{"id":6781,"date":"2025-09-11T20:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.godefroid-harp-competition.be\/mandatory-pieces-excellence-and-soloist-categories-1st-round\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:11:02","slug":"competition-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godefroid-harp-competition.be\/en\/competition-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The details by category of the pieces required for the 2026 session of the Competition.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Competition is open to harpists of all nationalities who have not passed their <b>35th birthday by the time of the competition<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fr_prog_esp\">Cat\u00e9gorie Espoir\u00a0 : lever harp or pedal harp.\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n<p>The required piece is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.godefroid-harp-competition.be\/en\/compulsory-piece-espoirs-category\/\">\u2018Le reflet de l&#8217;insouciance\u2019<\/a>, by Fanny Bodson.<\/p>\n\n<p>Complete the programme with pieces of your choice to achieve a performance lasting a total of (including the compulsory work) of <strong>at least 7 minutes and at most 10 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>All pieces must be performed from memory.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cat\u00e9gorie Jeune Talent: pedal harp<\/h3>\n\n<p>Mandatory piece: Choose <em><strong>One <\/strong><\/em>piece between:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La Laura, F\u00e9lix Godefroid (edition of your choice)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le D\u00e9sir, F\u00e9lix Godefroid (edition of your choice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Complete the programme with pieces of your choice to achieve a performance lasting a total of (including the compulsory work) of <strong>at least 12 minutes and at most 15 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>All pieces must be performed from memory.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cat\u00e9gorie Excellence: pedal harp<\/h3>\n\n<p>Two compulsory pieces<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/bayard-nizet.be\/partitions\/barcarolle-opus-19a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Barcarolle&#8221;, Philippe Verkaeren published by Bayard-Nizet<\/a><\/h3><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Book &#8220;20 \u00e9tudes m\u00e9lodiques&#8221; from F\u00e9lix Godefroid, choose one of the following studies: \u00c9tude 15 <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">OR <\/mark>\u00c9tude 18 (1 CHOICE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Complete the programme with pieces of your choice to achieve a performance lasting a total of <strong>minimum 20 minutes <\/strong>and <strong>maximum 25 minutes(including the mandatory piece).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>All pieces, with the exception of Ph. 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