13th USA International Harp Competition – Summer 2025 – Stage 1

All repertoire must be performed from memory, with the exception of the 8th Composition Contest winning composition in Stage III.
Summer 2025 – official dates to be announced

For more info visit usaihc.org
Links to all pieces and recordings available on harp.com can be found below.

Choose one:
o Wilhelm Posse: Etude No. 7 from Eight Great Studies – sourcing
o Eric Schmidt: Etude No. 6 – to be added soon                                                        

Choose one: (any edition) (note: repeats are optional but the total performance time of the two Scarlatti Sonatas selected should not exceed 8.5 minutes)
o Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K466 708940-150 or 708940-850
o Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in A Major, K208 708940-150
o Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, K87 708940-150 or 708940-850

Choose one: (any edition)
o Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in A Major, K113 708940-150
o Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in A Major, K209 708940-150
o Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in E minor, K198 708940-150 or 708940-850

Gabriel Fauré: Impromptu, Op. 86 702190-400