The
American Prize is pleased to announce an extensive list of 2015
SEMI-FINALIST composers of chamber music in the professional division, in a broad variety of styles and for diverse groupings of instruments and voices. 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.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Composition—Chamber Music (professional division)
Adrienne Albert Los Angeles CA
Cuban Stories
Sahba Aminikia San Francisco CA
Tar o Pood (Warp and Weft)
Kimberly K. Archer Edwardsville IL
Five Baudelaire Settings
David Avshalomov Santa Monica CA
Sacred Winds
Bjorn Berkhout Sunnyside NY
Glitz
Stephen R. Bernstein West Hills CA
Emeralds: Poems of Medieval Ireland
Suzy Steele Born Highland Park IL
Trio in D minor
Robert J. Bradshaw Gloucester MA
Tableau No.3 The Miracle of Lascaux
Benedikt Brydern Santa Monica CA
Autobahn
Oliver Caplan Medford MA
My Elephant Cloud
Augusta Cecconi-Bates Cape Vincent NY
From the Tug Hill Plateau
Stephen Cohn Burbank CA
Sea Change
I'Lana S. Cotton Medford OR
For Persons Out-of-Time
Judd Danby Lafayette IN
String Quartet
Greg Danner Cookeville TN
Danzas Cubanos
Dante DeSilva Tarzana CA
Mr. Distinguished
Nancy Bloomer Deussen Mountain View CA
Solstice Circle, Canticles
Paul Elwood Greeley CO
Tonus Peregrinus
Matthew H. Fields Ann Arbor MI
Progeny of Memory
David Garner El Cerrito CA
String Quartet No. 2
Amos Gillespie Chicago IL
The Providence of Zorn
Burton Goldstein Santa Monica CA
Two Pieces for Piano Quintet
Jocelyn Hagen Minneapolis MN
Poem
John Heins Broomfield CO
String Quartet No. 2
Blake R. Henson De Pere WI
Dirge for Two Veterans: a cycle of grief
Ching-chu Hu Newark OH
Three Songs
Ssu-Yu Huang West Warwick RI
Enchanted Island
Kenneth A. Jacobs Townsend TN
Canopy of Dreams, The Pine Planters
Michael Kaulkin Oakland CA
City Walks, Zwei Hulshoff Lieder, American Standard
Eva Kendrick Providence RI
Juntos
Douglas Knehans Cincinnati OH
Lumen
Jonathan N. Kupper La Mirada CA
Life Cycle, Relation: A Poem by Danny McCarthy, Moods of Rejection, more
Cherise Leiter Lakewood CO
Love Letters from a War
Valerie Liu Alameda CA
Eastern Lines
Samuel A. Livingston Hopewell NJ
Quartet in C
Stefanie Lubkowski Cambridge MA
This is the Light of Autumn
Daniel McCarthy Akron OH
Black Belt, White Cadillac; Visions of the Anointed
Jonathan B. McNair Chattanooga TN
The Gathering
Kari Medina Seattle WA
The Meadows Wide
Kamyar Mohajer Santa Clara CA
String Quartet
Jeff Morris College Station, TX
Alice in Wonder
Rebecca Oswald Eugene OR
Theseus and the Minotaur, Loco Motives, Your Hands
Emyli Poltorak Portland OR
Urtica
Angelique Poteat Seattle WA
Song and Dance
Kyle Randall San Francisco CA
The Automaton
Jay Reise Philadelphia PA
Yinue
Dana Dimitri Richardson Lynbrook NY
Allegro Appassionato
Kurt Sander Cincinnati OH
Ella's Song
Filippo Santoro New Haven CT
Duplum
Philip Schuessler Hammond LA
Driftwood Box Puzzle
Benjamin Shorstein Jacksonville FL
Sonata in F# Minor
Andrew Sigler Knoxville TN
finding the air up there
Richard Silverman Brooklyn NY
String Quartet #2
Greg A. Steinke Depoe Bay OR
Random Blackouts I
Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn Witchita KS
Urban Jungle
Judith Stillman Providence RI
Phoenix from the Ashes
Justin Tierney West Haven CT
Gortista
Kyle Vanderburg Norman OK
Caffeination, Over Every Open Field
