Thursday, January 31, 2019
Finalists: COMPOSERS of pops & light music, 2018-19
The American Prize is pleased to announce 2018-19 FINALIST composers in the pops / light music division. Congratulations!
As the contests unfold, 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.
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 of the contest year.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite 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.
The American Prize in Composition—Pops / Light Music, 2018-19
FINALISTS
Conor Brace
Round Rock TX
Gettysburg
Joseph Church
New York NY
The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
Carlo V. Frizzo
Bloomington IN
Chickasaw Cobb
Gerald Gurss
Charlotte NC
Stand Up
Robert Wendel
New York NY
Caribbean Sleigh Ride
***
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.
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Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all finalists.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Semi-finalists: CONDUCTORS (band/wind ensemble), 2018-19
The
American Prize is pleased to announce 2018-19
SEMI-FINALIST conductors in band / wind ensemble divisions. Congratulations!
"Another exciting and competitive field in the college/university division."—DK
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—professional and college/university band division, 2018-19
Kaleb Benda
Oklahoma City University Wind Philharmonic
Oklahoma City OK
Michael S. Butler
UWSP Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Stevens Point WI
Daniel Cook
Northwestern University Chamber Ensemble
Evanston IL
Brian Diller
Tennessee Tech Wind Ensemble
Cookeville TN
Jack A. Eaddy, Jr.
North Texas Wind Symphony
Denton TX
Joseph Higgins
Rowan University Wind Ensemble
Glassboro NJ
Pamornpan Komolpamorn
The University of Texas Wind Ensembles
Austin TX
Matthew C. Morse
Sacramento State Symphony Wind Ensemble
Sacramento CA
Christopher James Nicholas
Chapman Wind Symphony
Orange CA
Devin Otto
University of Wisconsin-Oskosh Wind Ensemble
Oshkosh WI
Dahn T. Pham
Washington-Idaho Symphony Chamber Winds
Moscow ID
Lauren Reynolds
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble
Newark DE
Joseph P. Scott
University of Maryland Wind Ensemble
College Park MD
Timothy Shade
Wichita State University Wind Ensemble
Wichita KS
Shayna Stahl
University of Washington Wind Ensemble
Seattle WA
David Wacyk
University of Maryland Wind Orchestra
Columbia MD
Jacob Wallace
SDSU Wind Symphony
Brookings SD
Chris David Westover
Denison University Wind Ensemble
Granville OH
Shiree Williams
CCM Wind Orchestra
Cincinnati OH
"Another exciting and competitive field in the college/university division."—DK
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—professional and college/university band division, 2018-19
Kaleb Benda
Oklahoma City University Wind Philharmonic
Oklahoma City OK
Michael S. Butler
UWSP Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Stevens Point WI
Daniel Cook
Northwestern University Chamber Ensemble
Evanston IL
Brian Diller
Tennessee Tech Wind Ensemble
Cookeville TN
Jack A. Eaddy, Jr.
North Texas Wind Symphony
Denton TX
Joseph Higgins
Rowan University Wind Ensemble
Glassboro NJ
Pamornpan Komolpamorn
The University of Texas Wind Ensembles
Austin TX
Matthew C. Morse
Sacramento State Symphony Wind Ensemble
Sacramento CA
Christopher James Nicholas
Chapman Wind Symphony
Orange CA
Devin Otto
University of Wisconsin-Oskosh Wind Ensemble
Oshkosh WI
Dahn T. Pham
Washington-Idaho Symphony Chamber Winds
Moscow ID
Lauren Reynolds
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble
Newark DE
Joseph P. Scott
University of Maryland Wind Ensemble
College Park MD
Timothy Shade
Wichita State University Wind Ensemble
Wichita KS
Shayna Stahl
University of Washington Wind Ensemble
Seattle WA
David Wacyk
University of Maryland Wind Orchestra
Columbia MD
Jacob Wallace
SDSU Wind Symphony
Brookings SD
Chris David Westover
Denison University Wind Ensemble
Granville OH
Shiree Williams
CCM Wind Orchestra
Cincinnati OH
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—community band division, 2018-19
Curt Ebersole
Westchester Symphonic Winds
Tarrytown NY
Andrew Pease
Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble
Oneonta NY
Kimberly Roof
Brooklyn Wind Symphony
Brooklyn NY
Shayna Stahl
University of Washington Concert Band
Seattle WA
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—high school band division, 2018-19
Philip Carter
Huntley High School Wind Ensemble
Huntley IL
Justin Swaim
Wharton High School Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Tampa FL
***
We invite semi-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 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 soon. 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.
