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LA Chapter of AHS Sponsors Composition Contest

January 14, 2016

LA Flute and Harp Composition ContestThe Los Angeles Chapter of the American Harp Society is sponsoring the 2nd Los Angeles Celebrates the Harp New Music Composition Contest for Flue and Harp. Three prizes up to $1,000 will be awarded. The competition requires newly-composed, not previously performed or published works for flute and harp 8–12 minutes in length, focused on the theme of water.

Non-commercial mp3 recordings are due June 1, 2016, and winners will be announced by July 1. Winning compositions will be performed and recorded at a November, 2016 concert sponsored by the LA chapter. The chapter is also sponsoring the free composition workshop Writing for Flute and Harp on Feb. 2, 2016, at California State University, Northridge.

For more information see www.harpsocietyla.org or email competition@harpsocietyla.org.

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