COMPOSER semi-finalists (CHORAL) student division

The American Prize is pleased to announce 2015 SEMI-FINALIST composers of choral music in the student division. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Composition—Choral (student division)

Keith  Allegretti    Santa Fe NM
   Three Noturnes
Krists Auznieks    New Haven CT
   I Exist as I Am
Danielle Bees    Yucca Valley CA
   Be Still
Trevor Bumgarner    New York NY
   Breath is Enough 
Ed Frazier Davis    Chicago IL
   Madrigal (The Juggler of Day), Libera Me
Natalie Dietterich    New Haven CT
   Conversations with Strangers
William Carson Graham    Orange Park FL
   Markings
Daniel Knaggs    Jackson MI
   Hic est discipulus ille, I Baptize You, Sunset, Ego Sum, Joseph, Son of David
Kyle Randall    San Francisco CA
   Kyrie, When to the sessions of sweet silent thought, When You Are Old
Philip Rice    Lansing MI
   The Unspeakable Names of Stars
Julia Seeholzer    Santa Monica CA
   Wildfire, Old Wooden Joints, Answer to the Inquiry Why I Sighed, Ave Maria, Alien
Phillip Sink    Bloomington IN
   Fire & Ice
Andrey Stolyarov    Verona NJ
   i won't even stop
Stephen Sullivan    Greenwood IN
   New Song
Tiange Zhou    New Haven CT
   Lament for Adonis 

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COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2015 (ORCHESTRA) professional division

The American Prize is pleased to announce an extensive list of 2015 SEMI-FINALIST composers for orchestra (professional division). Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (professional division)

Lee Actor   Monte Sereno CA
   Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Donald L. Appert    Vancouver WA
   Fantasy for Contrabass Solo and String Orchestra
David Avshalomov    Santa Monica CA
   Pangs of Love
Elizabeth Bell    Tarrytown NY
    Spectra, Symphony #1
Robert W. Butts    Madison NJ
   Symphony No.1, The Joshua Symphony
Oliver Caplan    Medford MA
   Lunastella Fuga, Journey to the West
Augusta Cecconi-Bates    Cape Vincent NY
   Essences of the North Country
M.L. Daniels    Round Rock TX
   Where is Love? 
Nancy Bloomer Deussen    Mountain View CA
   Peninsula Suite, Concerto for Clarinet & Small Orchestra
Kim Diehnelt    Chicago IL
   Montegar 
Karim Elmahmoudi    Los Angeles CA
   ORBIT: A Symphonic Fantasy
Matthew H. Fields    Ann Arbor MI
   Space Sciences
Burton Goldstein    Santa Monica CA
   Ommateum II, Concert Suite
Ryan M. Hare    Pullman WA
   Chamber Concerto
B.P. Herrington    Conroe TX
   Hast'ning Home
Daniel Hughes    Newark CA
   A Distant Hearth
Douglas Knehans    Cincinnati OH
   Cascade
Keith Lay    Oviedo FL
   Four Dimensions, Children on the Playground (violin concerto)
Feng-Hsu Lee    Hartford CT
   Meteor Impacts  
Philip Manos    Los Angeles CA
   A Serenade for Letty
David W. Maves    Charleston SC
   Timpani Concerto
Daniel McCarthy    Akron OH
   Gothica, Spectral Affects
Jonathan B. McNair    Chattanooga TN
   Hopyard Overture
Michael Murray     Springfield MO
    Four Songs of Solomon
James Joseph Ogburn     Wenatchee WA
   Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra
Angelique Poteat    Seattle WA
   Beyond Much Difference
James V.  Poulsen    Des Moines IA
   Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Paul Reale    Canoga Park CA
   Caldera with Ice Cave
Emilio Solla    Brooklyn NY
   A Galician Voyage: Concerto for Bagpipe, Piano and Orchestra
Greg A. Steinke    Depoe Bay OR
   All in a Moment's Time
Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn    Witchita KS
   Jokers Wild
Larry Tuttle    Van Nuys CA
   Chorale and Fiddle Tune
William Vollinger    Woodcliff Lake NJ
   An Empty Swing
P. Kellach Waddle    Austin TX
   A Walk Through the Vampire's Garden
Ken Walicki    Fullerton CA
   Serendipity, The Diamond Cutter
Yoko Wylegala    Squamish WA
   Iluminacion de la Rana (Enlightenment of the Frog)

