MEN in ART SONG & ORATORIO, semi-finalists, 2016

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST men in art song & oratorio for 2016, The FRIEDRICH and VIRGINIA SCHORR MEMORIAL AWARD in VOICE. Congratulations! 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, 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 Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, professional division (men),  2016

Ryan F. Burns    Vernon CT 

James Dargan    Dorchester MA 

Carl DuPont    Charlotte NC 

Patrick Jones    Dallas TX 

Stephen Lancaster    South Bend IN 

Devon Morin    Saunderstown RI 

Nicholas Provenzale    Mattoon IL 

Chai-Lun Yueh    West Hartford CT


The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, college/university division (men),  2016

Brayton Arvin   Bloomington IN

Quinn Bernegger    Essex Junction VT 

Ben Reisinger    Rochester NY  

Mitchell Sturges    Midvale UT 

Gabriel Wernick    Evanston IL 

Alexander York    Evanston IL


The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, high school division (men),  2016

Thomas J. Litchev    Dillon CO   

Ethan Yan    Mountain View CA

Ruobing Zhang    Voorhees NJ   

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MEN in OPERA, semi-finalists, 2016 (*CORRECTED*)

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST men in opera for 2016, The FRIEDRICH and VIRGINIA SCHORR MEMORIAL AWARD in VOICE. Congratulations! 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, 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), 2016

Ryan Bradford    Walnut Creek CA

Evan Bravos    Chicago IL

Keith Brown    Interlochen MI

Dominick Cicco   Lemoyne PA

Patrick Jones    Dallas TX

Peter W. Lightfoot    East Lansing MI

Hugo Vera    Tucson AZ

Andrew Wannigman    Norman OK
   

The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university opera division (men), 2016

Brayton Arvin   Bloomington IN 

Quinn Bernegger    Essex Junction VT

Frank Daniel Laucerica    Miami FL

Ben Reisinger    Rochester NY

Gabriel Wernick    Evanston IL
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ANSHEL BRUSILOW's BOOK about CONDUCTORS: A good summer read...

David Katz, chief judge of The American Prize, recently reviewed Anshel Brusilow's "Shoot the Conductor: Too Close to Monteux, Szell and Ormandy," for his colleagues on the OrchestraList and in the College Music Directors Association. We are happy to reprint it here as a recommended mid-summer read.

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Dear Colleagues,

I have just finished reading *Shoot the Conductor: too close to Monteux, Szell and Ormandy,* by Anshel Brusilow and Robin Underdahl, published last year by University of North Texas Press.

Despite the politically incorrect title, no physical violence is in store, and should any conductor feel himself in a gunman's proverbial cross-hairs, the author would surely be one: fully a third of the book has to do with his own conducting career.

For those of you who don't know Brusilow, he had an extraordinary life in music. Violin student at Curtis, trained in conducting at Monteux's summer school in Maine…the same school Charles Bruck inherited…then assistant concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra under Szell, where he shared a stand with, my god, Joseph Gingold, then concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ormandy, completing his career as music director of a number of orchestras, including the Dallas Symphony.

Despite the provocative subtitle, Brusilow has nothing but praise for the extraordinary musical gifts of the three legendary maestros with whom he had extended contact.

Personally, he has some less good things to say. Of the three, Monteux, surprisingly, comes off the worst. After the author chose love and marriage AND music instead of music alone, Monteux and his wife Doris cut off all ties, and all musical opportunities, including concerto appearances with major orchestras…a slight that clearly still stings, although it happened more than seventy years ago.

Ormandy, for his part, felt threatened by the author's podium aspirations and made life difficult, intervening with major managements to prevent him from hiring premiere soloists for his chamber orchestra in the so-called City of Brotherly Love. That rancor continued for years, up until Ormandy delivered a nasty snub at a retirement party to which Brusilow had been invited as a special guest.

