Anne Vanschothorst is a landscape music composer, minimal harp pioneer, and an award-winning multimedia artist exploring creativity in applied music, film, and spoken word — using overdub and making sound sculptures with 47strings. She received international critical acclaim as an indie composer and producer who records sound on sound stilled mystical landscape music for in-a-room, film, multimedia, and spoken word. This new poetic and inventive, edgy sonic universe next to the existing harp planet and music world, indicates that Anne walks off the beaten track. The written note-scores are frequently performed by international musicians and added to their repertoire. The “You Play i listen !” platform is an ongoing creativity project that was initiated to share Harp and Soul Music performed by others via videos and sound-clouds.
In 2014, Vanschothorst released EK IS EIK (I Am Oak) on Big Round Records to international acclaim. She followed with the multimedia Beautiful World (2017) and harPoetry (Afrikaans/Dutch), a book-CD collaboration with poet Antjie Krog. Her 2023 release, That I Did Always Love—an Emily Dickinson-inspired harp soundscape—was produced with Grammy-winning PARMA Recordings.
Anne draws inspiration from people, poetry, nature, and everyday moments. Her video and poetry film work spans broadcast, exhibitions, and international festivals. Selected by Stingray TV, her films are presented in conference and exhibition contexts. She made her international debut as a film producer with Transparency of the Sole in collaboration with Diek Grobler, followed by I Haven’t Told My Garden Yet, currently touring festivals worldwide. Her audio productions have featured in films, TV (Animal Planet, Discovery), and art installations—including museum commissions and global art collaborations. Highlights include a sculptural video and installation for “The Centre for the Less Good Idea” in South Africa, national awarded animated poetry shown at international festivals, and harPoetry showcased at the International Alliance for Women in Music.
Anne Vanschothorst works for harpandsoul.com, a creative label in the music and audiovisual field, exploring contemporary (harp) sound and the expansion of art in the 21st century. Founded in 2007, it was created to ensure artistic independence and freedom beyond conventions. The label develops original sound worlds with global resonance and oversees the full creative process, from concept to production and publication, in both digital and physical forms, including audio recordings, installations and short films.