Jorge Elias Variego Knoxville TN
Walls
Nick Vasallo Eastvale CA
When the War Began
William Vollinger Woodcliff Lake NJ
Raspberry Man
P. Kellach Waddle Austin TX
American Nightmare, Marriage of Church and State
Sarah Wald Chicago IL
Piano Trio
Ken Walicki Fullerton CA
Refuge, A Wave in the Ocean, more
Seth Ward New York NY
Three Songs of E.E. Cummings
Scott L. Wise Suisun City CA
Music From the Pathless Woods, Song of the Lonely Shore, more
Amir Zaheri Tuscaloosa AL
Two Girls and a Boy
Judith Lang Zaimont Maricopa AZ
String Quartet "The Figure"
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2015 (CHAMBER MUSIC) student division
The
American Prize is pleased to announce an extensive list of 2015
SEMI-FINALIST composers of chamber 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.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Composition—Chamber Music (student division)
Keith Allegretti Santa Fe NM
Sonata for cello and piano
Jean Patrick Besingrand Pittsburgh PA
Et le vent murmura le nom de Sarah
Cody Brookshire Gainesville GA
Irreconcilable Differences, Spellbound, PRISM
Trevor Bumgarner New York NY
LP Palimpsest, Everything Went Quiet
Bryce Cannell Davis CA
Ailihphilia, Slivers, Refractions
Weijun Chen Buffalo NY
Canoe
Christopher Couling South Lyon MI
Apres un Reve
Ethan Cypress Oneonta NY
The Dream
Derek David Boston MA
String Quartet No. 1, Viola Sonata
Daniel Despins Wilmington DE
Off to War, Lads
Brandon Rafal Epstein Dix Hills NY
Code-switch
Joseph Richard Gessler Houghton NY
Eight
Daniel Godsil Monmouth IL
Praxinoscope
William Carson Graham Orange Park FL
Black Form Set
Yunkyung Hong Madison WI
Fluidity
William Charles Horsley Reno NV
Three Scenes in Nature: 1. Rolling Waters, 2. A Calm Night Wind, 3. A Blazing Fire
Nathan Allen Jones Lawrence KS
Six Qabbani Love Songs
Matthew Kennedy West Hartford CT
Six Encounters of Mistrust and Coffee
Jihyun Kim Bloomington IN
Extempore Anamnesis
Ted King-Smith Kansas City MO
Colors
Bin Li Astoria NY
What I Have Forgotten
Patrick O'Malley Los Angeles CA
Darkling Days, Paths Penumbra
Zachary Ploeger Pipestone MN
Galactic Voyage
Julia Riew St.Louis MO
Laughing Lake
Justin Rito Kentwood MI
Amok, Three Miniatures
Phillip Sink Bloomington IN
Flowers of Salt
Andrey Stolyarov Verona NJ
Ebb & Flow
Ben Vining Flagstaff AZ
Starry Night Over The Rhone: Impressions for String Quartet
DeLong Wang Boston MA
Impressions, Four-character Poetry
Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang Urbana IL
Lost Touch With Oneself
Hangrui Zhang Cincinnati OH
Metabolic Motives, A Wild Runaway
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Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Composition—Chamber Music (student division)
Keith Allegretti Santa Fe NM
Sonata for cello and piano
Jean Patrick Besingrand Pittsburgh PA
Et le vent murmura le nom de Sarah
Cody Brookshire Gainesville GA
Irreconcilable Differences, Spellbound, PRISM
Trevor Bumgarner New York NY
LP Palimpsest, Everything Went Quiet
Bryce Cannell Davis CA
Ailihphilia, Slivers, Refractions
Weijun Chen Buffalo NY
Canoe
Christopher Couling South Lyon MI
Apres un Reve
Ethan Cypress Oneonta NY
The Dream
Derek David Boston MA
String Quartet No. 1, Viola Sonata
Daniel Despins Wilmington DE
Off to War, Lads
Brandon Rafal Epstein Dix Hills NY
Code-switch
