National Scottish Harp Competition

I competed at the National Scottish Harp Competition in 2009 that was hosted at the Ohio Scottish Games. Although I did not place in any of the three awarded positions at the Master Level for Solo Harp, I was awarded the Herbert P. MacNeal Travel Study Scholarship. To receive this award, applicants had to submit a scholarship application packet and compete at the National Scottish Harp Competition at the Journeyman or Master Level. I was also awarded 1st place in the Harp with Vocals category and received the Bardic Cup.

Being awarded the Herbert P. MacNeal Study Travel Scholarship has been the impetus for my trip to Scotland. This trip has also been fostered through the Dr. Andrew Turner Memorial Scholarship which is sponsored by Edna Turner and the Mid-Ohio Scottish Heritage Association.