Solo Competition
2020 Online Solo Competition Results
Novice
1st Place: Ella Marie Moore
2nd Place: Leah Fowler
Honorable Mention: Sarah Holley
Intermediate I
1st Place: Maydine Bellot
2nd Place: Charisma Kate Chow
Honorable Mention: Jenevi Shumway
Intermediate II
1st Place: Angelina Chan
2nd Place: Kate McGrath
Honorable Mention: Sage Harrison, Maya Lai & Nicole Lee
Advanced I
1st Place: Emily Fowler
2nd Place: Lauren Swain
Honorable Mention: Lindsay Haukom
Advanced II
1st Place: Katie Damon
2nd Place: Kathryn Fenstermacher
Competition
2021 Date TBA
Winners' Recital
2021 Date TBA
First and Second Place recipients perform at the Winners’ Recital.
First and Second Place winners in each division must perform in the Winners’ Recital to receive their award. Honorable Mention winners must be present at the Winners’ Recital to receive their certificate. Non-winning competitors are encouraged to attend the recital.
2021 Repertoire
Novice
- For festival registrants, this division is for those in the Largo Ensemble. Entry Fee: $20
- For non-festival registrants, this division is for beginner students. Entry Fee: $40
- Lever or pedal harp
- 1st Place Prize - $100
- 2nd Place Prize - $50
- Required Piece - Grand’Mère Raconte une Histoire – Henriette Renié
Intermediate I
- For festival registrants, this division is for those in the Largo or Allegro Ensemble. Entry Fee: $25
- For non-festival registrants, this division is for early intermediate students. Entry Fee: $50
- Lever or pedal harp
- 1st Place Prize - $150
- 2nd Place Prize - $75
- Required Piece - Danses d'Automne #2 – Bernard Andrès
Intermediate II
- For festival registrants, this division is for those in the Allegro or Vivace ensemble. Entry Fee: $30
- For non-festival registrants, this division is for intermediate students. Entry Fee - $60
- Pedal harp
- 1st Place Prize - $200
- 2nd Place Prize - $100
- Required Piece - Sonata in C Minor, Op. 2, I. Allegro– Sophia Giustina Dussek
Advanced I
- For festival registrants, this division is for those in the Allegro or Vivace Ensemble. Entry Fee: $40
- For non-festival registrants, this division is for non-professional early advanced students. Entry Fee: $8
- Pedal harp
- 1st Place Prize - $300
- 2nd Place Prize - $150
- Required Piece - Petite Suite, Nocturne and Fire Dance – David Watkins
Advanced II
- For festival registrants, this division is for those in the Vivace Ensemble. Entry Fee: $45
- For non-festival registrants, this division is for non-professional advanced students. Entry Fee: $90
- Pedal harp
- 1st Place Prize - $400
- 2nd Place Prize - $200
- Required Piece - Fantaisie on a Theme of Haydn – Marcel Grandjany
Solo Competition Guidelines
- Competition: 2021 Date TBA
- Winners' Recital: TBA
- First and Second Place Winners must perform in the Winners' Recital to receive their award. Honorable Mention winners must be present at the Winners' Recital to receive their certificate. Non-winning competitors are encouraged to attend the recital.
- The day before the competition there is a Stage Presence and Etiquette class. Those competitors that are not registered for the festival full-time are encouraged to attend at no additional charge. Participants will have an opportunity to play parts of their competition piece in the competition venue. They will learn how to approach the harp and practice bowing and exiting the stage.
- Competitors may only compete in ONE division.
- Harpists who have previously won First Place in a particular division MUST compete in a higher level.
- All pieces must be memorized.
- Harpists found to have chosen a repertoire selection below their level of competency will be disqualified by the judges.
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Non-professional harpists of any age are allowed to compete.
A professional musician is one who plays an instrument or several instruments proficiently; performing is their primary source of income. (taken from liveabout.com)
Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome. - Plan to be as prepared as possible BEFORE arriving to the festival. Other than the Stage Performance and Etiquette class, there will not be an opportunity for you to rehearse on the stage.
Harps
- Shared harps will be provided for the competition. Be sure to specify lever harp, semi-grand, or concert grand harp on the registration form so we may provide a similar harp for your use. Rehearsal time on the harp will be limited. Please arrive to the competition already warmed up if possible.
Dress
- Semi-formal to formal stage dress is appropriate.
- If you are wearing a skirt or dress, please make sure it hits below the knees. If there is a slit, it should also stop below the knees.
- We recommend practicing in your competition outfit (including shoes!) so you are at ease when you compete.
- Shoes are required.
Music
- You must have the original printed music to hand to the judges. No other copies are necessary. If purchased digitally, please include a printout of the receipt.
- You should number the measures of your music at the beginning of each line. You do not need to number each actual measure.
Scoring
- Each judge critiques 10 different qualities of the performance: dynamics, rhythm, note accuracy, etc. A maximum of 100 points is given by each of the 3 judges.
- Competition winners are determined by the total cumulative points (300 maximum) given by all 3 judges. It is possible that not all winning levels will be represented if none of the contestants achieve enough points.
Points needed to achieve placement for each level:
- First Place 270 – 300 points
- Second Place 240 – 269 points
- Third Place 210 – 239 points
- Judged by Dr. Charles W. Lynch III, Elizabeth Richter, and Faye Seeman. Substitutes may be present.
- The judges’ decisions are final.
- The winners will be posted during any breaks and at the end of the competition.
- The competition is open to the public. Anyone can sit in the audience to observe without disturbance. Small children should be left at home.
- The judging will be blind. Even though our judges will be behind a curtain, competitors will still be visible to audience members.
- Each competitor will receive comment sheets after the competition. Festival registrants will receive their comments at the conclusion of the festival on Saturday. Non-festival registrants will receive their comments after the Winners' Recital.