2007 Competition
Wednesday, July 4 4pm / Auer Hall
Opening Ceremony and Drawing of Lots
Tuesday, July 10 1:30-2:30pm / Sweeney Hall
Composer's Forum
Chia-yu Hsu, the First Prize Winner of the 2006 USA IHC Composition Contest, discusses the winning work which will be performed in the Third Stage of the Competition.
Thursday, July 12 11am-12pm / Sweeney Hall
"The History of the Harp" - Lecture by Keith Collins
Mr. Collins presents a lecture about the development of the harp featuring the Dilling Collection
Interviews with composer, Chia-yu Hsu, and 2004 Silver Medalist, Julie Smith now available online at WFIU.org (click here)
Documentary Proposed
WTIU Television has proposed a major television documentary of the 7 th USA International Harp Competition. If fully funded, the two hour documentary will follow several of the most promising young players in the world as they prepare in their home countries, travel to Bloomington, Indiana, and perform in various stages of the Competition. It will capture the tension and excitement of competition from behind the scenes. Interviews with judges, performers and event organizers will provide insights into what makes a world class competitor. The documentary will show the craftsmanship required to build these complex and beautiful instruments and the remarkable training which is required to play them. The program will be broadcast on 375 public television stations with an estimated viewing audience of over 3 million people. Subsequent airings and the release of an extended DVDs will bring the beauty of the harp and excitement of elite competition to an even wider audience.
Huan to be performed at Carnegie Hall
The 2006 USA International Harp Competition Composition Contest winning composition entitled Huan will receive its world premiere at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 2007. The eight minute composition for solo harp by Chia-Yu Hsu is a performance requirement of Stage III of the 7 th USA International Harp Competition.
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