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List of Winners Announced for the 2nd National Harp Contest Oct 2009, Mexico
Advanced Category: 1st Prize, Ruth Bennett; 2nd and 3rd Prizes, not awarded
Intermediate II Category: 1st Prize, Betuel Ramirez; 2nd Prize, not awarded; 3rd Prize, César Méndez
Intermediate I Category: 1st Prize, Emmanuel Padilla; 2nd Prize, Hilario Miramontes; 3rd Prize, Sariah Flores
Youth Category: 1st Prize, Balam Ramos; 2nd Prize, Ireri del Moral; 3rd Prize, Kiah Martíinez and Sebástian Becerra
List of Prizes Announced for
The 17th International Harp Contest in Israel, 50th Anniversary, Oct 6-20, 2009
First Prize:
No First Prize
Second Prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
Rosalind G. Weindling Prize: US $6,000
Third Prize: Remy van Kesteren, the Netherlands
In memory of Rachel Graetz: US $4,000
Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova, won:
Chamber Music Prize in memory of Yona Ettinger: US $ 3,000
For the best performance of the Chamber Music in the Semi Final Stage
Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova, won:
Aharon Zvi & Mara Propes Prize: US $2,500
For the best performance of Out of Infinity by Yitzhak Yedid
the Israeli composition in Stage I
Remy van Kesteren, the Netherlands
Mario Falcao Prize: US $1,500
For the best performance of the
Free Choice, Contemporary Piece, in Stage II
Emily Levin, USA, won:
Irena Kaganovsky Prize: US $1,000
For the best performance of Henriette Renié
Piece Symphonique en trios èpisodes in Stage II
Lyon & Healy Harps Announces
The 2009 Lyon & Healy Award Winners
CHICAGO – July 9, 2009 – Lyon & Healy Harps is pleased to have presented the first Lyon & Healy Awards at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, on June 26 and 27, preceding the American Harp Society’s 8th Summer Institute. Sadie Turner (Spring, TX), Elizabeth Anne White (Salt Lake City, UT) and Danyi Xia (Philadelphia, PA) were chosen as the three Award Winners. Each received a check from Lyon & Healy Harps for $2,000, a $500 Lyon & Healy gift certificate and a Winners’ plaque to commemorate their Award.
“We were extremely pleased with the level of talent the participants brought to the Awards. Everyone played remarkably well and it was a great pleasure to showcase the rising stars of today’s generation. We look forward to being a part of their careers ahead,” states Heather Azem, Lyon & Healy Awards Manager.
The jury consisting of Ms. Patricia Wooster, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Harp Congress, Mr. Sivan Magen, First Prize Winner of the 16th International Harp Contest in Israel, and Dr. Robert Baldwin, Director of Orchestras at the University of Utah School of Music, also awarded Emily Levin (Centennial, CO) an Honorable Mention.
Winners of the 2009 Lyon & Healy Awards (from top left): Sadie Turner, Elizabeth Anne White and Danyi Xia
Some of the participants of the Lyon & Healy Awards (left to right): Hannah Blalock, Molly Arns, Emily Levin (Honorable Mention), Katherine Redlus, Emilie Lom, Eiko Sugawara, Chen-Yu Huang; at podium: Heather Azem, Lyon & Healy Awards Manager.
For further information about the Lyon & Healy Awards, please contact Heather Azem at +1.312.786.1881 x 312 or by email at heathera@lyonhealy.com.
Lyon & Healy Introduces Chicago Pedal Harps
Unmatched in value and sound
CHICAGO – June 1, 2009 – Its first since 1985, Lyon & Healy introduced a new line of pedal harps, called Chicago by Lyon & Healy: the Chicago Petite 40, the Chicago Concert Grand Straight and the Chicago Concert Grand Extended. Priced at $10,450, $12,950 and $14,950 respectively, these instruments are competitively priced for a student, enthusiast or the professional looking for a second instrument. “To provide more opportunity to harpists to own a Lyon & Healy, we wanted to build a harp with a clear and dependable sound, that was also very affordable,” says Antonio Forero, President & CEO. Increasing their value, the Chicago by Lyon & Healy harps are part of the Lyon & Healy Bounty Program and may be traded in toward the purchase of any new pedal harp of greater value within 5 years of purchase. Continues Forero, “The Chicago by Lyon & Healy harps are the perfect addition to our well-established catalog of instruments.”
New Feature Added to Lyon & Healy Website! The March of the Harps: A Tour of Lyon & Healy
Join Belgium harpist Lavinia Meijer on a tour of Lyon & Healy! The tour may be viewed in three segments by clicking on the links to Video 1, Video 2 or Video 3 below. After a video starts, you can click on the enlarge button to expand the screen. We could not possibly fit everything that you will see on a live tour of Lyon & Healy, so to schedule your own, please email
. We offer our tour to harpists Monday-Friday at noon each day. Please indicate what day you would like to come, who will be with you and what harp models you would like to trial during your visit. We unfortunately are unable to offer our tour to the general public.
Video 1 (8:57): Introduction with Lavinia, mechanism, building of the harp body, soundboard, the wood
Video 2 (7:32): Hand-carving, master harpbuilding, base construction, finishing, gilding, pedaling
Video 3 (5:31): March of the harps, regulation, showroom, types of harp music
Lyon & Healy Congratulates the Winners of the 2nd Moscow International Harp Competition
Lyon & Healy was a proud sponsor.
Winners:
Senior division:
1st Prize, receiving a Lyon & Healy Sstyle 100 Concert Grand: Elizaveta Mernaya (Moscow)
2nd Prize: Nina Kupriyanova (Moscow)
3rd Prize: Elizaveta Bushueva (Moscow)
Diploma: Christoph Bielefeld (Germany)
Intermediate division:
1st Prize: Tatiana Emelianova (Moscow)
2nd Prize: Dafydd Glain (Wales)
3rd Prize: Kristina Makarova (St. Petersburg) and Yaroslava Sergienko (Ukraine)
Diploma: Olga Solovyova (Moscow)
Junior division:
1st Prize: Alexandra Tikhonova (Moscow)
2nd Prize: Nadejda Semyonova (Moscow)
3rd Prize: Natalia Shabrova (Moscow)
Diploma: Daniela Istrati (Moldavia), Anastasia Mikhaylovskaya (St. Petersburg) and Taelia-Yaroslavna Aggeyalfis (Moscow)