13th USA International Harp Competition – Summer 2025 – Stage 2

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.

* Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (any edition) – sourcing

Choose one:
o Germaine Tailleferre: Sonata for Harp 711200-700
o Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Harp 703250-800

Choose one:
o Carlos Salzedo: Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien, Op. 30 708810-870PDF
(for competition performance, prepare a cut after Variation VII Molto piu Lento “Trills” to Variation XI Fuga to the end of the composition. Please note: this a different cut than the traditional one indicated in the printed score).
o Mikhail Mchedelov: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (without repeats) 705587-100
o Elias Parish Alvars: Introduction and Variations on Favorite Airs from Bellini’s Opera “Norma,” Op. 36 706510-600