The American Prize is pleased to announce
choruses advanced to the final round of
The American Prize in Choral Performance competitions for 2011. Congratulations! To know the exact date and time when winners will be announced, please subscribe to our
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We will begin to announce finalist
conductors Monday at 4 pm.
David Katz, principal judge of
The American Prize, shared these comments:
"Based on the applications received this year and last, the quality of choral music-making (and choral education) in this country is indeed high. What a joy to experience such heartfelt and exquisite singing...The final decisions the judges face in several categories will be very difficult ones."
The American Prize in Choral Performance, 2011
FINALISTS (in no order)
Professional Chorus
Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hanson, director, Milwaukee, WI
Sky-Born Music: 10th anniversary commissions and world premieres
Washington Bach Consort, J. Reilly Lewis, founder and music director, Washington, DC
music by Byrd, Praetorius, Gabrieli, Sweelinck, Schutz and more
Sinfonia Voci, Daniel Abraham, Conductor & Artistic Director,
Washington, DC
music by Bach, Carissimi, Rossi and Biber
The Princeton Singers, Steven Sametz, Artistic Director,
Princeton, NJ
music by Finzi, Lauridsen, Milhaud, Sametz, more
Community or Faith-based Chorus
Sistrum: Lansing Women’s Chorus, Meredith Bowen, conductor,
Lansing, MI
Brandon: Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn
, more
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Indianapolis, IN
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
, Britten Sanctus
from War Requiem
Peninsula Women’s Chorus, Martin Benvenuto, artistic director,
Palo Alto, CA
Tormis, Elgar, Schumann, Barber, more
Austin Civic Chorus,
Ryan Heller, conductor,
Austin, TX
Cherubini: Requiem in C minor,
more
Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble,
Kenmore, WA
music by Martinu, Barber, Schumann, Muehleisen, more
Pacific Lutheran University (Community) Choral Union, Richard Nance, conductor,
Tacoma, WA
Britten: The Company of Heaven
, Tormis, Chilcott, more
Albany Pro Musica, David Griggs-Janower, artistic director and conductor,
Albany, NY
An Hour to Sing:
Music of Gwyneth Walker
Cathedral Choral Society, J. Reilly Lewis, conductor,
Washington, DC
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Seattle Pro Musica,
Karen Thomas, conductor,
Seattle, WA
Mendelssohn: from Elijah
, Lauridsen, more
Cantori New York, Mark Shapiro, artistic director,
New York, NY
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero Gitano
, Dowland, Levy
College/University Chorus
Mansfield University Concert Choir, Peggy Dettwiler, conductor,
Mansfield, PA
music by Paulus, Whitacre, Bach, Byrd, Mendelssohn, more
West Chester University Concert Choir, David DeVenney, conductor,
West Chester, PA
selections from Israel in Egypt
, Rorem Four Madrigals
, more
The University of South Dakota Chamber Singers, David Holdhusen, conductor,
Vermillion, SD
music by Whitacre, Stanford, Ticheli, Christiansen, more
Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West, Richard Nance, conductor
, Tacoma, WA
Phoenix:
includes music by Bach, Distler, Whitacre, McGlynn, Robinovitch, more
University of Arizona Symphonic Choir,
Elizabeth Schauer, conductor,
Tucson, AZ
music by Weekles, Monteverdi, Argento, Vaughan Williams, more
Secondary or High School Chorus
Longmeadow Hill School Lyrics, Kayla Werlin, conductor, Longmeadow, MA
music by Palestrina, Verdi, Bach, Durufle and more
Jr. Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Susan Medley, conductor, Pittsburgh, PA
music by Schubert, Faure, Viadana and Dello Joio
Ann Arbor Huron High School A Cappella Choir, Richard Ingram, conductor, Ann Arbor, MI
music by Vivaldi, Finza, Childs, Ticheli and more
Youth Chorus
Old North Festival Youth Chorus, Rebecca Kenneally, director Marblehead, MA
holiday concert
The Bel Canto Children’s Chorus, Joy Hirokawa, artistic director, Red Hill, PA
music by Walker, Bach, Thompson, more
Columbus International Children’s Choir, Tatiana Kats, artistic director and principal conductor, Columbus, OH
music by Vivaldi, Bach, Verdi, Bizet, Rachmaninoff, more
Central Illinois Children’s Chorus Chamber Choir, Andrea Solya, conductor, Champaign, IL
music by Vivaldi, Clausen and Faure's Messe Basse