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2010 USA
International Harp Competition
Announces
Composition Contest Winner
After reviewing
nearly 70 compositions for solo harp, submitted by composers
from 24 countries, the first place winner which is to be
performed by all Stage III participants in the July
Competition is AWAKENING STILLNESSES by Michael Maganuco
(Brighton, Massachusetts, USA). Born and raised in Illinois,
Mr. Maganuco will receive a dual Bachelor of Music degree in
composition and harp performance in May 2010 from Boston
University, where he studies composition with Richard
Cornell and harp with Ann Hobson Pilot.
The jury also wishes to congratulate the following composers
whose works were in the final round:
• 2nd Place: Aurelio Edler-Copes, Brazilian/Italian living
in Paris, for his work SEULE;
• 3rd Place: Douglas Gibson, New York City, USA, for his
work THE PEARL DIVERS;
• 4th Place: Caroline Lizotte, Quebec, Canada, for her work
ODYSSEE;
• 5th Place: Stephen Yip, Hong Kong living in Houston,
Texas, USA, for his work SPIRIT LABYRINTH.
The international jury for this competition consisted of:
Composer, Dr. David Conte (USA), and the following
distinguished harpists: Milda Agazarian (Russia), Alexander
Bonnet (Netherlands), Eleanor Fell (USA), Ruth Inglefield –
Jury Chair (USA), Susann McDonald (USA), and Dan Yu (China).
The 8th USA International Harp Competition wishes to extend
grateful thanks to the jury members and to Sonja Inglefield,
Competition Secretary, for taking time out of their busy
schedules to make this contest possible.
The music is available for purchase on
http://www.harp.com,
item #705150-100, at $10, or through Lyon & Healy West,
Email:
musicsales@lyonhealy.com, Phone: (877)
621-3881.
The music may also be ordered through official Lyon & Healy
distributor, Vanderbilt Music, on
http://www.vanderbiltmusic.com or by
Phone: (800) 533-7200. |
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