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Hwang Se-Hee of the School of Music Wins the Fourth Prize at the 11^th USA International Harp Competition

Hwang Se-Hee, a student of the School of Music at the Korea National University of Arts, ranked fourth place at the 11^th USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC). 

Founded in 1989 by Susan McDonald, world-renowned harpist, the USAIHC is a triennial performance competition which is held at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. The USAIHC is recognized as a globally prestigious harp competition along with the International Harp Contest in Israel. Harpist Hwang began to draw global attention with her musical career since she became the winner of the Lyon & Healey Harps Award in 2014. In the same year, she won the Camac Special Prize, the grand prize at the 2014 France International Harp Competition, with the unanimous consent of the jury. 

On top of that, Hwang was also granted 2^nd prize at the International Harp Contest in Italy 2017, 1^st prize at NSAL competition at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, 2^nd prize at the 2012 Japan Nippon International Harp Competition, and 3^rd prize at the 2014 Young Artist International Harp Competition in the US.