Joseph Richard Gessler Houghton NY
Eight
Daniel Godsil Monmouth IL
Praxinoscope
William Carson Graham Orange Park FL
Black Form Set
Yunkyung Hong Madison WI
Fluidity
William Charles Horsley Reno NV
Three Scenes in Nature: 1. Rolling Waters, 2. A Calm Night Wind, 3. A Blazing Fire
Nathan Allen Jones Lawrence KS
Six Qabbani Love Songs
Matthew Kennedy West Hartford CT
Six Encounters of Mistrust and Coffee
Jihyun Kim Bloomington IN
Extempore Anamnesis
Ted King-Smith Kansas City MO
Colors
Bin Li Astoria NY
What I Have Forgotten
Patrick O'Malley Los Angeles CA
Darkling Days, Paths Penumbra
Zachary Ploeger Pipestone MN
Galactic Voyage
Julia Riew St.Louis MO
Laughing Lake
Justin Rito Kentwood MI
Amok, Three Miniatures
Phillip Sink Bloomington IN
Flowers of Salt
Andrey Stolyarov Verona NJ
Ebb & Flow
Ben Vining Flagstaff AZ
Starry Night Over The Rhone: Impressions for String Quartet
DeLong Wang Boston MA
Impressions, Four-character Poetry
Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang Urbana IL
Lost Touch With Oneself
Hangrui Zhang Cincinnati OH
Metabolic Motives, A Wild Runaway
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Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
Friday, August 7, 2015
OPERA finalists (women), 2015
The American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST women in opera for
2015 in all divisions. Congratulations! To know the exact date when winners and runners-up will be
announced, please "like" our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (women)
Elizabeth Baldwin Sylvania OH
Ashlee Bickley Ft Wayne IN
Adelaide Boedecker Sarasota FL
Samantha Britt New York NY
Gwendolyn Brown Chicago IL
Rosa D'Imperio New York NY
Annie Gill Baltimore MD
Kristin Gornstein Brooklyn NY
Jeni Houser Chicago IL
Jodi Karem Brooklyn NY
Aundi Marie Moore Bowie MD
Benedetta Orsi New York NY
Anne Slovin Chicago IL
Rachel Sparrow Evanston IL
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university opera division (women)
Tascha Anderson Helena MT
Sarah Bauer Bossier City LA
Kelsey Debner Austin TX
Clare Demer Tucson AZ
Julia DiFiore Gainesville FL
Lauren K. Frey Pittsburgh PA
Melissa Krueger Kingwood TX
Janese Lewis Jackson MS
Lydia Pion Gibsonville NC
Samantha Simon Hawthorne NJ
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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Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all finalists.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (women)
Elizabeth Baldwin Sylvania OH
Ashlee Bickley Ft Wayne IN
Adelaide Boedecker Sarasota FL
Samantha Britt New York NY
Gwendolyn Brown Chicago IL
Rosa D'Imperio New York NY
Annie Gill Baltimore MD
Kristin Gornstein Brooklyn NY
Jeni Houser Chicago IL
Jodi Karem Brooklyn NY
Aundi Marie Moore Bowie MD
Benedetta Orsi New York NY
Anne Slovin Chicago IL
Rachel Sparrow Evanston IL
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university opera division (women)
Tascha Anderson Helena MT
Sarah Bauer Bossier City LA
Kelsey Debner Austin TX
Clare Demer Tucson AZ
Julia DiFiore Gainesville FL
Lauren K. Frey Pittsburgh PA
Melissa Krueger Kingwood TX
Janese Lewis Jackson MS
Lydia Pion Gibsonville NC
Samantha Simon Hawthorne NJ
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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Congratulations to all finalists.
