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
***
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
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.
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—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
***
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 later in the 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
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—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
***
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 later in the 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
Monday, July 25, 2016
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.
***
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
www.theamericanprize.org
www.museoffiretheplay.org
***
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
www.theamericanprize.org
www.museoffiretheplay.org
Friday, July 22, 2016
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
***
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.
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists!
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
***
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.
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists!
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
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
***
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.
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists!
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
***
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.
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists!
Monday, July 18, 2016
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.
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)—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
***
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
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
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
***
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
Friday, July 15, 2016
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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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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
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
***
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
Friday, July 8, 2016
PIANO CONCERTO semi-finalists, 2016 (LORIN HOLLANDER AWARD)
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Lorin Hollander |
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.
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
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.
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists!
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
***
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.
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 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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists!
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