Curt Ebersole
Westchester Symphonic Winds
Tarrytown NY
Andrew Pease
Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble
Oneonta NY
Kimberly Roof
Brooklyn Wind Symphony
Brooklyn NY
Shayna Stahl
University of Washington Concert Band
Seattle WA
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—high school band division, 2018-19
Philip Carter
Huntley High School Wind Ensemble
Huntley IL
Justin Swaim
Wharton High School Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Tampa FL
***
We invite semi-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 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 soon. 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, January 28, 2019
Semi-finalists: BANDS/WIND ENSEMBLES, 2018-19
The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST bands/wind ensembles for 2018-19 in all categories. 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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance—college/university division, 2018-19
CSUSB Symphonic Band
Nicholas Bratcher
San Bernardino CA
University of Houston Wind Ensemble
David Clemmer
Houston TX
NEC Symphonic Winds
William Drury
Boston MA
Capital University Symphonic Winds
Jeffrey D. Gershman
Columbus OH
Slippery Rock University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Jonathan Helmick
Slippery Rock PA
University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble
Chris Knighten
Fayetteville AR
Sacramento State Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Matthew C. Morse
Sacramento CA
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Wind Ensemble.
Devin Otto
Oshkosh WI
Wichita State University Wind Ensemble
Timothy Shade
Wichita KS
UNC Charlotte Wind Ensemble
Shawn Smith
Charlotte NC
Missouri State University Wind Ensemble
John Zastoupil
Springfield MO
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance—community division, 2018-19
The Allentown Band
Ronald Demkee
Allentown PA
Westchester Symphonic Winds
Curt Ebersole
Tarrytown NY
Quincy Concert Band
Dr. Trent A. Hollinger
Quincy IL
Quad City Wind Ensemble
Brian Hughes
Davenport IA
Camellia City Flute Choir
Martin Melicharek III
Sacramento CA
Los Alamos Community Winds
Ted Vives
Los Alamos NM
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance—high school division, 2018-19
Huntley High School Wind Ensemble
Philip Carter
Huntley IL
Charlotte Catholic Symphonic Winds
Timothy Cook
Charlotte NC
North Hills High School Wind Ensemble
Len Lavelle
Pittsburgh PA
***
We invite semi-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! Our ensemble has 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 the division soon. 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, January 22, 2019
SEMI-FINALISTS: composers—instrumental chamber music, 2018-19
The
American Prize is pleased to announce a grand list of 2018-19
SEMI-FINALIST composers of instrumental chamber music, in both professional and student divisions. Congratulations!
"Stunning quality and variety." —DK
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Instrumental Chamber Music (professional division), 2018-19
Chris Holly Aa
The Democratic Revolution of the Tiananmen Massacre, Uprising, Umbrella Revolution, Rebirth!; The Lamb of The Living God is Jesus Christ
Aaron Alter
Carlsbad CA
Introspecive Blues #1; Try it On!; For Fred
Olga Amelkina-Vera
Plano TX
The Heaven's Hundred
William Ashworth
Medford OR
The Air of Other Planets: Variations on a theme by Arnold Schoenberg
Leonard V. Ball Jr.
Winterville GA
ice crystals—lava flows; leaves
Bjorn Berkhout
Forest Hills NY
Running Towards Empty
Robert J. Bradshaw
Gloucester MA
The Cost of Compassion
Joshua Burel
Huntsville AL
Roanoke; Andooni
Oliver Caplan
Medford MA
Love Letters
Rodrigo Bussad Cesar
Chicago IL
Vermilion; Looking Up; Nimbi
Jun Yi Chow
Astoria NY
Neighbor
Brian Ciach
Mountain View CA
Chaconne
Judith Cloud
Flagstaff AZ
The Dancing Ghost Lady of Coal Canyon
Michael Coleman
Pensacola FL
Room 857
Alex Cooke
Cleveland Heights OH
Scarcity
Dante De Silva
Tarzana CA
Hungry
Robert Denham
La Mirada CA
Goldgraber
Brian T. Field
Fairfield CT
Tableaux Tartroniques
Cynthia Folio
Wynnewood PA
Winds for Change; When the Spirit Catches You…
Amos Gillespie
Chicago IL
Solo!
