A Stone’s Throw was composed for the 2026 New Hampshire Highland Games Harp Composition Competition for Lever Harp and designated as the 1st Place Winning Tune.
A Stone’s Throw, with its strong rise and fall of the melody, paints a colorful picture of
the music, dance, and heavy athletics of the Highland Games. This tune is written in the style of a strathspey, featuring a dancer’s lively lilt and a piper’s crisp ornamentation.
The melodic variations travel through surprising syncopations and graceful glissandos, so characteristic of the sound of the harp. Through music, dance, and athletics, cherished Scottish traditions are alive and just A Stone’s Throw away!