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COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2015 (ORCHESTRA—student division)

The American Prize is pleased to announce 2015 SEMI-FINALIST composers for orchestra (student division.) Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (student division)

Keith  Allegretti    Santa Fe NM
   Carceri d'Invenzione
Dylan Arthur Baker    Kansas City MO
   Tumultuous Voyage
Jean Patrick Besingrand   Pittsburgh PA
   L'echo d'un lointain souvenir
Nicolas Bizub Mukwonago WI
   Schism
Kai-Young Chan    Philadelphia PA
   Fall of Paulownia
John Hennecken    Martinez GA
   Everything Beautiful in its Time
William Charles Horsley    Reno  NV
   Orchidstra
Dongryul Lee    Champaign IL
   Circular Simulacrum
Kenneth Lim    Anyang Gyeonggi Korea
   Intended Intension
Brian Mark    Holbrook NY
   The Persistence of Time
Marlene Miller    West Grove PA
   Gypsy
Patrick O'Malley    Los Angeles CA
   Symphonic poem "Even in Paradise"
Sin Young Park    Madison WI
   Un Homme Qui est Devenu une Etoile
Charles Peck    Philadelphia PA
   Metropolitan  
Philip Rice    Lansing MI
   The Souls of Ancient Bells
Kyle Simpson    Washington PA
   Fanfare Overture
Joseph Sowa    Boston MA
   Summer Has Ten Thousand Stars
Benjamin D. Whiting    Champaign IL
   Tempus Imperfectum
Hangrui Zhang    Cincinnati OH
   Cloudy Ground 

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COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2015 (OPERA/THEATER/FILM) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce 2015 SEMI-FINALIST composers in the OPERA/THEATER/FILM division. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Composition—OPERA/THEATER/FILM

Wayne Fredrick Anthony   Maumee OH
    Snow White: a Ballet in 9 scenes
David Avshalomov    Santa Monica CA
    The Pearl
Jennifer Bellor    Henderson NV
    Christabel
John G. Bilotta    Concord CA
    Trifles
Robert W. Butts    Madison NJ
    Mark Twain and the General
Augusta Cecconi-Bates    Cape Vincent NY
    Molly of the Mohawks
Michele Cheng    San Jose CA
    Lost, am I
Wallace De Pue, Sr.    Bowling Green OH
    The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
John Grimmett    New York NY
    Rain Down The Ruin
Sarah  Hutchings    Houghton NY
    Rodman in North Korea
Dana Kaufman    Brookline MA
    Diary of a Madman
Eva  Kendrick    Providence RI
    The Break-up 
Jonathan N. Kupper    La Mirada CA
    The Monkey's Paw, an opera of Gothic Horror
Paul  Paccione    Macomb IL
    The World is Round
Ronnie Reshef    New York NY
    Something to Live For
Mira J. Spektor    New York NY
    Villa Diodati
Gregory Vajda    Huntsville AL
    Georgia Bottoms: A Comic Opera of the Modern South
Yiguo Yan    New York NY
    Colors of Obsessions 

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COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2015 (BAND) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce 2015 SEMI-FINALIST composers in the band division. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Composition—BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE

Adrienne Albert    Los Angeles CA
   Courage

David  Avshalomov    Santa Monica CA
   Vignettes for Concert Band

Jennifer Bellor    Henderson NV
   Skylark Lullaby, Uprising

Oren Boneh    Montreal, QC Canada
   Doors That Lead to Doors

Adam Levowitz    New York NY
   Sandstone & Marble

Stan Martin   Tarzana CA
   Call to Duty

Vaibhav Mohanty    Charleston SC
   Altitude

Ketty  Nez    Brookline MA
   "thresholds"

Kyle Simpson    Washington PA
   Look To This Day

Timothy C. Takach    Minneapolis MN
   Frost Giant

Nick Vasallo    Eastvale CA
   Antares Rising 

Ted Vives Los Alamos NM
   Kllmartin Glen- a Sculpture in Stones, The New Mexico Firefighters March,
   ...and they named it Trinity

