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November 2011

YAHS announces 2012 Guest Artist Judy Loman

July 2011

YAHS student Eleanor Reich wins Harp Quilt raffle.

July 2011

YAHS 2012 and competition dates set.

June 2011

YAHS receives grant from the American Harp Society.

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Shaun Stimson,
Music Education major, Clearwater Christian College

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Raleigh, N.C.

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Samantha Horn,
Niceville, Fla.

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support for its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts.

Young Artist's Harp Seminar July 14-28, 2012

We aim to educate, inspire, and grow today's harpists

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YAHS is pleased to announce 2012 Guest Artist Judy Loman

We're excited to announce that Judy Loman will be the 2012 YAHS Guest Artist. Ms. Loman will be in residence during week 1 of the seminar to give lessons, masterclasses, and a concert on Sunday, July 15. She will also serve as a jury member for the Young Artist's Harp Competition. Loman is a Visiting Artist at the Curtis Institute of Music and also on faculties at the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She was Principal Harpist with the Toronto Symphony for over 40 years, and student with the celebrated harpist Carlos Salzedo. read more

Founded in 2002, the Young Artist's Harp Seminar has quickly become one of the pre-eminent summer training programs for today’s young harpists. Located in Northern Georgia just a few miles from the North Carolina border in the Smoky Mountains foothills region, YAHS is open to pedal harpists ages 12–26 who want to focus entirely on the harp without distraction. read more

Whether you are a student, parent, teacher, or friend of the harp, we hope to see you in Rabun Gap in July, 2012!