Burton Goldstein
Santa Monica CA
Sextet
Arthur Gottschalk
Houston TX
Benny, Zoot and Teddy
William Carson Graham
Brooklyn NY
what is possible, what is enough, and the benefits of either over the other
Douglas Hedwig
Chattanooga TN
Movable Borders
Alden Jenks
Oakland CA
Unrestful Sleep
Kyle Kindred
Humble TX
Inundacion
Dmitri Korneev
Manalapan NJ
Arabesque
David Lipten
Tallahassee FL
Once Was
Samuel A. Livingston
Hopewell NJ
Call to the Mountains; The Old Man is Dancing
Brian Mark
Brooklyn NY
Several Circles
Jonathan B. McNair
Chattanooga TN
Digressions
Jonathan B. McNair
Chattanooga TN
All a-Cryin'
Timothy Lee Miller
Mahwah NJ
Dappled light 'mid mountains gleams
Lawrence R. Mumford
Laguna Niguel CA
SONATA ALLEGRO
Jonathan Newmark
Burke VA
Secret Atop the Bluff
Sean Osborn
Shoreline WA
Trio No. 2
Matthew Scott Phillips
Birmingham AL
The Socratic Problem
Ben Raznick
Denver CO
Memory Maze; Balada de Buenos Aires; Kyeone; Memory Haze Duet; Barcelona Tango Rag
Clement Reid
Lakewood WA
Morrell Variations
David P. Sartor
Hermitage TN
Sixes and Sevens
Walter Saul
Fresno CA
Quiltings
Thomas Schwan
Dallas TX
Canone Infinito
Chris Shelton
Norwood MA
A Dream Disturbed
Benjamin Shorstein
Jacksonville FL
Partita
Andrew Sigler
Knoxville TN
Jacana
Joseph T. Spaniola
Pensacola FL
Dream
Ann Stimson
Weston MA
Mirage
Robert Scott Thompson
Roswell GA
PARATAXIS
Robert Scott Thompson
Roswell GA
METTA
Robert Scott Thompson
Roswell GA
Flexure
Brent Weaver
Newberg OR
Two Intermezzos
David Werfelmann
Saint Louis MO
Suite a l'antique
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Instrumental Chamber Music (student division), 2018-19
Fernando A. Allendes
Boston MA
Llueve sobre hojas secas
Jacob Beranek
Oconomowoc WI
Death's Door; Sempre nella luce
Jonathan Booker
Kansas City MO
Divergent Trajectories
Jake Boring
San Diego CA
Miniatures
Josiah Tayag Catalan
Sacramento CA
Fractal Tracing; Wanderlust
Benedetto Colagiovanni
Clayton MO
Night Blossoms
Isak Gaines
Brooklyn NY
In The Heart of the Earth
Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby
Cambridge MA
Structurae Modorum
Scott Greene
Highland Park IL
Untitled Work for Clarinet and Electronics
Ian Evans Guthrie
Tallahassee FL
String Quartet
Dai Haraguchi
Boston MA
Three Dreams
Joseph Foster Harkins
Cincinnati OH
Piano Sonatina No. 2
Annika Huprikar
Deerfield IL
Reflectere
Maria Kaoutzani
Chicago IL
jaune doré
Kyle Krause
Marengo IL
Chrysalism
Mikaela Rose
Nashville TN
Dust Storm; Sun Shower; Minuet: Transformation of a Caterpillar
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
Bats Hunting; Hypernova
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Return; Dawn; Mood
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Acts of Remembrance
Avik Sarkar
Chestnut Hill MA
From Voices
Austin C. Smith
Brighton MA
String Quartet No. 2
Joseph Sowa
Simsbury CT
An Integrity of Clouds
Zachariah Thomas
Bowling Green OH
Life Words amid corruption; Nocturne
Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby
Cambridge MA
Structurae Modorum
***
We invite semi-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 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 soon. 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.
"Stunning quality and variety." —DK
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Instrumental Chamber Music (professional division), 2018-19
Chris Holly Aa
The Democratic Revolution of the Tiananmen Massacre, Uprising, Umbrella Revolution, Rebirth!; The Lamb of The Living God is Jesus Christ
Aaron Alter
Carlsbad CA
Introspecive Blues #1; Try it On!; For Fred
Olga Amelkina-Vera
Plano TX
The Heaven's Hundred
William Ashworth
Medford OR
The Air of Other Planets: Variations on a theme by Arnold Schoenberg
Leonard V. Ball Jr.
Winterville GA
ice crystals—lava flows; leaves
Bjorn Berkhout
Forest Hills NY
Running Towards Empty
Robert J. Bradshaw
Gloucester MA
The Cost of Compassion
Joshua Burel
Huntsville AL
Roanoke; Andooni
Oliver Caplan
Medford MA
Love Letters
Rodrigo Bussad Cesar
Chicago IL
Vermilion; Looking Up; Nimbi
Jun Yi Chow
Astoria NY
Neighbor
Brian Ciach
Mountain View CA
Chaconne
Judith Cloud
Flagstaff AZ
The Dancing Ghost Lady of Coal Canyon
Michael Coleman
Pensacola FL
Room 857
Alex Cooke
Cleveland Heights OH
Scarcity
Dante De Silva
Tarzana CA
Hungry
Robert Denham
La Mirada CA
Goldgraber
Brian T. Field
Fairfield CT
Tableaux Tartroniques
Cynthia Folio
Wynnewood PA
Winds for Change; When the Spirit Catches You…
Amos Gillespie
Chicago IL
Solo!
