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New talent hits the stage - August 1, 2007

Foundation of the iJHF - July 3, 2007

New talent hits the stage
- Salt Lake City, August 1, 2007
Creativity florished at the competition on the opening day of the International Jazz Harp Foundation. In both lever and pedalharp divisions the contestants needed to perform in total five tunes of which one rhytmpiece, one ballad and one mystery tune.The mystery tune was handed out approximately 24 hours before the performance. The 1st prize winner in the pedal harp division is Rizpah Lowr, followed by Motoshi Kosko (2nd prize) and Virginia Rogers (3th prize). The 1st prize winner in the lever harp division is Maeve Gilchrist, followed by Christine Van Arsdale (2nd) and Laurie Rasmussen (3th). Contestants will perform in an afternoon showcase on August 2, 3, and 4. We are looking forward to hear more from them in the future. Check the calendar of jazzharp.org to see if they are playing in your area soon.

Foundation of the iJHF
-The Hague, July 3, 2007
After months of talking and, more importantly, listening to harpists, jazz musicians, people involved with the harpworld and musicworld, and closest friends the founding Board members decided to establish the International Jazz Harp Foundation.
This foundation (in short iJHF) will be the big sister of the Dutch Jazz Harp Foundation which has been in existence since June 2006. So, almost exactly one year and a lot of great experiences later, Brenda Dor-Groot and Sabine Meijers appeared at the Notary Public office again! The deed of incorporation was signed on July 3, 2007.
The iJHF will carry out the following mission: 'enriching the harpworld with jazz and the jazzworld with harp'. For more information, click here.

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