Ken Walicki    Fullerton CA
   Jane Goodall Dances

Kyle Wernke    Fishers  IN
   Formations 

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VOCAL semi-finalists, 2015 (WOMEN—OPERA: professional division) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST women in opera for 2015 in the professional division. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (women)

Betsy Archer    Munster IN
Elizabeth Baldwin    Sylvania OH
Ashlee Bickley    Ft.Wayne IN
Adelaide Boedecker    Sarasota FL
Samantha Britt    New York NY
Joanie Brittingham    New York NY
Gwendolyn Brown    Chicago IL
Alice Burton    Chicago IL
Becca Conviser   New York NY
Kelly Curtin    Alexandria VA
Joan Marie Dauber    Chicago  IL
Rosa D'Imperio    New York NY
Annie Gill    Baltimore MD
Kristin Gornstein    Brooklyn NY
Dena Holland    Hawley PA
Jeni Houser    Chicago IL
Marci Jackson    Indianapolis IN
Jodi Karem    Brooklyn NY
Yelka Milanova    Flushing NY
Jessica Elizabeth Mirshak    Sherman Oaks CA
Amy Mitchell    Hopkinton NH
Aundi Marie Moore    Bowie MD
Lisa Newill-Smith    Berlin Germany
Benedetta Orsi    New York NY
Rebecca Rapoport-Cole    Somerville MA
Anne Slovin    Chicago  IL
Rachel Sparrow    Evanston IL

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VOCAL semi-finalists, 2015 (WOMEN—OPERA: college/university & high school) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST women in opera for 2015 in the college/university and high school divisions. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university opera division (women) 

Tascha Anderson    Helena MT
Lillian Bailey-Broderick    Plainfield VT
Sarah Bauer    Bossier City LA
Megan Benjamin    Oneonta NY
Kelsey Debner    Austin TX
Clare Demer    Tucson AZ
Julia  DiFiore    Gainesville FL
Natalie Erskine    Aptos CA
Laura Ethington    Boston MA
Lauren K. Frey    Pittsburgh PA
Melissa Krueger    Kingwood TX
Janese Lewis    Jackson MS
Brianna Meese    Franklin Lakes NJ
Lydia Pion    Gibsonville NC
Olivia St. Clair    Evanston IL
Samantha Simon    Hawthorne NJ
Shana Soriano    Tucson AZ
Stacey Trenteseaux    Hattiesburg MS

The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—high school opera division (women) 

Sarah Aaldering    Los Gatos CA
Gwyneth Campbell    New York NY 
Nicole Koh    Daly City CA
Taryn Surratt    Houston TX 
 
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VOCAL semi-finalists, 2015 (WOMEN—ART SONG) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce an extensive list of SEMI-FINALIST women in art song for 2015. Congratulations! 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.

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The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional art song division (women)

Karen Archbold    Glen Ellyn IL
Betsy Archer    Munster IN
Gwendolyn Brown    Chicago IL
Tania Coambs    Champaign IL
Jessica Louise Coe    Grand Rapids MI
Sarah Nelson Craft    Brooklyn NY
Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber    Hollidaysburg PA
Beena David    Chicago IL
Kathryn Findlen    Austin TX
Leslie Giammanco    New York NY
Annie Gill    Baltimore MD
Dena Holland    Hawley PA
Michelle E. Jarrell    Marietta GA
Elizabeth Kling    Auburn AL
Evangelia Leontis    Greensboro NC
Laura Loge   Bellevue WA
Kimberly Prins Moeller    Tucson AZ
Clara Osowski    Brooklyn Center MN
Jung Hwa Park    New York NY
Tami Petty    New York NY
Jennifer Piazza-Pick    Chester VA
Rebecca Rapoport-Cole    Somerville MA
Penelope Shumate    Macomb IL
Kimberly States    Brooklyn NY
Christine Steyer    Oak Park IL
Alexandra Whitfield    Lexington MA
Dana Zenobi    Austin TX

The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university art song division (women) 

Tascha Anderson    Helena  MT 
Clare Demer    Tucson  AZ 
Abigail Jackson    Dallas  TX 
Janese Lewis    Jackson  MS 
Brianna Meese    Franklin Lakes  NJ 
Paulina Nastasha Yeung    New York  NY 

The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—high school art song division (women) 