ART SONG finalists (women), 2015
The American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST women in art song for
2015. Congratulations! To know the exact date when winners and runners-up will be
announced next month, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional art song division (women)
Karen Archbold Glen Ellyn IL
Gwendolyn Brown Chicago IL
Tania Coambs Champaign IL
Sarah Nelson Craft Brooklyn NY
Beena David Chicago IL
Kathryn Findlen Austin TX
Dena Holland Hawley PA
Michelle E. Jarrell Marietta GA
Elizabeth Kling Auburn AL
Clara Osowski Brooklyn Center MN
Jung Hwa Park New York NY
Tami Petty New York NY
Penelope Shumate Macomb IL
Christine Steyer Oak Park IL
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
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
Gwyneth Campbell New York NY
Nicole Koh Daly City CA
Taylor See Las Vegas NV
***
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"Great News! I've just been selected as a 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 winners 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 finalists.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional art song division (women)
Karen Archbold Glen Ellyn IL
Gwendolyn Brown Chicago IL
Tania Coambs Champaign IL
Sarah Nelson Craft Brooklyn NY
Beena David Chicago IL
Kathryn Findlen Austin TX
Dena Holland Hawley PA
Michelle E. Jarrell Marietta GA
Elizabeth Kling Auburn AL
Clara Osowski Brooklyn Center MN
Jung Hwa Park New York NY
Tami Petty New York NY
Penelope Shumate Macomb IL
Christine Steyer Oak Park IL
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
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
Gwyneth Campbell New York NY
Nicole Koh Daly City CA
Taylor See Las Vegas NV
***
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"Great News! I've just been selected as a 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 winners 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 finalists.
VOCAL finalists (men), 2015
The American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST men in opera and art song for
2015. Congratulations! To know the exact date when winners and runners-up will be
announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (men)
Curtis Bannister Chicago IL
Peter Lightfoot East Lansing MI
Ian McEuen Bethesda MD
Andrew McLaughlin 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
Galeano Salas Philadelphia PA
Christopher Sokolowski Hurley, NY
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
Christian Ketter Chicago IL
Justin John Moniz Lake Ronkonkoma NY
Christopher Sokolowski Bloomington IN
Jorell Williams New York NY
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Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all finalists.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (men)
Curtis Bannister Chicago IL
Peter Lightfoot East Lansing MI
Ian McEuen Bethesda MD
Andrew McLaughlin 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
Galeano Salas Philadelphia PA
Christopher Sokolowski Hurley, NY
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
Christian Ketter Chicago IL
Justin John Moniz Lake Ronkonkoma NY
Christopher Sokolowski Bloomington IN
Jorell Williams New York NY
***
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"Great News! I've just been selected as a 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 winners 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 finalists.
PIANO SOLO finalists, 2015
The
American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST pianists for 2015
in professional, college/university and high school SOLO divisions. Congratulations! To know the exact date when winners and runners-up will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)—professional division
Michael Angelucci Baltimore MD
Matthew Bengtson Wynnewood PA
Kris Carlisle Rome GA
Susan Chan Tigard OR
Kevin Class Knoxville TN
Jovanni-Rey de Pedro Moscow ID
Brendan Michael Kinsella McAllen TX
Mikyung Lim Anaheim CA
Susan Merdinger Highland Park IL
John Mortensen Cedarville OH
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
Anna Dmytrenko Newark DE
Jae Young Kim New York NY
Dongyul Lee Los Angeles CA
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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"Great News! I've just been selected as a 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 winners 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 finalists.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)—professional division
Michael Angelucci Baltimore MD
Matthew Bengtson Wynnewood PA
Kris Carlisle Rome GA
Susan Chan Tigard OR
Kevin Class Knoxville TN
Jovanni-Rey de Pedro Moscow ID
Brendan Michael Kinsella McAllen TX
Mikyung Lim Anaheim CA
Susan Merdinger Highland Park IL
John Mortensen Cedarville OH
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
Anna Dmytrenko Newark DE
Jae Young Kim New York NY
Dongyul Lee Los Angeles CA
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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Here is a sample announcement:
"Great News! I've just been selected as a 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 winners 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 finalists.
PIANO CONCERTO finalists, 2015
The
American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST pianists for 2015
in the CONCERTO division. Congratulations! To know the exact date when
winners and runners-up will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2015
—concerto division
Aleksandra Kasman Vestavia Hills AL
Prokofiev—Piano Concerto No. 1
Bill John Newbrough Houghton NY
Beethoven—Choral Fantasy
Christopher Son Richardson Danville CA
Beethoven—Piano Concerto No. 1
Garnet Ungar Boonville IN
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
***
We encourage finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media 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 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 winners 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 finalists.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2015
—concerto division
Aleksandra Kasman Vestavia Hills AL
Prokofiev—Piano Concerto No. 1
Bill John Newbrough Houghton NY
Beethoven—Choral Fantasy
Christopher Son Richardson Danville CA
Beethoven—Piano Concerto No. 1
Garnet Ungar Boonville IN
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
***
We encourage finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media 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 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 winners 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 finalists.
