2012The 24th Nippon Harp

Competition

Soka-Japan

November 15 - 18, 2012Advanced division / Junior division

Co-hosted by Soka City Cultural AssociationHosted by Nippon Harp Association

REPERTOIRE

Advanced division　First stage

1）G.Kirchhoff：Aria and Rigaudon　from “Music for the harp”

*Collected transcriptions by M.Grandjany（first half with repeat, last half with no repeat for both Aria and Rigaudon）

2）J.Ibert：Scherzettofrom “Six pièces pour harpe à pédales”

（no repeats）

　Final stage1）J.Parry：Sonata in D major

from “Anthology of English Music for the Harp, vol.3”*Edited by D.Watkins（no repeats）

2）One free choice pieceFinal stage performance will be stopped at the end of the 20 minutes time period.

Junior division1）J.L.Dussek：SonatinaⅡ in F major

　　　from “Six Sonatinas for the Harp”*Any edition is acceptable.

（no repeats）

2）One free choice pieceJunior division performance will be stopped at the end of the 10 minutes time period.

Note: All works are to be performed from memory.The order of the required and free choice pieces may be decided by the contestant.No change of free choice pieces will be accepted after October 1, 2012.

Professional division is planned in 2013.

First Prize Winner of the Nippon Harp Competition

P Professional division A Advanced divisionJ Junior division D Duo for Fl & Hp divisionL Lever harp division

1st 1989 P Mariko Anraku（Japan） A Tomoko Yamamoto（Japan） J Yumiko Endo（Japan） 2nd 1990 P Michiyo Umezu（Japan） A Miyabi Matsuoka（Japan） J Kaori Ohtake（Japan） 3rd 1991 P Risako Hayakawa（Japan） A Yumiko Endoh（Japan） J Izumi Satoh（Japan） 4th 1992 P None A Beatrice Le Provost（France） J Kazuko Shinozaki（Japan） 5th 1993 P Marianne Le Mentec（France） J Mai Takematsu（Japan） 6th 1994 A Kirsten Ecke（Germany） 7th 1995 P Rachel Munro（France） A Kaori Ohtake（Japan） J Miho Inagawa（Japan） 8th 1996 A Gwyneth Wentink（Netherland） D Keiichi Kondoh-Fl（Japan） Benedicte Rostaing-Hp（France） 9th 1997 P Elsie Bedleem（France） J Maiko Enomoto（Japan） 10th 1998 P Eri Matsumura（Japan） A Etsuko Chida（Japan） J Kei Tsunoda（Japan） 11th 1999 A Mayu Tamura（Japan） D Mitsuhiro Ikenoya-Fl（Japan） Shino Kataoka-Hp（Japan） L Mikiko Honma（Japan） 12th 2000 A Jane Yoon（Korea） J Rino Kageyama（Japan） 13th 2001 P Kaori Ohtake（Japan） 14th 2002 A Reine Takano（Japan） J Mika Araki（Japan） 15th 2003 P Jie Zhou（China） 16th 2004 A Maiko Enomoto（Japan） J Shinyoung Yu（Korea） 17th 2005 P None 18th 2006 A Rino Kageyama（Japan） J Dong Qing Ya Seika（U.S.A.） 19th 2007 P Yeon-Hwa Chung（Korea） 20th 2008 A Dong Qing Ya Seika（U.S.A.） J Naho Higuchi（Japan） 21st 2009 P Kyoko Okuda（Japan） 22nd 2010 A Suh E-won（Korea） Saika Ikeshiro（Japan） J Nanako Hirai（Japan）

ORGANIZATIONThe Nippon Harp Associat ion sets up the Competition Committee. The Repertoire Selection Committee, the Music Committee and the secre-tariat are set up in the Competition Committee for planning and operating the competition. The jury is organized by prominent musicians from Japan and abroad. The competition is operated accord-ing to the rules set by the Committee.

SCHEDULEAdvanced division（2 stages）　First stage: Thu. November 15

　Final stage: Fri. November 16

Junior division（1 stage）　Sat. November 17

Award Ceremony and performance by 1st prize winners: Sun. November 18

The drawing for the order of performance will be held on November 14.

PLACESoka-shi Bunkakaikan1-1-5 Matsue, Soka city, Saitama 340-0013 JAPANTel. 81-(0)48-931-9325

(5 min. walk from Matsubaradanchi Station, Tobu Isezaki Line)

QUALIFICATIONThe competition is open to harpists of all nationali-ties who meet the age requirements.Advanced division: Up to 20 years oldJunior division: Up to 12 years old(as of November 15, 2012)The prev ious winner o f the Nippon Harp Competition is not qualified to compete in younger divisions.

APPLICATIONThe applicants must submit the following materials in order to enroll in the competition.(Please note that all the materials submitted including the entry fee are non-refundable under any circumstances.)

a. Completed official application formb. Two recent photos (5 × 6cm) with your name on the back. One needs to be attached on the application form.

c. Copy of official birth certificated. Entry fee of ￥20,000(handling fee not included)sent to:The Nippon Harp CompetitionThe Bank of Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ, Ltd.MEGURO-EKIMAE BranchSwift Code: BOTKJPJTAccount No. 1200341

※ Entry fee must be paid by October 1, 2012.Upon receipt of the entry fee, it will complete the formal agreement between the organizer and the contestant regarding his/her participation in the competition under the conditions set out in the brochure.

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND APPLICATIONSNippon Harp Competition Committee3-19-12-307, Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0001 JAPANTel. 81-(0)3-5431-1373

Fax. 81-(0)3-5431-1373

E-Mail compe@harp-japan.comURL http:// www.harp-japan.com

The 24th Nippon Harp Competition

The Nippon Harp Competition is organized by the Nippon Harp Association and the Soka City Cultural Association for the purpose of promoting harp music in Japan and fostering young harpists.Since the first competition held in 1989, it has been held annually in cooperation with Soka City. The competition for Advanced and Junior divisions will be held in Soka City between November 15 and 18, 2012.

APPLICATION PERIODApplications will be accepted from September 1 to October 1, 2012.The mail postmarked during this period is acceptable.

PERFORMANCEThe competition will be open to the general public.

HARPS･ Advanced divisionHarps will be available to those who are unable to bring their own instruments (Aoyama, Lyon & Healy, Salvi).Practice time on the Performance-Harps will be available on November 14 after the drawing for the order of performance, according to the time table set by the secretariat.

･ Junior divisionAll the contestants must play one of the Performance-Harps provided by the competition (Aoyama 42 strings, Aoyama semi concert type, Aoyama full concert type).There will be practice time for the contestants to accustom to the Performance-Harps and also practice rooms with harps are available assigned by secretariat.

PRIZESUp to 6 prize winners will be selected to be awarded with a certificate of merit. In addition, the top three winners will be awarded with the following prizes:･ Advanced division

1st prize: ¥150,000 and Soka City Mayor’s Award trophy2nd prize: ¥100,0003rd prize: ¥50,000

･ Junior division1st prize: ¥50,000 and Soka City Mayor’s Award trophy2nd prize: ¥40,0003rd prize: ¥30,000

The First prize winners will perform at “Soka International Harp Festival 2012” on November 18.

All the performing rights in relation with the competition, including performances at the concert, TV broadcasting, recordings, videos, photos belong to The Nippon Harp Association.No contestants can request payment for the above rights.

The information on this brochure is as of November 2011. There are the cases the regulations are changed. Please check also the web-site of Nippon Harp Association before your entry. URL http:// www.harp-japan.com