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AHS names 2023 National Competition winners

Harpist Kaitlin Miller
Kaitlin Miller, winner of the 25th American Harp Society National Competition Young Professional Division and AHS Concert Artist for 2023–2025
June 1, 2023

The American Harp Society (AHS) named Kaitlin Miller as its new Concert Artist for the next two years after she won the Young Professional division of the 25th AHS National Competition, held May 31–June 4 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. As the AHS Concert Artist until 2025, Miller will give recitals for AHS Chapters across the U.S. with the financial support of the AHS. Miller is pursuing a Master of Music degree at the University of Southern California as a student of Joann Turovsky. She also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas with a double major in music theory and harp performance under the instruction of Dr. Jaymee Haefner.

Young Professional (max. age 30)

1st prize: Kaitlin Miller

2nd prize: Katherine Kappelmann

3rd prize: Amy Ahn

Advanced (max. age 21)

1st prize: Margaret Gunter

2nd prize: Sebastian Gobbels

3rd prize: Julia Johnson

4th prize: Raquel Nisi

Intermediate II (max. age 18)

1st prize: Ava Yeh

2nd prize: Sophia Jho

3rd prize: Nathan Zhou

4th prize: Miriam Kessler

5th prize: Kathryn Horton

Intermediate I (max. age 15)

1st prize: Naomi Gesk

2nd prize: Grace Hong

3rd prize: Sihan Wu

Junior (max. age 12)

1st prize: Sonnet Wilson

2nd prize: Victoria Yoon

3rd prize: Ruby Anderson

4th prize (tie): Noella Lee

4th prize (tie): Natalie Joo

5th prize (tie): Colin Hong

5th prize (tie): Sarah Howell

6th prize: Lucy Hung

Honorable mention: Charlotte Trinh

Honorable mention: Liliana Abraham

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