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE finalists, 2015
The American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST chamber music ensembles for
2015. Congratulations! To know the exact date when winners and runners-up will be
announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2015:
Finalists are listed by ensemble name, contact person, city and state.
Volta Piano Trio
Jennifer Caine Seattle, WA
The Prairie Song Project
Katharine Goeldner Richfield, MN
Kontras Quartet
Francois Henkins Evanston, IL
Rosco String Quartet
Jakob Hofer Salt Lake City, UT
Duo Davvero
Hyan Jung Kim Boston, MA
The New Consort
Brian Mummert Baltimore, MD
Ivy Street Ensemble
Catherine Peterson Denver, CO
***
Finalists are encouraged to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media and by including a link to this announcement on your website or blog.
Here is a sample announcement:
"Great News! I've just been selected as a 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 WINNERS 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 finalists!
If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.
TAP has honored a number of semi-finalists and quarter finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.
Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2015:
Finalists are listed by ensemble name, contact person, city and state.
Volta Piano Trio
Jennifer Caine Seattle, WA
The Prairie Song Project
Katharine Goeldner Richfield, MN
Kontras Quartet
Francois Henkins Evanston, IL
Rosco String Quartet
Jakob Hofer Salt Lake City, UT
Duo Davvero
Hyan Jung Kim Boston, MA
The New Consort
Brian Mummert Baltimore, MD
Ivy Street Ensemble
Catherine Peterson Denver, CO
***
Finalists are encouraged to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media and by including a link to this announcement on your website or blog.
Here is a sample announcement:
"Great News! I've just been selected as a 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 WINNERS 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 finalists!
Monday, August 3, 2015
COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2015 (CHORAL) professional division announced
The
American Prize is pleased to announce an extensive list of 2015
SEMI-FINALIST composers of choral music 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.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Composition—Choral (professional division)
Adrienne Albert Los Angeles CA
Night
Travis Alford West Newton MA
O Fragile Human, Speak...
David Avshalomov Santa Monica CA
Praise The Lord
Samuel Beebe Philadelphia PA
Riding on a Train at Rush Hour
Jeffrey Bernstein Altadena CA
Pablo Neruda In Love, The Garden of Love
Stephen R. Bernstein West Hills CA
Hashkiveinu, To Speed Them All
Doug Brandt New York NY
Where the Bee Sucks, While You Do Here Snoring Lie
Jeffrey Cobb Traverse City MI
Absalom, An Awful Tempest, Come Sing for Joy, E Recordatus est Petrus, Invictus, Prophetiae Merlini
Steve Cohen Larchmont NY
Kiddush, L'cha dodi, Shalom Aleichem, Mi Chamocha, Yism'chu, V'shamru, Sim Shalom
Ian David Coleman Liberty MO
Leitourgia—A Choral Symphony
Shawn Crouch Miami Beach FL
Paradise
Joy DeCoursey-Porter Bellevue WA
Christi crux est mea lux
Christina Brice Dolanc Erie PA
Silence, the New Moon
Otter Dreaming Decorah IA
selected works
David Feurzeig Huntington VT
Songs of Love and Protest on Traditional Texts
Matthew H. Fields Ann Arbor MI
Three Humanist Hymns
Joshua Fishbein Rockville MD
A Prep-School Boy
David S. Foley Portland OR
Litany
Peter Frost Hawthorne NY
A Musing Ride
Danny Gray Briarcliff Manor NY
Under the Night Sky, Evening Over My City
Gerald Gurss Charlotte NC
Blood Upon the Rose
Kathaleen Hancock Canon City CO
Hold Onto the Dream (God's Dream)
Paul Hennessee New York NY
Moon, O Moon in the Empty Sky
Blake R. Henson De Pere WI
August Moonrise
Ching-chu Hu Newark OH
Amor
Daniel Hughes Newark CA
Your Soul Is Song, In Light, Winter Pantoum
Kieun Steve Kim Silver Spring MD
She Was a Phantom of Delight
Douglas Knehans Cincinnati OH
Missa Brevis
Elise Letourneau Orleans ON
Requiem for Fourteen Roses, This is Nothing But thy Love, Sanctus Benedictus, more
Anthony J. Maglione Kansas City MO
The Mystic Trumpeter
Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne, Jonathon Welch Parkville, Australia
Street Requiem
Timothy Lee Miller Mahwah NJ
Jubilate Deo, The Garden of Dreams
Allen Molineux Dothan AL
This House of the Lord
John Orfe Peoria IL
O Crux, Lincoln's Dream
Rebecca Oswald Eugene OR
selected works
Kurt Sander Cincinnati OH
O Gladsome Light
Eric Sawyer Amherst MA
Concord Hymn, Anterooms, Three Dickinson Choruses
Katherine Saxon Santa Barbara CA
Kubla Khan, Summer Fruits
Nick Vasallo Eastvale CA
The Prophecy
Ken Walicki Fullerton CA
just like a dream experience, Perdition, Bardo Dancing
Robert Wendel New York NY
Holiday Greetings
***
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.
