The 2025 American Harp Society National Competition Repertoire
The American Harp Society is proud to announce the repertoire for the five divisions of the 2025 National Competition. This repertoire is also available for download here.
The 2025 Competition will be held on May 28 - June 1, 2025, at the Colburn School, Los Angeles, California.
AHS is grateful to our members for supporting this biannual event. Contributions may be directed to help defray the overall competition expense, or to underwrite specific prizes. Please consider a gift today in support of these young musicians.
| Junior Division maximum age 12 as of June 1, 2025 | |
| J S Bach (Play all three) | 1. Menuet in F Major, BWV Anh. 113, |
| https://harpcolumn.com/music/all-music/artists/laura-sherman/menuet-in-f-major/ (digital download) | |
| 2. Prelude 1 in C Major, BWV 924, | |
| https://harpcolumn.com/music/all-music/artists/laura-sherman/prelude-1-in-c-major/ (digital download) | |
| 3. Prelude in F Major, BWV 927, | |
| https://harpcolumn.com/music/all-music/artists/laura-sherman/prelude-in-f-major/ (digital download) | |
| Print versions available through Gotham Harp Publishing, https://www.busytuning.com/category/all-products | |
| Bernard Andres | Epices (pick any 3) from volume 1 and/or volume 2) |
| Grace Vamos | Palace Lake from Fountainbleau Suite |
| https://vamospublications.com/product/fountainbleau-suite/ | |
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| Intermediate I Division maximum age 15 as of June 1, 2025 | |
| Sergiu Natra | Sonatina for Harp |
| John Bull/ Marcel Grandjany | The King’s Hunt |
| Choose one: | |
| Zabel | La Source op 23 (the Fountain) |
| OR | |
| Hasselmans | La Source op 44 (the Brook or the Fountain) |
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| Intermediate II Division maximum age 18 as of June 1, 2025 | |
| Free choice | Any work by Johann Sebastian Bach (max 7 minutes) |
| Brandee Younger | Essence of Ruby |
| Choose one: | |
| Marcel Tournier | Etude de concert “Au matin” |
| OR | |
| Felix Godefroid | Etude de Concert op. 193 |
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| Advanced Division maximum age 21 as of June 1, 2025 | |
| Gabriel Faure | Impromptu, Op.86 |
| Choose one: | |
| Wilhelm Posse | Etude No. 7 from Eight Great Studies |
| OR | |
| Eric Schmidt | Etude No. 6 |
| Choose one: | |
| Germaine Tailleferre | Sonata for Harp |
| OR | |
| Paul Hindemith | Sonata for Harp |
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| Young Professional Division maximum age 30 as of June 1, 2025 | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565 (any edition) |
| Choose one: | |
| Henriette Renie | Piece Symphonique |
| OR | |
| Henriette Renie | Legende |
| Choose one: | |
| Carlos Salzedo | Variations sur un theme dans le style ancient, Op 30 |
| (Prepare a cut after Variation VII Molto piu Lento “Trills” to Variation XI Fuga to the end of the composition. Note this is different cut than the traditional one in the printed score.) | |
| OR | |
| Mikhail Mchedelov | Variations on a Theme by Paganini (without repeats) |
| OR | |
| Elias Parish Alvars | Introduction and Variations on Favorite Airs from |
| Bellini's Opera “Norma,” Op. 36 | |
| Spoken program notes will be required in the final round. Finalists will be asked to submit a program appropriate for Concert Artist recitals. | |
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| A non-refundable entry fee will be charged in each Division. | |
| All entries must be received by April 1, 2025. | |
| THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. | |
| Online Application Form Link and Guidelines will be posted in fall, 2024, at https://www.harpsociety.org/national-competition | |
25th American Harp Society National Competition (2023)
The 25th National Competition was held May 31- June 4, 2023 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. The biannual competition is open to harpists up to the age of 30 who are national members of the American Harp Society and who are United States citizens or citizens of the Americas (North, Central, and South). A list of all past competition winners is available here. 2023 results by division are available on Noteworthy News, and winners appear on the Emerging Artists and Concert Artist web pages.
Both the 2023 and 2021 AHS National Competition final rounds and the Winners Recital are available on the AHS YouTube channel.
