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| 2007 Winners Book - $16 - Purchase Those of you who enjoyed last year's book of winning arrangements will both enjoy these fresh tunes and notice quite a difference! New harmonies  and involved rhythm patterns make this collection for the most part a tad more challenging.John Sheridan has arranged two Cornish folk songs "The Sweet Nightingale" and "Delyow Sevi." His arrangements are wonderfully different and so enjoyable to play! Gaalen Noland's "Celtic Ode to Joy" is another exceptional arrangement with some tricky and jazzy rhythm patterns and an active left hand. Kathleen Clark (who also won last year) arranged "The Blooming Bright Star of Belle Isle" for this year's competition. It is a romantic Canadian ballad, beautifully arranged with arpeggios, octaves, and full rolled chords using every opportunity to make the harp sound luscious. Mack the Knife, arranged by Casey Pinckney, is delightful. Although still under copyright; we were given generous permission to include this arrangement in the book and thank the Kurt Weill Foundation. It's a really fun arrangement and what a neat song! (Please note that the rules state that all tunes must be in public domain, and this rule shall stand for all further competitions.) Tears of Joy by Ulpia Erdos is an original and is rhapsodic and highly arpeggiated - quite harpistic. It's in C minor, is 9 pages in length with some tricky counting challenges. Margo Krimmel's two arrangements Shenandoah (almost mesmerizing) and Planxty Earl Grey, are rich in harmony and arrangement, yet still retain a simple elegance and are very enjoyable to play. Myriam Reid's "Sally Gardens" is a beautiful and expressive arrangement, and Lisa Boggess' "Miami Dawn" is a lovely original using a wide usage of chords in ¾ that is simply elegant. LEVER HARP intermediate to upper intermediate. Purchase |
2006 Winners Book - $14 - Purchase  This lovely compilation is the result of the first annual New Century Harp Competition. In 2006, entrants submitted arrangements of traditional or ethnic music in the public domain, written for nylon or gut strung harp.Some were for harps of 26 strings or less, and some for larger harps. Titles are: Gaudete, Trad. Carol; An Cailin Gaelach (“The Irish Girl”); When a Knight Won His Spurs; adapted from The Fair Flower of Northumberland; Three Swiss German Folksongs. Melodies Charmantes, French lullaby; Wade in the Water, Spiritual; Exhilaration, Early American Hymn; Farewell to Tarwathie, traditional whaling song; The House of the Rising Sun; Durme, Durme, Sephardic Lullaby. Intermediate level, all harps. Purchase |