Burton Goldstein
Santa Monica CA
Sextet
Arthur Gottschalk
Houston TX
Benny, Zoot and Teddy
William Carson Graham
Brooklyn NY
what is possible, what is enough, and the benefits of either over the other
Douglas Hedwig
Chattanooga TN
Movable Borders
Alden Jenks
Oakland CA
Unrestful Sleep
Kyle Kindred
Humble TX
Inundacion
Dmitri Korneev
Manalapan NJ
Arabesque
David Lipten
Tallahassee FL
Once Was
Samuel A. Livingston
Hopewell NJ
Call to the Mountains; The Old Man is Dancing
Brian Mark
Brooklyn NY
Several Circles
Jonathan B. McNair
Chattanooga TN
Digressions
Jonathan B. McNair
Chattanooga TN
All a-Cryin'
Timothy Lee Miller
Mahwah NJ
Dappled light 'mid mountains gleams
Lawrence R. Mumford
Laguna Niguel CA
SONATA ALLEGRO
Jonathan Newmark
Burke VA
Secret Atop the Bluff
Sean Osborn
Shoreline WA
Trio No. 2
Matthew Scott Phillips
Birmingham AL
The Socratic Problem
Ben Raznick
Denver CO
Memory Maze; Balada de Buenos Aires; Kyeone; Memory Haze Duet; Barcelona Tango Rag
Clement Reid
Lakewood WA
Morrell Variations
David P. Sartor
Hermitage TN
Sixes and Sevens
Walter Saul
Fresno CA
Quiltings
Thomas Schwan
Dallas TX
Canone Infinito
Chris Shelton
Norwood MA
A Dream Disturbed
Benjamin Shorstein
Jacksonville FL
Partita
Andrew Sigler
Knoxville TN
Jacana
Joseph T. Spaniola
Pensacola FL
Dream
Ann Stimson
Weston MA
Mirage
Robert Scott Thompson
Roswell GA
PARATAXIS
Robert Scott Thompson
Roswell GA
METTA
Robert Scott Thompson
Roswell GA
Flexure
Brent Weaver
Newberg OR
Two Intermezzos
David Werfelmann
Saint Louis MO
Suite a l'antique
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Instrumental Chamber Music (student division), 2018-19
Fernando A. Allendes
Boston MA
Llueve sobre hojas secas
Jacob Beranek
Oconomowoc WI
Death's Door; Sempre nella luce
Jonathan Booker
Kansas City MO
Divergent Trajectories
Jake Boring
San Diego CA
Miniatures
Josiah Tayag Catalan
Sacramento CA
Fractal Tracing; Wanderlust
Benedetto Colagiovanni
Clayton MO
Night Blossoms
Isak Gaines
Brooklyn NY
In The Heart of the Earth
Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby
Cambridge MA
Structurae Modorum
Scott Greene
Highland Park IL
Untitled Work for Clarinet and Electronics
Ian Evans Guthrie
Tallahassee FL
String Quartet
Dai Haraguchi
Boston MA
Three Dreams
Joseph Foster Harkins
Cincinnati OH
Piano Sonatina No. 2
Annika Huprikar
Deerfield IL
Reflectere
Maria Kaoutzani
Chicago IL
jaune doré
Kyle Krause
Marengo IL
Chrysalism
Mikaela Rose
Nashville TN
Dust Storm; Sun Shower; Minuet: Transformation of a Caterpillar
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
Bats Hunting; Hypernova
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Return; Dawn; Mood
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Acts of Remembrance
Avik Sarkar
Chestnut Hill MA
From Voices
Austin C. Smith
Brighton MA
String Quartet No. 2
Joseph Sowa
Simsbury CT
An Integrity of Clouds
Zachariah Thomas
Bowling Green OH
Life Words amid corruption; Nocturne
Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby
Cambridge MA
Structurae Modorum
***
We invite semi-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 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 soon. 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.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
SEMI-FINALISTS: composers—vocal chamber music, 2018-19
The
American Prize is pleased to announce an extensive list of 2018-19
SEMI-FINALIST composers of vocal chamber music, in professional and student divisions. Congratulations!
"Again, stunning displays of talent and creativity in a large field."
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS The American Prize in Composition—Vocal Chamber Music (professional division), 2018-19
John G. Bilotta
Concord CA
The League of Minor Characters
Suzy Born
Highland Park IL
Contemplations on Life and Love
Curtis Bryant
Union City GA
Letters from Jack
Brian Ciach
Mountain View CA
Molna Elegy
Robert Denham
La Mirada CA
Sutter Creek
David Feurzeig
Huntington VT
Lingua Franca
Brian T. Field
Fairfield CT
Tres Canciones de Amor
Heather Gilligan
Keene NH
Battlegrounds
Dorothy Hindman
Miami FL
The Pillow Book
Derek M. Jenkins
Jonesboro AR
Unfinished List of the Things I Love
Alden Jenks
Oakland CA
Two songs from "Time Suite"; "Shadow Publishing Company" from Ghost Songs
Brendan McConville
Knoxville TN
Quattro Canzoni da La Pioggia nel Pineto
Jonathan B. McNair
Chattanooga TN
Like a Breath in a Bubble, Spinning
Patrice Michaels
Chicago IL
THE LONGVIEW: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Moshe Shulman
Buffalo NY
Seven Prophetesses
Lauren Spavelko
Pickerington OH
Baby Book
Judith Lynn Stillman
Providence RI
Poet As Immortal Bird
Ingrid Stolzel
Lawrence KS
The Gorgeous Nothings
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
God's Optimism
Ruth Weber
Escondido CA
Songs of an Immigrant
Jeff Winslow
Portland OR
When You Are Old
Stephen Yarbrough
Vermillion SD
Kenyon Songs: Seven Poems of Jane Kenyon
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Vocal Chamber Music (student division), 2018-19
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
Five Miniatures
Zach Gulaboff Davis
Salem OR
Opaque Etchings
Maria Kaoutzani
Chicago IL
toward the light
Erika Meyer
Mill Creek WA
Demain, des l'aube; Soleils couchants VI
William F. Montgomery
Baton Rouge LA
The Child Born; The Witch has Told You a Story; Changing Weather Patterns
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
I am thy Father's Spirit; The Gardener
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Four Russian Lyrics
Julia Seeholzer
Santa Monica CA
Portraits of Disquiet
Joseph Sowa
Simsbury CT
Blossom Music
***
We invite semi-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.
