2. YOUTH
COMPETITION
Pedal Harps Only
Under 19. Born on or after 1st January 1991
Stage 1 Studio
2, Galeri, Tuesday 6 April 2010 from 10.00am - 5.00pm
A
programme no longer than 15 minutes duration: own choice
to include Sonata No. 3 by John
Parry, from
"Four Lessons for Harp or Harpsichord" (Published by Adlais).
Stage 2 (Final) Theatr,
Galeri, Wednesday 7 April 2010 from 2.30pm
One piece may be repeated from Stage 1. A balanced programme no longer
than 25 minutes duration, including one work written since 1950
by a Welsh composer.
See
below for a list of suggested works.
Entry form Click here to open/download PDF file
Venue All stages to be held at - Galeri, Doc Victoria, Caernarfon
Prizes
1st — £900 (Camac)
2nd — £600
3rd — £300
LOAN HARPS
Any make / model of pedal harp can be
used for the Youth Competition and the organisers will make every
reasonable effort to make available whatever harp has been requested on
the entry form. Camac will supply many harps which will be available
for practice from Saturday 3 April 2010.
PRACTICE ROOMS
There are 7 rooms available in Galeri. Every competitor will be allocated
practice and pre-event warm up time. A timetable will be available before
the Festival.
THE JURY
- Rhian Samuel
- Valerie Aldrich-Smith
- Ann Jones
THE COMPETITORS
A list will be posted here at end of January 2010
RULES OF COMPETITIONS
(a) All competitions are open to harpists of any nationality.
(b) There is no minimum “cut off” age for any of the competitions
i.e. a competitor is free to enter any class provided he / she is under
the required age as stated in this syllabus.
(c) Harpists may compete in more than one category, but must pay £30
entry fee for any further competition(s).
(d) The decisions of the jury are final and binding, and cannot be challenged.
The competition organisers reserve the right not to award prizes if the
standard is not sufficiently high in the opinion of a majority of the
members of the jury.
(e) Before the Festival commences, competitors’ names will be
drawn by an independent panel to decide on the order of performance. This
order will then be followed at every stage.
(f) Competitors may bring their own harps, or apply for the loan of an
instrument. The organisers cannot guarantee to find the exact style and
make of the harp requested, but every attempt will be made to satisfy
the request, which must be specified on the application form.
(g) The deadline for receiving entries is January 20th 2010.
(h) CD, MP3,
or cassette (for competitions 1 and 5) : a recent
recording 5 – 10 minutes duration of the competitior’s
own choice. Note for Competition 1 There is no fixed
number of first round places and the organisers will make time for all
deserving candidates. The requested recording is not a form of pre-selection,
but is part of a detailed application that is accepted as normal for competitions
of this level.
(i) Competitions 1 and 2 : Sonata No.
3/4 by John Parry : Repeats optional.
SUGGESTED PIECES OF MUSIC BY WELSH COMPOSERS
FOR COMPETITION 2. YOUTH COMPETITION
For Stage 2: A recital of 25 minutes including one work written since 1950 by a Welsh composer. The following is a list of possible harp solos and are suggestions only. It is not an exclusive list and any other work will be acceptable provided it was written since 1950 by a composer from Wales.
All the music is available from Telynau Vining Harps on 0044 (0) 2920 221199 or by following the link to their web shop www.rowlandsonline.co.uk/acatalog/WHF.html
COMPOSER/ WORK |
PUBLICATION |
PUBLISHER |
PRICE (£) |
| BURTCH, Mervyn | |||
| Five Preludes for Harp | Telyn Fyw 1 / Living Harp 1 | Curiad | 11.99 |
| BULLOCK, Dafydd | |||
| Ffantasia: Ar Lan y Môr | Telyn Fyw 2 / Living Harp 2 | Curiad | 13.99 |
| DAFYDD, Einion | |||
| Harpoon | Alaw | 6.00 | |
| GLYN, Gareth | |||
| Erddigan | Telyn Fyw 1 / Living Harp 1 | Curiad | 12.99 |
| Telynor Tregaron | Telyn Fyw 2 / Living Harp 2 | Curiad | 13.99 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ann | |||
| Welsh Folksong Fantasia No.1: “Gwenni aeth i Ffair Pwllheli” | Adlais | 6.00 | |
| Welsh Folksong Fantasia No.2: “Beth yw’r Haf i mi?” | Adlais | 6.00 | |
| HARRIES, David | |||
| Stanzas for Harp Solo | Stainer & Bell Archive | 9.00 | |
| HODDINOTT, Alun | |||
| Suite for Harp Op.52 No.1 | Allegro Music | 8.50 | |
| LEWIS, Geraint | |||
| O dan y Dwr | Telyn Fyw 2 / Living Harp 2 | Curiad | 13.99 |
| Penmon | |||
| MATHIAS, William | |||
| Three Improvisations | OUP | 12.25 | |
| PARROTT, Ian | |||
| Arfon | Telyn Fyw 1 / Living Harp 1 | Curiad | 12.99 |
| Ceredigion | Gwynn | 4.95 | |
| Solilloquy and Dance | |||
| SAMUEL, Rhian | |||
| Little Serenade for Skaila | Stainer & Bell | 4.75 | |
| Ymhell Dros y Môr /Far Across the Sea ** | Stainer & Bell | 5.50 | |
| WATKINS, David | |||
| Petite Suite for Harp | UMP | 7.95 | |
| Tirlun Cymreig / A Welsh Landscape | Adlais | 6.50 | |
| WILLIAMS, Grace | |||
| Hiraeth | Gwynn | 3.50 | |
| WYNNE, David | |||
| Prelude and Dance | Gwynn | 4.95 | |
| ** A copy of the first page of Rhian Samuel's new work ‘Far across the Sea’ is available to view by following this link www.stainer.co.uk/images/pdf/y259.pdf | |||
