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AHS Foundation

Foundation Awards
 

 

The Lyon & Healy Awards will be held June 26-27, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah at Westminister College.

RULES

  • The Awards are open to all harpists who have not passed their 35th birthday by June 1, 2009. *Participants must be a member of the American Harp Society.
  • Auditions will be open to the public. Contestants will not be interrupted during performance.
  • Repertoire must be played from memory.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY:

  1. Copy of identification that includes birth date.
  2. One teacher recommendation stating that the applicant knows the required repertoire.
  3. A non-refundable registration fee of US $25 payable to “Lyon & Healy”.

Applications must be postmarked by Wednesday, April 15, 2009 and sent to:

Lyon & Healy Awards
168 N. Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60607

HARPS
Harps will be available for those participants who are unable to bring their own instrument.

AWARDS
The Lyon & Healy Awards will determine three (3) Award Winners, each receiving:

  • $2,000 in cash to be used to further education
  • $500 gift certificate from Lyon & Healy Harps

REPERTOIRE
Participants will play each of the following pieces:

  • Lynn Palmer: Classical Suite for Harp Alone
       I. Prelude
       III. Sarabande
       IV. Courante
       VII. Gigue

* Movements to be played in the order listed
(Available at www.harp.com and Lyon & Healy West, item #706440-100, $16.00)

  • Carlos Salzedo:
       Variations on a Theme in an Ancient Style (Full Version)

(Available at www.harp.com and Lyon & Healy West, item #708810-860, $17.50)

Click here for a PDF of the Application Form

 


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