The Young Composer Award is an annual competition based award issued by The Clarsach Society.
Composers aged between 16 & 25 years of age are invited to present an original piece of music lasting no longer than 12, and no less than 8 minutes, suitable for:
a) Solo Clarsach/Non-pedal harp
b) Clarsach/Non-pedal harp and up to 3 other instruments and/or voices
The award is £500 plus a premiere performance at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival 2019.
The Clarsach Society is most grateful to the Imlay Foundation, whose generous donation is supporting this Award