The goal of the Focus on Youth (FOY) Concerts is to establish a platform for gifted young harpists at each Congress, and to encourage and recognize them by providing a performance opportunity followed by advice from a panel of harpists. These sessions are open to Congress delegates to attend.
The 2011 Focus on Youth will take place at the Eleventh World Harp Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Here is the list of the concerts and performers:
| Monday, July 25 - 10:00am |
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| Aiste Baliunyte, Lithuania |
| Piece en sol: J.S. Bach |
| Etude de Concert: M. Tournier |
| The Valse: * Balys Dvarionas (Lithuanian)/arr. K. Erdeli |
| * Toccata: G. Conncesson |
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| Sunny Wu, USA |
| La Source: A. Hasselmans |
| Valse in E-Flat Major: Marie-Auguste Durand |
| * Adagietto: Jean Michel Damase |
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| Satsuki Yamashita, Japan |
| Fantaisie c-moll: Louis Spohr |
| Elegia: Ryohei Hiroshe |
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| Vivian Hsu, USA |
| Prelude in C: S. Prokofieff |
| Etude de Concert: M. Tournier |
| Duke: B. Andres |
| Malguena: Lecuona/Grandjany |
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| Claudia Lamanna, Italy |
| Mandoline: E. Parish-Alvars |
| Legende: H. Renie |
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| Tuesday, July 26 - 10:00am |
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| Yunhuan Chen, China |
| Suite No. 1 , BWV 996: J.S. Bach |
| Thème et Variations: P.Sancan |
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| Anaïs Gaudemard, France |
| Etude # 4: W. Posse |
| Valse romantique: C. Debussy |
| Clair de lune: C. Debussy |
| V. Hymn from the Suite for the Harp Op. 83: B. Britten |
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| Ruth Boyajian, USA |
| * Sweet Blues: B. Andres |
| Impromptu-Caprice: Gabriel Pierne |
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| Astrid Desantoine, Belgium |
| Au Matin - Etude de Concert: M. Tournier |
| * Elégie pour la mort d'un Berger: B. Andres |
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| Helen Gerhold, USA |
| Variations sur un theme dans le Style Ancien: C. Salzedo |
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| Wednesday, July 27 - 10:00am |
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| Aubrey Shumway, USA |
| Theme and Variations: G.F. Handel/Zingel |
| Etude de Concert in E-flat minor: F. Godefroid |
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| Abigail Bachelor, USA |
| Sonatina No.3: J.L.Dussek |
| Gavotte: C. Salzedo |
| Frere Jacques Op. 32, Fantaisie pour Harpe: M. Grandjany |
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| Antoine Malette-Chénier, Canada |
| Ciaconna from the Lute Suite No. 10: Sylvius Leopold Weiss/Transc.A. Malette-Chenier |
| Impromptu, Op. 86: G. Faure |
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| Mary Reid, England |
| *Improvisations: W. Mathias |
| Feerie: Prelude et Danse: M. Tournier |
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| Rieko Sato, Japan |
| * Suite for Harp Op. 83 Overture, Toccata, Nocturne, Fugue, Hymn: B. Britten |
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| Wesley Hsu, USA |
| Spring on a Moonlit River: Ancient Chinese melody arr. Xie Zhe-Zhi |
| * Absidioles: B. Andres |
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| Thursday, July 28 - 10:00am |
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| Madeline Olson, USA |
| Tema con Variazioni: G. F. Handel |
| Etude de Concert: F. Godefroid |
| * Absidioles: B. Andres |
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| Merve Kocabeyler, Turkey |
| Introduction and Variations on Airs from Bellini's Opera "Norma": E. Parish-Alvars |
| * Maqamat * 1980: Ami Maayani |
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| Llywelyn Jones, Wales |
| Introduction , Cadenza and rondo: Parish-Alvars |
| Landscape and Sun Dance from Santa Fe Suite: William Mathias |
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| Lee Yun Chai, singapore |
| Improvisations for harp Op.10: William Mathias |
| * Water Dance: Katryna Tan |
| Duke: B. Andres |
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| Chu-Heng Liao, Taiwan |
| * Awakening Stillnesses: Michael Maganuco |
| Piece Symphonique: H. Renie |
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| Friday, July 29 - 10:00am |
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| Samuel Karlinski, USA |
| Sonata in G Major Mov'ts 1 and 3: C.P.E. Bach/Weidensaul |
| Legende: H. Renie |
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| Chelsea Carlson, USA |
| Prelude and Toccata: Handel/Grandjany |
| *Shadows: J. Weinzweig |
| * Quarks: J. Weinzweig |
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| Elisabeth Plank, Austria |
| Pour le tombeau d’Orphee: Marius Flothuis |
| Serenade: Elias Parish Alvars |
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| Milica Pasic, Serbia |
| Scintillation: C. Salzedo |
| * Preludijum, Arijeta, Tokatina: D. Radic |
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| Hannah Blalock, USA |
| Miinuet and Courante from Classical Suite for Harp: L. Palmer |
| Danse des Sylphes: F. Godefroid |
| Impromptu ll: J. Cras |
