The 25th American Harp Society (AHS) National Competition will be held May 31–June 4, 2023, at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. The competition is open to harpists up to the age of 30 as of June 1, 2023, who are AHS national members and who are citizens of any country in the Americas (North, Central, and South).
The application deadline is April 1, 2023, at 11:59 pm. The online application portal, including video file upload, will be available in early 2023 on the AHS member portal.
Required repertoire for the competition is listed below. There will be monetary awards for winners in all divisions of the competition. For more details, visit the AHS National Competition website.
Junior Division (Maximum age 12 years)
- C.P.E. Bach, Solfeggio in C minor, H.220 (“Solfeggietto”)
- Carlos Salzedo, Suite of 8 Dances (choose 3)
- Choose one:
- John Thomas, Welsh Melodies for the Harp, vol. 2, no. 13, “Watching the Wheat (Bugeilio’r gwenith gwyn)”
- Marcel Tournier, Berceuse russe, op. 40
Intermediate I Division (Maximum age 15 years)
- Libby Larsen, Theme and Deviations (1973)
- Bernard Andrès, Sweet Blues
- Choose one:
- Alphonse Hasselmans, Petite Valse, op. 25
- Mikhail Glinka, Variations on a Theme of Mozart (from “Die Zauberflöte”)
Intermediate II Division (Maximum age 18 years)
- Choose one:
- Claude Debussy, Deux Arabesques, L. 66, nos. 1 and 2
- Marcel Grandjany, Children’s Hour Suite for Harp, op. 25
- Choose one:
- Paul Hindemith, Sonata for Harp (1939)
- Michael Mauldin, BIRDS IN WINTER: six preludes for harp (1989)
- Choose one:
- G.F. Handel, Concerto in B-flat Major, op. 4, no. 6, HWV 294, I. Andante Allegro, with repeats, any edition
- Domenico Zipoli, Keyboard Sonata in B minor, op. 1, no. 17 (Suite in B minor)
Advanced Division (Maximum age 21 years)
- Germaine Tailleferre, Sonata for Harp
- Kati Agócs, Every Lover is a Warrior (2006, edited 2019)
- Marcel Grandjany, Rhapsodie, Op. 10
Young Professional Division (Maximum age 30 years)
- J.S. Bach, Lute Suites, BWV 995, 996, 997, 998, or 1006a (choose one)
- Choose one:
- Benjamin Britten, Suite for Harp (1969)
- Carlos Salzedo, Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style, op. 30, Éditions Alphonse Leduc, with cut
- Choose one:
- Caroline Lizotte, Suite Galactique, op. 39
- Caroline Lizotte, Odyssée, op. 37