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
The American Prize in Composition—Choral (professional division)
Adrienne Albert Los Angeles CA
Night
Travis Alford West Newton MA
O Fragile Human, Speak...
David Avshalomov Santa Monica CA
Praise The Lord
Samuel Beebe Philadelphia PA
Riding on a Train at Rush Hour
Jeffrey Bernstein Altadena CA
Pablo Neruda In Love, The Garden of Love
Stephen R. Bernstein West Hills CA
Hashkiveinu, To Speed Them All
Doug Brandt New York NY
Where the Bee Sucks, While You Do Here Snoring Lie
Jeffrey Cobb Traverse City MI
Absalom, An Awful Tempest, Come Sing for Joy, E Recordatus est Petrus, Invictus, Prophetiae Merlini
Steve Cohen Larchmont NY
Kiddush, L'cha dodi, Shalom Aleichem, Mi Chamocha, Yism'chu, V'shamru, Sim Shalom
Ian David Coleman Liberty MO
Leitourgia—A Choral Symphony
Shawn Crouch Miami Beach FL
Paradise
Joy DeCoursey-Porter Bellevue WA
Christi crux est mea lux
Christina Brice Dolanc Erie PA
Silence, the New Moon
Otter Dreaming Decorah IA
selected works
David Feurzeig Huntington VT
Songs of Love and Protest on Traditional Texts
Matthew H. Fields Ann Arbor MI
Three Humanist Hymns
Joshua Fishbein Rockville MD
A Prep-School Boy
David S. Foley Portland OR
Litany
Peter Frost Hawthorne NY
A Musing Ride
Danny Gray Briarcliff Manor NY
Under the Night Sky, Evening Over My City
Gerald Gurss Charlotte NC
Blood Upon the Rose
Kathaleen Hancock Canon City CO
Hold Onto the Dream (God's Dream)
Paul Hennessee New York NY
Moon, O Moon in the Empty Sky
Blake R. Henson De Pere WI
August Moonrise
Ching-chu Hu Newark OH
Amor
Daniel Hughes Newark CA
Your Soul Is Song, In Light, Winter Pantoum
Kieun Steve Kim Silver Spring MD
She Was a Phantom of Delight
Douglas Knehans Cincinnati OH
Missa Brevis
Elise Letourneau Orleans ON
Requiem for Fourteen Roses, This is Nothing But thy Love, Sanctus Benedictus, more
Anthony J. Maglione Kansas City MO
The Mystic Trumpeter
Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne, Jonathon Welch Parkville, Australia
Street Requiem
Timothy Lee Miller Mahwah NJ
Jubilate Deo, The Garden of Dreams
Allen Molineux Dothan AL
This House of the Lord
John Orfe Peoria IL
O Crux, Lincoln's Dream
Rebecca Oswald Eugene OR
selected works
Kurt Sander Cincinnati OH
O Gladsome Light
Eric Sawyer Amherst MA
Concord Hymn, Anterooms, Three Dickinson Choruses
Katherine Saxon Santa Barbara CA
Kubla Khan, Summer Fruits
Nick Vasallo Eastvale CA
The Prophecy
Ken Walicki Fullerton CA
just like a dream experience, Perdition, Bardo Dancing
Robert Wendel New York NY
Holiday Greetings
***
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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