The American Harp Foundation has announced the winners of the 2024 Anne Adams Awards and Marcel Grandjany Memorial Competition. Both competitions took place virtually in early April.
The 2024 Anne Adams Awards winner is Chaela Franck, a student of Gretchen Van Hoesen at Carnegie Mellon University. Franck receives a $3,000 scholarship award for full-time study of the harp, thanks to generous support from the Anne Adams Fund, the Sally Maxwell/Doris Calkins Fund, and the Jack/Doris Nebergall Funds.
The 2024 Grandjany Memorial Competition winners are Hallie Bentschneider, a student of Carol McClure at The Harp School UK Conservatory Program, and Can Yang Zi “Sunshine” Quan, a student of Kathleen Bride at the Eastman School of Music. The Grandjany Memorial Competition winners receive an award of $3,500. Established in 1979, this competition was funded by Bernard Grandjany in honor of his father Marcel Grandjany and was enhanced by bequests from Mary Wheeler and Hermine Herbring.
Learn more about both competitions on the American Harp Foundation’s website.
