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Winners of 2016 Composition Competition Announced

Jan 5, 2017

Winners of 2016 Composition Competition Announced

AHS-LA would like to congratulate the winners of the 2016 Composition Competition (for Pedal Harp and Flute, on the theme of Water),

and thank them for adding to the repertoire of quality music available for harpists to play! 

Thanks also go to the jurors (Allison Allport, Ellie Choate, Leonard C. Coduti, Brad Hufft, Julie Long and Karl Snider), who spent many hours listening to submissions and poring over scores! 

 

A free concert of the winning compositions will be presented

on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Click for details.) 

 

1st place: Dilute Light by James Worlton

2nd place: Life Aquatic by Cindy Horstman

3rd place: Advocation of Water by Philip Lauto

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