Etc

Harps Etc. Whether you want to play the harp or are already an experienced harpist, Harps Etc. Is here to support you. Financing is available to qualified buyers.

Ask about our monthly Free Try the Harp Class. We carry new and used non-pedal and pedal harps for purchase or rental, music, strings, accessories, offer lessons, repairs, workshops and concerts. Rent to Own, Trade in and consignments programs are available.

05/22/2025

Harps Etc. is closing it's doors on May 31, 2025. We have lots of office furnishings to sell at a huge discounted price. Here's a partial list of items. Call or send message for photos and details.
800-836-5559 [email protected]

Ergonomic desk chairs
Desks
Music Stands
White boards
Leather sofa
Floor lamps
Coat rack
Air purifiers
Shoji Screens
Storage shelves, metal, plastic and more.
Copiers
Bulletin Board
Cubby hole wood cabinet
Large wood storage cabinets

05/09/2025

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing of Harps Etc. effective May 31, 2025. This decision was not made lightly, and it comes after careful consideration of various factors that have impacted our ability to continue serving you.

Our updated hours until closing are the following:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday-Friday: 11:00am-4:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am-3:00pm

Effective immediately, all music, strings, accessories, and jewelry in stock are 15% off. Check our website for our list of closing inventory to order by email or phone. Thank you once again for being part of our journey. We wish you all the best and hope to cross paths again in the future!

12/19/2024

We wish all our Harps Etc customers a happy and healthy holiday season! In observance of the holidays, our store will be closed on the following days:
Sat, December 21: OPEN 10AM-5PM
Sun, December 22 - Wed, December 25: CLOSED
Thurs, December 26 - Sat, December 28: Limited Hours By Appointment ONLY (call/text 925-360-1321)
Sun, December 29 - Wed, January 1st: CLOSED
Thurs, January 2: OPEN, normal business hours resume

10/20/2024

Congratulations to Anna on the purchase of her NEW L&H 85 CG! She was over the moon excited to find out that they now come with wheels - so chic!

09/14/2024

When one owner has had a harp for almost 80 years, you see a lot of changes in harp strings. Here’s to the next century of harping!

05/13/2024

After 20 years in business, Harps Etc. in Walnut Creek, CA is now for sale. Please contact Jessica at [email protected] for more information. We sell, rent, repair, teach the harp, and carry music, and accessories for the harp.

05/03/2024

Join us for our next Third Thursday workshop, “The Healing Power of the Harp” with Portia Diwa on Thursday, May 16th at 3pm Pacific on Zoom!

*Click the link in our bio or visit www.harpsetc.com/events to purchase tickets*

Are you interested in becoming a therapeutic musician? Or are you a therapeutic musician who would like to continue to deepen your therapeutic harp skills? In this workshop we will explore “what is harp therapy?” and how to become a harp therapist. You will learn a simple tune, ideas for arranging it to encourage relaxation, and try some improvisation patterns.

Portia Diwa, Healing Harp Clinical Faculty in the Spiritual Care Department at California Pacific Medical Center, has been teaching and providing harp therapy at Sutter hospitals in the Bay Area, CA, since 2007. Portia is a Certified Harp Therapist / Therapeutic Musician through the Bedside Harp Certification Program. She has been playing and performing on the lever harp for over 30 years. A graduate of Santa Clara University, Portia studied harp under the guidance of well-known San Francisco Bay Area harp teacher and performer Diana Stork. Portia teaches a year-long Healing Harp Certification Program, accredited by the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, which teaches harpists how to become harp therapists. Portia has released 6 CDs, including “Ocean Song,” solo harp music for healing, and “Music from the Labyrinth – From Chartres to Grace,” featuring music arranged by Portia and Diana Stork to encourage contemplative journeys on labyrinths as well as inward journeys of healing and meditation.

04/06/2024

Join us for our next Third Thursday event on April 18th at 3PM Pacific time on Zoom! Bay Area early harps expert Dr. Cheryl Ann Fulton will present a workshop on adapting Welsh airs for modern pedal and lever harps!