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Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
"Again, stunning displays of talent and creativity in a large field."
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS The American Prize in Composition—Vocal Chamber Music (professional division), 2018-19
John G. Bilotta
Concord CA
The League of Minor Characters
Suzy Born
Highland Park IL
Contemplations on Life and Love
Curtis Bryant
Union City GA
Letters from Jack
Brian Ciach
Mountain View CA
Molna Elegy
Robert Denham
La Mirada CA
Sutter Creek
David Feurzeig
Huntington VT
Lingua Franca
Brian T. Field
Fairfield CT
Tres Canciones de Amor
Heather Gilligan
Keene NH
Battlegrounds
Dorothy Hindman
Miami FL
The Pillow Book
Derek M. Jenkins
Jonesboro AR
Unfinished List of the Things I Love
Alden Jenks
Oakland CA
Two songs from "Time Suite"; "Shadow Publishing Company" from Ghost Songs
Brendan McConville
Knoxville TN
Quattro Canzoni da La Pioggia nel Pineto
Jonathan B. McNair
Chattanooga TN
Like a Breath in a Bubble, Spinning
Patrice Michaels
Chicago IL
THE LONGVIEW: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Moshe Shulman
Buffalo NY
Seven Prophetesses
Lauren Spavelko
Pickerington OH
Baby Book
Judith Lynn Stillman
Providence RI
Poet As Immortal Bird
Ingrid Stolzel
Lawrence KS
The Gorgeous Nothings
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
God's Optimism
Ruth Weber
Escondido CA
Songs of an Immigrant
Jeff Winslow
Portland OR
When You Are Old
Stephen Yarbrough
Vermillion SD
Kenyon Songs: Seven Poems of Jane Kenyon
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Vocal Chamber Music (student division), 2018-19
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
Five Miniatures
Zach Gulaboff Davis
Salem OR
Opaque Etchings
Maria Kaoutzani
Chicago IL
toward the light
Erika Meyer
Mill Creek WA
Demain, des l'aube; Soleils couchants VI
William F. Montgomery
Baton Rouge LA
The Child Born; The Witch has Told You a Story; Changing Weather Patterns
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
I am thy Father's Spirit; The Gardener
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Four Russian Lyrics
Julia Seeholzer
Santa Monica CA
Portraits of Disquiet
Joseph Sowa
Simsbury CT
Blossom Music
***
We invite semi-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 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 soon. 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, January 14, 2019
SEMI-FINALISTS: composers—music for chorus, 2018-19 (revised)
This listing was revised 1/20/19 by moving one applicant to the proper category.—DK
The American Prize is pleased to announce 2018-19 SEMI-FINALIST composers of choral music. 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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Choral (professional division), 2018-19
Nilo Alcala
North Hollywood CA
Manga Pakalagian (Ceremonies)
Aaron Alter
Carlsbad CA
Together We Create and Sing!