As for Szell, he threw plenty of tantrums, but for anyone who has read Samuel Antek's *This was Toscanini,* or, indeed studied with Bruck, or any number of other Eastern European fire-breathers, they come off as pretty mild.

Mild, in fact, is one general criticism of the volume. There are some wonderful stories, but one misses learning much about specific experiences of the hundreds of concerts in which the author participated as leader, or any real sense of the performing styles, or indeed, the differences in feeling and technique, being led by three such great, and different, practitioners of the conductor's art.

The book seems to be aimed at a general readership. With a little more meat on its bones, it could have also better served those more musically experienced and knowledgeable. *Shoot the Conductor* comes off as not so much dumbed-down as a bit thin.

What meat there is is choice: a telling discussion with Stravinsky about the merits of the rebarring of *Rite of Spring,* and Brusilow's painful firing, for apparently no serious cause other than board politics, from the post in Dallas. The author had displayed plenty of ego throughout his life, but when that ego is bruised, and publicly, as it was in Texas, and for no artistic reason, it clearly leaves wounds, wounds that scab over, but don't ever really heal.

Brusilow ended his career as orchestra director at a number of major universities and colleges in Texas, where he was apparently remarkably successful molding young musicians. He finds satisfaction, considerable pride and a modicum of peace in these positions. His depth of experience must have been a great boon to his students.

Brusilow's was an eventful life, the kind of life that Thomas Beecham, another conductor turned writer, knew was not all pealing bells and glory, but rather, something much more interesting, a mingled chime.

A good summer read.

David Katz, chief judge
The American Prize
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CHAMBER ENSEMBLE semi-finalists, 2016: all divisions

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST chamber music ensembles for 2016 in all divisions. Congratulations! As the contests unfold, finalists, runners-up and winners will be selected from these lists. 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.

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

Semi-finalists are listed by ensemble name, by contact person in alphabetical order, and by city and state. 

The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2016: professional division


Santa Cruz Chamber Players
    Solmaaz Adeli    Los Gatos CA 
Duo Korusa
    Jacob Clark    Beaumont TX
Scott Garrison Duo
    Leonard Garrison    Moscow ID
Telos Trio
    Deborah Grohman    Rochester NY
Dunamis Piano Duo
    Soojung Jeon    Duluth GA
Music By Two
    Sharon Johnson    Caneadea NY
Vox Nova
    Darrell J. Jordan    Columbia MO
Argus Quartet
    Clara Kim    Branford CT
Quin Texas
    Laura McIntyre    Austin TX
Merdinger-Yonan Duo
    Susan Merdinger    HighlandPark IL
Pianissimo!
    Susan Merdinger    Highland Park IL
Verismo Trio
    Nicole Riner    Greeley CO
Stranded Silver
    Willie Santiago    Ellicott City MD
Meriora Trio
    Yeonwoo Seo    Savoy IL
Elan Duo
    Andrew Smith    Fairfield CT
Avery Ensemble
    Adriana Jarvis Twitchell    Provo UT 


The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2016: college/university division

Mirasol Quartet
    James Barger    Amarillo TX   
Aquila Trio
    Michael Messer    Wheaton IL   
Galestro-Smith Duo
    Jonathan L. Smith    Winchester VA


The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2016: high school division

The New Amsterdam Trio
       Jane Bua    New York NY   
The Amadeus String Quartet
       Ya-Fei Hsu    Pittsburgh PA   
Salo Quartet
       Steven Oh    Pleasant Valley NY   

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CHAMBER ENSEMBLE semi-finalists, 2016: college/university and high school divisions

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST chamber music ensembles for 2016 in college/university and high school divisions. Congratulations! (The professional division will be published separately.) As the contests unfold, finalists, runners-up and winners will be selected from these lists. 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.

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

Semi-finalists are listed by ensemble name, by contact person in alphabetical order, and by city and state.