Tickets available here: www.harpsetc.com/third-thursday-with-dr-cheryl-ann-fulton.html

A world class artist and leading pioneer of historical harps, Cheryl Ann Fulton has enjoyed a successful performing, recording, teaching, and scholarly research career since 1984. Recognized as a “genuine virtuosa of her instrument” she performs on and teaches Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque (triple and single-action pedal), pedal and contemporary “Celtic” lever harps. She earned BS (pedal harp), MM and DM (historical harp/musicology) degrees from the Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music. She received a Fulbright award for research and performance in Lisbon, Portugal and became principal harpist for the Orchestre Gulbenkian. A versatile recording artist, Cheryl Ann can be heard on over forty recordings on many major labels, as well as on film scores and video game soundtracks in a broad range of musical styles from medieval, baroque and classical to contemporary, Celtic, World and orchestral music. In 2017 she produced the film The Harps in the Trees illustrating the connection between harps, music and nature. Her 2023 recording with the Silicon Valley girl’s choir iSing, love & light, has been Grammy nominated. Dr. Fulton is currently on the faculty of UC Berkeley, has a private studio in the San Francisco Bay Area and on Zoom, and offers online courses through her Harp Secrets programs. Her music can be heard on Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, YouTube and Magnatune. Besides music she is a serious student of the Narrative Enneagram and Astrology. When she is not working she is playing with and training her two Belgian Tervuren dogs or out riding her Arabian horse on the trails in the East Bay hills.

03/16/2024

Join us for our next Third Thursday event on Zoom! We will host a round table discussion on finding new and interesting repertoire for students with Kristal Schwartz, Director of the Bay Area Harp Academy and the San Jose Youth Symphony Harp Ensemble.

Click the link in our bio for tickets!

Looking to refresh and expand your teaching repertoire? Kristal Schwartz, owner of the Bay Area Harp Academy, will discuss discovering new and interesting repertoire for young students. She will share some of her favorite repertoire and teaching materials she uses, and how she stays on the cutting edge of new pedagogical materials from around the world. This will be an interactive, roundtable style discussion, so bring your own ideas for teaching materials for young students! The discussion will be facilitated by Harps Etc. staff member Dr. Vincent Pierce, who will share some of his own tools for teaching young students.
Kristal Schwartz is a San Francisco Bay Area harpist, experienced educator, harp entrepreneur, dynamic harp ensemble director, and freelance performer with over twenty-five years of performing and teaching achievements. She holds a Masters Degree in Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, distinguished with honors. Kristal is the owner and founder of Bay Area Harp & Music Academy and previous co-owner of the San Jose Academy of Music. Kristal’s involvement in the community reaches far - she is the founder and director of the San Jose Youth Symphony Harp Ensemble and a music professor at West Valley College in Saratoga, CA. Kristal is an inspiration to all she teaches. She is continually advocating for the harp community by arranging her own contemporary and electroacoustic harp pieces, collaborating with new and emerging composers, and encouraging her students to perform in ensembles, concerts, recitals and harp camps.

02/12/2024

Just a reminder that Harps Etc. will be closed on Mondays beginning tomorrow, February 12th! We will remain open Tuesday-Saturday from 10AM to 5PM. Enjoy your Superb Owl Sunday! 🦉

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02/05/2024

Join us for our February Third Thursday presentation with Dr. Mallory McHenry! Dr. McHenry will present "Diversifying Your Repertoire" on Thursday, February 29th at 3PM Pacific. Dr. McHenry will discuss ways to discover repertoire from underrepresented composers and the importance of thinking outside the box with harp repertoire.

Dr. Mallory McHenry is the current Lecturer in Harp at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, Mallory served on the Texas Christian University School of Music faculty as the Harp Instructor and Professor in the department of Theory and Composition. Mallory is a certified Suzuki harp teacher and a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas as well as a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music. She is a member of the American Harp Society and previously sat on the Board of Directors for the Dallas Chapter of the AHS, and now serves the Austin Chapter. Mallory has appeared as a lecturer and guest artist at Andrews University, The University of Northwestern St. Paul, The University of Minnesota, The University of Texas, Oakwood University, The University of Toronto, The Glenn Gould School, Texas Christian University and several academies across the United States.

As an avid performer, Mallory has made appearances with the Austin Civic Orchestra, the Laredo Philharmonic, the Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Winds. Most recently, Mallory appeared as a soloist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Mallory also recently presented recital programs and lectures with the American Harp Society Southern Region as well as the American Harp Society in Dallas in collaboration with the Mu Phi Epsilon Dallas Public Library concert series. Mallory was named a Young Artist in Residence with American Public Media and YourClassical's program, Performance Today. She was the first harpist to air on the show. The program was recorded at Minnesota Public Radio and aired on local National Public Radio stations. Mallory returned to MPR as a founding member of the chamber group, e(L)ement for the academic school years 2020-2023 as a concert artist with their Class Notes series.

01/17/2024

Our Third Thursday series is back in 2024! Our first event will actually be on the fourth Thursday of January and will feature our own staff member, Dr. Vincent Pierce. Dr. Pierce will give a presentation entitled "Introduction to Electroacoustic Harp" at 3PM Pacific on Thursday, January 25th on Zoom. No experience with electronics necessary! Click the Events link in our bio to RSVP!

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1601 N. Main. Street, Suite 106
Walnut Creek, CA
94596

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

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http://www.harpsetc.com/contact-us.html

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