David Avshalomov
Santa Monica CA
There Was Another Song
Jesse Ayers
Canton OH
The Seventh Seal
Tim Brent
Ewing NJ
Peace Song (Beatitudes)
Andrew Bruhn
Belvidere IL
Songs from Luke
Julian David Bryson
Quincy MA
A Parable of Choices; Green is the Color of Its Flame; All Things New
Joshua Burel
Huntsville AL
A Winter's Tale
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
Sound Beach NY
My Name is Lamiya—Don't Call me “Refugee”
Nigra Sum
Stephen E. Caldwell
Fayetteville AR
Pre-Existing Condition
Jerry Casey
Naples FL
Autumn
Judith Cloud
Flagstaff AZ
Feet of Jesus
David Horace Davies
Rowlett TX
In the Bleak Midwinter
Daniel Eichenbaum
Westover WV
Record
Daniel Elder
Nashville TN
Three Nocturnes (Ballade to the Moon; Star Sonnet; Lullaby)
Jessica French
Renton WA
Ave Maris Stella; Full Many A Glorious Morning; O Nata Lux
Peter Frost
Hawthorne NY
The Rainy Day
Zebulon M. Highben
Columbus OH
A Memory of Wonder; Processio: Christus est stella matutina; God Alone Be Praised; Hymn to Christ the Light
Ching-chu Hu
Newark OH
A Letter from the End of Days
Rex Isenberg
Voorhees NJ
Feathers in the Wind
Kyle Kindred
Humble TX
Canciones de Alfaro
Timothy S. McDonnell
Crownsville MD
Tota Pulchra; Ubi Caritas
Timothy S. McDonnell
Crownsville MD
Spoon River Triptych
Lansing McLoskey
Miami FL
Zealot Canticles
Justin Merritt
Northfield MN
The Path
John Muehleisen
Mukilteo WA
The Field
Stephen L. Murray
Richmond MA
Horses At Midnight...; Pater Noster; Small Feathered Bodies…; Here's to the Music
Kyle Pederson
Eagan MN
Can We Sing the Darkness to Light?; Psallite; In the Beginning; Stars; A Mighty Fortress is our God
Michael Rickelton
Baltimore MD
Psalm; Ubi Caritas; Pentecost
Denice Rippentrop
Scottsdale AZ
From Sin Set Free
Walter Saul
Fresno CA
Now to the King Eternal
Paul David Thomas
Denton TX
Out Damned Spot
Ludwig Tuman
Greater Los Angeles CA
Cat’s Protector; The Happy Man’s Shirt; Lord of the Cranes
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
O.D.
Brent Weaver
Newberg OR
Hymns from the Sacred Harp
Ethan Wickman
Helotes TX
Ballads of the Borderland
Jaco Wong
Los Angeles CA
Psithaura
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Choral (student division), 2018-19
Jacob Beranek
Oconomowoc MI
Our Rhyme
Alex Berko
Solon OH
Lincoln; We Listen; Forgiven Tears
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
My Soul is Awakened from Sleep
Chung Hon Michael Cheng
Sugar Land TX
Fantasia ricercata
Dai Haraguchi
Boston MA
Haiku of Basho Matsuo
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Our Father; Alleluia; Alleluia moderna; I know a place…
Joseph Sowa
Simsbury CT
Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King
Zachariah Thomas
Bowling Green OH
Solus Christus
***
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 soon. 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.
The American Prize is pleased to announce 2018-19 SEMI-FINALIST composers of choral music. 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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Choral (professional division), 2018-19
Nilo Alcala
North Hollywood CA
Manga Pakalagian (Ceremonies)
Aaron Alter
Carlsbad CA
Together We Create and Sing!
David Avshalomov
Santa Monica CA
There Was Another Song
Jesse Ayers
Canton OH
The Seventh Seal
Tim Brent
Ewing NJ
Peace Song (Beatitudes)
Andrew Bruhn
Belvidere IL
Songs from Luke
Julian David Bryson
Quincy MA
A Parable of Choices; Green is the Color of Its Flame; All Things New
Joshua Burel
Huntsville AL
A Winter's Tale
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
Sound Beach NY
My Name is Lamiya—Don't Call me “Refugee”
Nigra Sum
Stephen E. Caldwell
Fayetteville AR
Pre-Existing Condition
Jerry Casey
Naples FL
Autumn
Judith Cloud
Flagstaff AZ
Feet of Jesus
David Horace Davies
Rowlett TX
In the Bleak Midwinter
Daniel Eichenbaum
Westover WV
Record
Daniel Elder
Nashville TN
Three Nocturnes (Ballade to the Moon; Star Sonnet; Lullaby)
Jessica French
Renton WA
Ave Maris Stella; Full Many A Glorious Morning; O Nata Lux
Peter Frost
Hawthorne NY
The Rainy Day
Zebulon M. Highben
Columbus OH
A Memory of Wonder; Processio: Christus est stella matutina; God Alone Be Praised; Hymn to Christ the Light
Ching-chu Hu
Newark OH
A Letter from the End of Days
Rex Isenberg
Voorhees NJ
Feathers in the Wind
Kyle Kindred
Humble TX
Canciones de Alfaro
Timothy S. McDonnell
Crownsville MD
Tota Pulchra; Ubi Caritas
Timothy S. McDonnell
Crownsville MD
Spoon River Triptych
Lansing McLoskey
Miami FL
Zealot Canticles
Justin Merritt
Northfield MN
The Path
John Muehleisen
Mukilteo WA
The Field
Stephen L. Murray
Richmond MA
Horses At Midnight...; Pater Noster; Small Feathered Bodies…; Here's to the Music
Kyle Pederson
Eagan MN
Can We Sing the Darkness to Light?; Psallite; In the Beginning; Stars; A Mighty Fortress is our God
Michael Rickelton
Baltimore MD
Psalm; Ubi Caritas; Pentecost
Denice Rippentrop
Scottsdale AZ
From Sin Set Free
Walter Saul
Fresno CA
Now to the King Eternal
Paul David Thomas
Denton TX
Out Damned Spot
Ludwig Tuman
Greater Los Angeles CA
Cat’s Protector; The Happy Man’s Shirt; Lord of the Cranes
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
O.D.
