Following a preliminary video round, finalists have been chosen for the 2016 Young Artist’s Harp Competition. The competition takes place July 6–9, 2016, in Rabun Gap, Ga., and is open to the public. (Buy tickets.) Competitors will vie for nearly $5,000 in prize money.
2016 Finalists are:
Emerging Artist Division finalists (up to age 19):
Abigail Bachelor, Ohio, U.S.
Abigail Enssle, Colorado, U.S.
Youngseo Jhe, Seoul, Korea
Joan Rafaelle Kim, Berlin, Germany
Morgan Short, Virginia, U.S.
Karen Tay, Singapore
Claire Thai, Arizona, U.S.
Clara Wang, Toronto, Canada
Clara Warford, Tennessee, U.S.
Tiffany Wong, California, U.S.
New Artist Division finalists (up to age 14)
Madeline Chen, Georgia, U.S.
Julia Dietrich, Mülheim, Germany
Yuet Kan, Hong Kong, China
Hannah Lee, Massachusets, U.S.
Sin Yan Katie Lo, Hong Kong, China
Danielle Nam, California, U.S.
Ida Yang, Langley, Canada
Chloe Liow Yi Yin, Singapore
Audrey Zhang, California, U.S.
Preparatory Division finalists (up to age 11)
Erin Choi, Nevada, U.S.
Ava Crook, Georgia, U.S.
Jadelyn Ding, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Ava Nicoletti, North Carolina, U.S.
Kaitlyn Yu Xin Tan, Singapore
Renee Yadav, Singapore