From The Editors
She's phenomenally popular in South Korea no matter whether she is performing as the classically trained Jung Kwak or her more edgy pop alter ego Harpist K. Find out what makes her so successful!
Also in this issue, find out which graded music curriculum is right for you and learn how to take the accidents out of your accidentals! All this and more in the July/August 2010 issue of Harp Column!
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Editor's YouTube Pick of the Month
Miss the documentary "Harp Dreams" on PBS last month? You can view the trailer on our YouTube video of the month. If the trailer leaves you wanting more, you can purchase a DVD of the documentary here.
Each month we will post our favorite YouTube harp clip here to share with the Harp Column community. If you see a video on YouTube that you think we should pick, e-mail it to us!
- Agnes Clement Wins USA IHC
Posted 07/18/10L. to R.: Vasilisa Lushchevskaya, Agnes Clement, and Rino Kageyama.
French harpist Agnes Clement won the gold medal at the 8th USA International Harp Competition following the final round of competition on Saturday evening in Bloomington, Ind. The 20-year-old harpist was awarded the top prize following 10 days of competition. Rino Kageyama of Japan received the silver medal and the special prize for the best performance of the Gliere Concerto in the final stage, and Russian harpist Vasilisa Lushchevskaya received the bronze medal. Clement received a $5,000 cash prize, a custom Lyon & Healy harp valued at $55,000, a CD recording, two debut performances, and artistic management. You can read an interview with Clement in the September/October issue of Harp Column.
- Young Artist's Harp Competition names winners
Posted 07/12/10L. to R: Natalie Hoffmann, Madeline Olson, Samuel Karlinski, Sunny Wu, Wesley Hsu, Charles Overton, Jessica Ding, Katy Wang
The Young Artist's Harp Competition named the winners of its second contest held July 8–10 in Rabun Gap, Ga., in conjunction with the Young Artist's Harp Seminar. Winners of the Emerging Artist division (age 11–19) are:
First Prize
Madeline Olson, 15, CaliforniaSecond Prize
Samuel Karlinski, 17, New HampshireThird Prize
Natalie Hoffmann, 17, OhioFourth Place/Honorable Mention
Charles Overton, 16, VirginiaFatrock Ink Special Prize (tie)
Winners of the New Artists division (age 11–19) are:
For best performance of a work writting after 1900
Samuel Karlinski, for Legende, by Renie
Madeline Olson, for Absidioles, by AndresFirst Prize
Sunny Wu, 13, CaliforniaSecond Prize (tie)
The following finalists were invited to compete in the live final round of the competition, July 8-10, 2010, based on judging of a preliminary DVD round in May 2010.
Wesley Hsu, 14 , California
Jessica Ding, 12, PennsylvaniaEmerging Artist (age 11–19) Finalists:
Amy Lorraine Buescher, 16, Texas
New Artist (age 11–14) Finalists:
Lo Yuet Ching, 16, Hong Kong
Mallory Leigh Davison, 15, North Carolina
Veronique Drozdz, 19, Ontario, Canada
Natalie Hoffmann, 17, Ohio
Vivian Hsu, 16, California
Gian Torrano Jacobs, 15, New Jersey
Samuel Karlinski, 17, New Hampshire
Madeline Olson, 15, California
Charles Overton, 16, Virginia
Emilyn Hayley Rathgeber, 18, Florida
Rebekah Wallen, 18, Georgia
Abigail Bachelor, 12, Ohio
Ruth Boyajian, 13, New Jersey
Heloise Carlean-Jones, 14, France
Jessica Ding, 12, Pennsylvania
Anya Garipoli, 12, New Jersey
Wesley Hsu, 14 , California
Sophia Sunha Lee, 12, Pennsylvania
Amanda Melton, 14, Georgia
Clara Wang, 13, Massachusetts
Katy Wong, 13, New Jersey
Sunny Wu, 13, California
Elizabeth Ling Yeoh-Wong, 12, New York - Three Win Anne Adams Awards
Posted 07/06/10Emily Levin, Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, and Rachel Miller won the 2010 American Harp Society (AHS) Foundation Anne Adams Awards, held June 30–July 1 in Tacoma, Wash., preceding the 39th AHS National Conference. Competing harpists each performed Sonate pour harpe by Houdy, "Andante" from Unaccompanied Violin Sonata #2 by Bach/Grandjany, and an orchestral excerpt from Tristan and Isolde, Liebestod by Wagner.
The Anne Adams Awards were established in 1990 to help harpists toward fulltime study of the harp at a college or university. Winners each receive $2,000, a $500 Lyon & Healy gift certificate, and awards from the John Escosa Fund to improve and enhance their stage presence.
For more information about the Anne Adams Awards, visit www.harpsociety.org.