Brent Weaver
Newberg OR
Hymns from the Sacred Harp
Ethan Wickman
Helotes TX
Ballads of the Borderland
Jaco Wong
Los Angeles CA
Psithaura
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Choral (student division), 2018-19
Jacob Beranek
Oconomowoc MI
Our Rhyme
Alex Berko
Solon OH
Lincoln; We Listen; Forgiven Tears
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
My Soul is Awakened from Sleep
Chung Hon Michael Cheng
Sugar Land TX
Fantasia ricercata
Dai Haraguchi
Boston MA
Haiku of Basho Matsuo
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Our Father; Alleluia; Alleluia moderna; I know a place…
Joseph Sowa
Simsbury CT
Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King
Zachariah Thomas
Bowling Green OH
Solus Christus
***
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 soon. 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.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
FINALISTS: Instrumental Soloists, 2018-19
The American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST instrumental soloists for
2018-19. 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 often honored semi-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 of the contest year.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest season. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite 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.
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, professional division:
"Exceptional soloists in the professional division. An extremely close competition."—DK
Brian Allred
Kansas City KS
Flute
Christine Erlander Beard
Omaha NE
Flute
Blanka Bednarz
Carlisle PA
Violin
Mary Elizabeth Bowden
Winston-Salem NC
Trumpet
Christopher Dickey
Pullman WA
Tuba
Krista Jobson
Edinburg TX
Flute
Christopher Lowry
Antioch TN
Viola
Christopher Nichols
Smyrna DE
Clarinet
Hannah Porter Occena
Glen Cove
NY Flute
Kumiko Shimizu
Cleveland MS
collaborative piano
Kenneth Thompkins
Troy MI
Trombone
Erin Murphy
Stillwater OK
Flute
Rick Bogart
New York NY
Clarinet
Gloria Justen
San Francisco CA
Viola
Ulli Reiner
Poway CA
Violin
Denise Tryon
Cincinnati OH
Horn
Zoe Vandermeer
Gaylordsville CT
WelshTriple Harp
Baroque Triple Harp
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, college/university division:
Eftihia Victoria Arkoudis
Morgantown WV
Flute
Joe Broom
McLean VA
Euphonium
Samuel DeCaprio
Lebanon CT
Cello
Taylor Fleshman
Kernersville NC
Harp
Tyrone Page
Baltimore MD
Saxophone
Daniel Wolfe
Chambersburg PA
Bassoon
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, community division:
Thomas J. Philbrick
Okemos MI
Violin
Shan Su
Tyler TX
Viola
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, high school division:
Claire Arias-Kim
Hoffman Estates IL
Violin
Grace Huh
San Jose CA
Violin
Abigail Leong
Fremont CA
Cello
Pierce Wang
Fremont CA
Violin
***
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 soon. 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!
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 often honored semi-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 of the contest year.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest season. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite 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.
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, professional division:
"Exceptional soloists in the professional division. An extremely close competition."—DK
Brian Allred
Kansas City KS
Flute
Christine Erlander Beard
Omaha NE
Flute
Blanka Bednarz
Carlisle PA
Violin
Mary Elizabeth Bowden
Winston-Salem NC
Trumpet
Christopher Dickey
Pullman WA
Tuba
Krista Jobson
Edinburg TX
Flute
Christopher Lowry
Antioch TN
Viola
Christopher Nichols
Smyrna DE
Clarinet
Hannah Porter Occena
Glen Cove
NY Flute
Kumiko Shimizu
Cleveland MS
collaborative piano
Kenneth Thompkins
Troy MI
Trombone
Erin Murphy
Stillwater OK
Flute
Rick Bogart
New York NY
Clarinet
Gloria Justen
San Francisco CA
Viola
Ulli Reiner
Poway CA
Violin
Denise Tryon
Cincinnati OH
Horn
Zoe Vandermeer
Gaylordsville CT
WelshTriple Harp
Baroque Triple Harp
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, college/university division:
Eftihia Victoria Arkoudis
Morgantown WV
Flute
Joe Broom
McLean VA
Euphonium
Samuel DeCaprio
Lebanon CT
Cello
Taylor Fleshman
Kernersville NC
Harp
Tyrone Page
Baltimore MD
Saxophone
Daniel Wolfe
Chambersburg PA
Bassoon
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, community division:
Thomas J. Philbrick
Okemos MI
Violin
Shan Su
Tyler TX
Viola
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Instrumental Performance, 2018-19, high school division:
Claire Arias-Kim
Hoffman Estates IL
Violin
Grace Huh
San Jose CA
Violin
Abigail Leong
Fremont CA
Cello
Pierce Wang
Fremont CA
Violin
***
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 soon. 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, January 7, 2019
SEMI-FINALISTS: composers—music for orchestra, 2018-19
The
American Prize is pleased to announce an extensive listing of 2018-19
SEMI-FINALIST composers for orchestra in both professional and student
divisions, representing many styles and aesthetics. Congratulations!