Sarah Aaldering    Los Gatos  CA
Larisa Bell    McHenry  IL
Gwyneth Campbell    New York  NY
Mabel Furutsuki    Palo Alto  CA
Nicole Koh   Daly City  CA
Taylor See  Las Vegas  NV 

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VOCAL semi-finalists, 2015 (MEN in art song & opera) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST men in opera and art song for 2015. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (men)

Curtis  Bannister    Chicago  IL
Don O'Neal  LeBlanc    Denton TX
Peter Lightfoot    East Lansing MI
Ian McEuen    Bethesda MD
Andrew McLaughlin    Chicago IL
Dan Richardson    Chicago IL
Johnathan Riesen    Westland MI
Joseph P. Ryan    Sarasota FL
Jorell Williams    New York NY 


The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university opera division (men)

Calvin Griffin   Columbus OH
Nicholas Lobenthal   New York NY
Galeano Salas    Philadelphia PA
Christopher Sokolowski    Hurley, NY
Jonathan Story   London, UK
DelShawn Taylor    South Bend IN 
Terriq White    Charlotte NC
Nicholas Yaquinto    Atlanta GA 
 

The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song division (men) 

Derrell Acon    Chicago IL 
David John Davani    Sea Cliff NY 
Wesley Dunnagan    Wabash IN 
Austin-Sinclair Harris    Missouri City TX 
Darrell J. Jordan    Columbia MO 
Christian Ketter    Chicago IL 
Justin John Moniz    Lake Ronkonkoma NY 
Christopher Sokolowski    Bloomington IN 
DaShawn Williams    Hutto TX 
Jorell Williams    New York NY 
Ethan Yan    Mountain View CA 
Chai-Lun Yueh    West Hartford CT  

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PIANO semi-finalists, 2015 (SOLO) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce an impressive list of SEMI-FINALIST pianists for 2015 in professional, college/university and high school SOLO divisions. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)—professional division

Michael Angelucci    Baltimore MD
Matthew Bengtson    Wynnewood PA
Louise Billaud    Dublin VA
Valentin M. Bogdan    Columbus OH
Kris Carlisle    Rome GA
Susan Chan    Tigard OR
Yufen Chou    Alexandria VA
Kevin Class    Knoxville TN
Jovanni-Rey de Pedro    Moscow ID
Ruilong Fan    Tianjin China
Brendan Michael Kinsella    McAllen TX
You Ju Lee    Dahlonega GA
Solee Lee-Clark    Muskegon MI
Mikyung Lim    Anaheim CA
Susan Merdinger    Highland Park IL
John Mortensen    Cedarville OH
Bill John Newbrough    Houghton NY
Yoon-Wha Roh    North Reading MA
Daria Scarano    Hanover MD
Joel Schoenhals    Ann Arbor MI
Maria Sumareva    Coral Gables FL
Garnet Ungar    Boonville IN


The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)—college/university division

Li-Hsin Chen    Kansas City MO
Dion Cunningham    College Park MD
Kelly Cuppett    Tampa FL
Anna Dmytrenko    Newark DE
Jae Young Kim    New York NY
Minjae Kim    East Lansing MI
Anthony Lee    Cary NC 
Dongyul Lee   Los Angeles CA
Tae Yeon Lim    Los Angeles CA
Evan Pensis    Phoenix AZ


The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)
—high school division

Trenton Chang    Logan UT
Heather Hsun Chang    Palo Alto CA
Michael Hong    Northridge CA
Allison Kirkegaard    Downers Grove IL
Christopher Son Richardson    Danville CA
Jarod Yap    Clarence Center NY 

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PIANO semi-finalists, 2015 (CONCERTO) announced

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The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2015
—concerto division

Aleksandra Kasman    Vestavia Hills AL
   Prokofiev—Piano Concerto No. 1
  
Susan Merdinger    Highland Park IL
   Gershwin—Rhapsody in Blue

Bill John Newbrough    Houghton NY
   Beethoven—Choral Fantasy

Yoon-Wha Roh    North Reading MA
   Tchaikovsky—Piano Concerto No. 1

Christopher Son Richardson    Danville CA
   Beethoven—Piano Concerto No. 1

Garnet Ungar    Boonville IN
   Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2

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