The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2016: college/university division

Mirasol Quartet
    James Barger    Amarillo TX   
Aquila Trio
    Michael Messer    Wheaton IL   
Galestro-Smith Duo
    Jonathan L. Smith    Winchester VA  


The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2016: high school division

The New Amsterdam Trio
       Jane Bua    New York NY   
The Amadeus String Quartet
       Ya-Fei Hsu    Pittsburgh PA   
Salo Quartet
       Steven Oh    Pleasant Valley NY   

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PIANO SOLO semi-finalists, 2016: all divisions

The American Prize is pleased to announce an impressive list of 2016 SEMI-FINALIST pianists in all SOLO divisions. Congratulations!

As the contests unfold, finalists, runners-up and winners will be selected from these lists. 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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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, 2016

 Sophia Agranovich    Springfield NJ   
 Stephanie Bruning    Catonsville MD   
 Andree-Ann Deschenes    Los Angeles CA     
 Sunhwa Hong    Bayside NY   
 John Yoontae Hwang    Mesa AZ   
 Jooyoung Kim    Fishers IN   
 En A Kim    Irvine CA   
 Seong-Sil Kim    Coralville IA   
 Miroslava Kisilevitch    Santa Barbara CA   
 Jessica Koebbe    Leawood KS   
 Artina McCain    Manchaca TX   
 Jarred Morehead    New York NY   
 John Mortensen    Cedarville OH   
 Bill John Newbrough    Houghton NY   
 Nan Childress Orchard    Union NJ   
 Jeremy Samolesky    Auburn AL   
 Rosangela Yazbec Sebba    Mississippi State MS   
 Sekyeong Seong    Columbus OH   
 Michael Seregow    Eugene OR   
 Jonathan Sokasits    Hastings NE   


The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)—college university division, 2016

Joseph R. Bandi    Imperial PA   
Aurelien B. Boccard    Kansas City MO   
Adam Booher    Hermitage TN   
Congcong Chai    Lawrence KS  
Chia-Ying Chan    Urbana IL   
Li-Hsin Chen    Kansas City MO   
Hokyong Choi    Cambridge MA   
Ezra Donner    Buffalo NY 
Teng Fu    Lawrence KS   
William Hume    Carlisle PA   
Yoo Min Jung    East Lansing MI   
Jae Young Kim    New York NY
Francisco Montero    State College PA   
Jacob Nydegger    San Antonio TX   
Tyler Ramos    Waipahu HI   
Luke Rhodes    Lawrence KS   
Eunsun So    East Lansing MI   
I-Wen Wang    New Brunswick NJ   
Ahyeon Yun    Mesa AZ   
Tianyu Zhou    Rochester NY   


The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)
—high school division, 2016

Sabrina Chen    Palo Alto CA    
Leyla Kabuli    Davis CA  
Alexander Lu    Redmond WA  
Jarrett Mitsuhiro Takaki    Wilmette IL  
Barbara Xiong    Brentwood TN    
Jarod Yap    Clarence Center NY  
Ruobing Zhang    Voorhees NJ  

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PIANO SOLO semi-finalists, 2016: college/university and high school

The American Prize is pleased to announce an impressive list of 2016 SEMI-FINALIST pianists in the college/university and high school SOLO divisions. (Professional division will follow separately.) Congratulations!

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, 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 Piano Performance (solo)—college university division, 2016

Joseph R. Bandi    Imperial PA   
Aurelien B. Boccard    Kansas City MO   
Adam Booher    Hermitage TN   
Congcong Chai    Lawrence KS   
Chia-Ying Chan    Urbana IL   
Li-in Chen    Kansas City MO   
Hokyong Choi    Cambridge MA   
Ezra Donner    Buffalo NY   
Teng Fu    Lawrence KS   
William Hume    Carlisle PA   
Yoo Min Jung    East Lansing MI   
Jae Young Kim    New York NY   
Francisco Montero    State College PA   
Jacob Nydegger    San Antonio TX   
Tyler Ramos    Waipahu HI   
Luke Rhodes    Lawrence KS   
Eunsun So    East Lansing MI   
I-Wen Wang    New Brunswick NJ   
Ahyeon Yun    Mesa AZ   
Tianyu Zhou    Rochester NY   


