Anne Adams

Congratulations to 2010 Anne Adams Awards winners Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, Emily Levin and Rachel Miller.  Information about the next Anne Adams Awards will be posted as soon as it is available.  See below for information about the 2010 Anne Adams Awards.

June 30-July 1, 2010
Tacoma, Washington
The Anne Adams Awards precedes the AHS National Conference,
with winners performing at the Conference.

Established in 1990 by Burton Adams honoring his wife, Anne Adams, the Anne Adams Fund makes it possible to present three awards of $2,000 each for fulltime study of harp at a college or university. The awards are enhanced by a $500 Lyon & Healy gift certificate and a specially designed award. A permanent plaque in the Lyon & Healy showroom is engraved with the winners’ names.

The three winners will also receive awards from the John Escosa Fund to be used for the enhancement and improvement of stage presence.

Required Repertoire

Sonate pour harpe, Pierick Houdy
Andante from Sonata #2, A minor, for unaccompanied violin, Bach-Grandjany
Orchestral Excerpt: Tristan und Isolde, Liebestod, Richard Wagner

Requirements:

1.  Member of the American Harp Society
2.  Enrolled full time in a high education setting during the year of the awards.
3.  A typewritten application with a non-refundable application fee of $30 to arrive no later than March 25, 2010. (Checks should be made payable to the American Harp Society Foundation.)

Applications should include:

  1. Full name, birth date, legal residence, present address, telephone number, and E-mail address.
  2. A history of formal and informal educational background both in music and in other fields of study.
  3. A statement of long-range career goals.
  4. A detailed description of plans for study during the award year, including availability and commitment of the persons and facilities involved in the study program.
  5. Three letters of reference, two of which must be from music teachers, evaluating the applicant’s candidacy.
  6. A list of all previous harp teachers, current repertoire, and recent public performances (both as a soloist and as a member of an ensemble.)
  7. A CD recording of the two required solos and the orchestral.excerpt.

Send applications to: Anne Adams Awards, AHS Foundation,  P.O. Box 24937, Eugene, OR 97402-0444 before March 25, 2010. Questions: sarahemax@earthlink.net