As the contests unfold, finalists, runners-up and winners will be selected from this list. To know the exact date when finalists will be announced later this month, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
We invite semi-finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on their facebook page, tweeting the news, and including a link to this announcement on their website or blog. A sample announcement may be found at the end of the post.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Composition—BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE (professional division)
David Avshalomov Santa Monica CA
Hill Dance—for concert band (featuring the clarinet choir)
Jesse Ayers Canton OH
The Fire of the Living God—for wind orchestra / symphonic band
Jennifer Bellor Henderson NV
Bordello Nights—for wind orchestra and jazz band
Harry T. Bulow West Lafayette IN
Rapid City Overture—for wind ensemble
Ethan Cypress Oneonta NY
Railway Bridge—for wind ensemble
Daniel Eichenbaum Fairmont WV
Sinfonietta—for wind ensemble, augmented with string quartet
Concertino for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (“Aaron”)
Gregory Fritze Daytona Beach Shores FL
A Day in Valencia
Bocetes de Cullera
Pico del Teide
Pershing
Kristinmark Overture
La Tomatina
Jack Gallagher Wooster OH
Proteus Rising from the Sea—for wind ensemble or symphonic band
Ssu-Yu Huang West Warwick RI
Red Cliffs—for wind band
Jason Huffman Malden MA
Alleles—for Symphonic Band
Samuel A.Livingston Hopewell NJ
Silvertube Variations
David R. Peoples Buford GA
Combustible Corridor IV “FIre Medicine” for wind ensemble
Gordon Ring Farmville VA
Concerto #2 for Piano, Winds, and Percussion
Miguel A. Roig-Francoli Cincinnati OH
Perseus—for wind ensemble
Joseph T. Spaniola Pensacola FL
Escapade
Kenyon Wilson Chattanooga TN
Five
James Young Baltimore MD
Shouting at the Gates to the Neon Wasteland—for wind ensemble
The American Prize in Composition—BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE (student division)
Dinah Bianchi Belleville MI
The Jackal’s Palace
Derek M. Jenkins Kansas City MO
We Seven—for wind ensemble
Aaron Mencher Johns Creek GA
New—for wind ensemble
Zachary Ploeger Pipestone MN
Poem—for symphonic band
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We invite semi-finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on their facebook page, tweeting the news, and including a link to this announcement on their website or blog.
Here is a sample announcement:
"Great News! I've just been selected as a semi-finalist in the (blank) division of The American Prize national non-profit competitions in the performing arts. Here's the link: (copy link here). The American Prize will be announcing finalists in my division next month. You can learn more about this prestigious national competition here: www.theamericanprize.org or follow the news on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Prize-celebrating-American-excellence-in-the-arts/214320622728 or Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanprize "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
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