The Greater Houston Chapter (GHC) of the American Harp Society is pleased to announce the 2025 Mildred Milligan Scholarship Competition for its members.  The competition will take place on Saturday, April 5th, from 8:45am - 5:45 pm at Elkins High School.

The purpose of the competition is to encourage the growth of our Houston area harp students by challenging them to prepare for an adjudicated performance. In addition, we are able to build a sense of community for the Houston area harpists, harp students, and harp families. 

To participate in the competition, students must prepare both a required piece and a selection of their choice to be performed from memory.  It is important for competitors to select a free choice piece that they can perform accurately, by memory, and with the correct dynamics, phrasing, and tempo.

 

Contestants will be judged by professional harpists.  Judges will evaluate contestants on Accuracy of Notes & Rhythm, Dynamics & Phrasing, Memory, Tempo, and Overall Artistic Performance.  Overall, judges will be looking for the most polished performances.

 

We hope that you will encourage your students to take advantage of this exciting opportunity!  Please note that the registration deadline is February 22nd, 2025.  If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help with this event, please contact me via email at milligan.competition@gmail.com. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Haley Brant

Committee Chair

 

REGISTRATION

Registration is now open! Visit our registration page for more information. The deadline to register is February 22nd, 2025.