The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)
—high school division, 2016

Sabrina Chen    Palo Alto CA    
Leyla Kabuli    Davis CA  
Alexander Lu    Redmond WA  
Jarrett Mitsuhiro Takaki    Wilmette IL  
Barbara Xiong    Brentwood TN    
Jarod Yap    Clarence Center NY  
Ruobing Zhang    Voorhees NJ  


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PIANO CONCERTO semi-finalists, 2016 (LORIN HOLLANDER AWARD)

Lorin Hollander

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST pianists for 2016 in the CONCERTO division, The LORIN HOLLANDER AWARD. Congratulations! 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, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

The American Prize LORIN HOLLANDER AWARD celebrates the artistry of one of the greatest pianists of his generation. Lorin Hollander has appeared as guest soloist with virtually every major symphony orchestra in the world and is a veteran of over 2,500 performances across the globe. The American Prize is delighted to share the legacy of this legendary artist through the re-naming of the award for Piano Concerto Performance in his honor.
For more about the extraordinary life and career of Lorin Hollander, please visit http://lorinhollander.com/


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 Piano Performance, concerto, The Lorin Hollander Award, 2016
—professional division

Annette DiMedio    Philadelphia PA   
    Prokofiev #3, Tchaikovsky B minor
Sekyeong Seong    Columbus
    Grieg
Kiyoshi Tamagawa    Austin TX   
    Mozart C major, K503
Thomas Yee    Honolulu HI   
    Tchaikovsky B minor


The American Prize in Piano Performance, concerto, The Lorin Hollander Award, 2016
—college/university division

Patrick Michael Behringer    Watauga TX  
     Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Congcong Chai    Lawrence KS   
    Rachmaninoff #1
Li-Hsin Chen    Kansas City MO   
    Beeethoven G major
Nathan Cheung    Pleasanton CA   
    Prokofiev #3
William Hume    Carlisle PA   
    Ravel G major
Alexander Kopitz    Shelby Twp. MI   
    Prokofiev #1
Hwayoung Noh    Lubbock TX   
    Rachmaninoff #2
Hyeji Seo East    Lansing MI   
    Ravel G major
Yoonsook Song    Athens GA   
    Chopin E minor
 

The American Prize in Piano Performance, concerto, The Lorin Hollander Award, 2016
—high school division

Alexander Lu    Redmond WA   
    Grieg
Victor Shlyakhtenko    Los Angeles CA   
    Grieg
Jarrett Mitsuhiro Takaki    Wilmette IL   
    Prokofiev #3
Jarod Yap    Clarence Center NY   
    Schumann A minor

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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.

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"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 later this summer. 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 "

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INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST semi-finalists, 2016

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST instrumental soloists for 2016. Congratulations! 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, 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 Instrumental Performance, 2016, professional division:

Leonard Garrison    Moscow ID  
     Flute
Jessica Koebbe    Leawood KS  
     Piano
Christopher Nichols    Newark DE  
     Clarinet
Todd Oxford    Austin TX  
     Saxophone
Adelya Shagidullina    Philadelphia PA  
     Viola
Kumiko Shimizu    Cleveland MS  
     Collaborative Pianist
Fangye Sun    Lansing MI  
     Violin 


The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2016, college/university division:

Joe Broom    McLean VA  
     Euphonium
Laura Christiana McIntyre    Austin TX  
     Bassoon
Sean Mix    Allston MA  
     Saxophone
Benjamin Sledge    Knightdale NC  
     Flute



The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2016, high school division:

Joshua Brown    Gurnee IL  
     Violin
Daniel Rafimayeri    New York NY  
     Violin
John Skiera    Armonk NY  
     Cello

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Semi-finalists: make the most of your selection by announcing it on your facebook page, tweet the news, and include a link to this announcement on your website or blog.

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"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 later this summer. 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 "

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