"Terrific quality and variety."—DK
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (professional division), 2018-19
Lee Actor
Monte Sereno CA
Prelude to a Tragedy
Caroline Ahn
Carmel IN
Summer Sketches for Orchestra
Samuel Beebe
Brooklyn NY
The Rest is Silence
Sergio Bernal
Logan UT
Andares (Trumpet Concerto)
Michele Caniato
Watertown MA
Introduzione e Siciliana
Luke Carlson
Hollister MO
Creations
I'lana S. Cotton
Medford OR
Cantus
Arthur Gottschalk
Houston TX
Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand
Arthur Gottschalk
Houston TX
Rocco e Rollo
Saad Haddad
New York NY
Takht
Douglas Hedwig
Chattanooga TN
Movable Borders
John Hennecken
De Pere WI
Symphony for the Garden City
Dorothy Hindman
Miami FL
Setting Century Symphony
Wayne B. Horvitz
Seattle WA
Those Who Remain—Concerto for Orchestra and Improvising Soloist
Douglas Knehans
Cincinnati OH
Unfinished Earth
Lawrence R. Mumford
Laguna Niguel CA
THE DAWN WIND
Dan Pinkston
Redding CA
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Jakub Polaczyk
Astoria NY
SKYSCRAPING CHACONNE
Walter Saul
Fresno CA
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Nan Schwartz
Tarzana CA
Aspirations; Perspectives; Romanza; Angels Among Us
Larry Tuttle
Van Nuys CA
By Steam or by Dream
Larry Tuttle
Van Nuys CA
The Information Age
Meira Warshauer
Columbia SC
Symphony No. 1—Living Breathing Earth
Nikita Wells
Springfield VA
Two Counts at Stake (Fantasy Overture)
Steven Winteregg
Dayton OH
Resolution
Diane Wittry
Allentown PA
Ode to Joy Fanfare
Tianguang (Stephen) Yang
Los Angeles CA
Heaven Shall Fall, Project Zion, Last Ash…
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (student division), 2018-19
Keith Allegretti
Austin TX
Ricercar
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
When the Sun Rises
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
In history, in memory
Zach Gulaboff Davis
Salem OR
Groove
Jack Frerer
New York NY
On-Again, Off-Again
Clare Glackin
Santa Fe NM
Archaea
Martin Hebel
Hamden CT
Symphony No. 3 in E Minor: Concert in Three Acts
Maria Kaoutzani
Chicago IL
On the Freedom of the Moon
Bo Li
Kansas City MO
Encirclement
Daniel Morel
Kansas City MO
On peaks and clouds
Patrick O'Malley
Los Angeles CA
Between Two Chasms
Patrick O'Malley
Los Angeles CA
Rest and Restless
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
Dark Energy
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Waiting
Tianyi Wang
Boston MA
Under the Dome
Gu Wei
Baltimore MD
Transience
Xuesi Xu
Urbana IL
The Song of Roland
***
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 soon. 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.
"Terrific quality and variety."—DK
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.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (professional division), 2018-19
Lee Actor
Monte Sereno CA
Prelude to a Tragedy
Caroline Ahn
Carmel IN
Summer Sketches for Orchestra
Samuel Beebe
Brooklyn NY
The Rest is Silence
Sergio Bernal
Logan UT
Andares (Trumpet Concerto)
Michele Caniato
Watertown MA
Introduzione e Siciliana
Luke Carlson
Hollister MO
Creations
I'lana S. Cotton
Medford OR
Cantus
Arthur Gottschalk
Houston TX
Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand
Arthur Gottschalk
Houston TX
Rocco e Rollo
Saad Haddad
New York NY
Takht
Douglas Hedwig
Chattanooga TN
Movable Borders
John Hennecken
De Pere WI
Symphony for the Garden City
Dorothy Hindman
Miami FL
Setting Century Symphony
Wayne B. Horvitz
Seattle WA
Those Who Remain—Concerto for Orchestra and Improvising Soloist
Douglas Knehans
Cincinnati OH
Unfinished Earth
Lawrence R. Mumford
Laguna Niguel CA
THE DAWN WIND
Dan Pinkston
Redding CA
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Jakub Polaczyk
Astoria NY
SKYSCRAPING CHACONNE
Walter Saul
Fresno CA
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Nan Schwartz
Tarzana CA
Aspirations; Perspectives; Romanza; Angels Among Us
Larry Tuttle
Van Nuys CA
By Steam or by Dream
Larry Tuttle
Van Nuys CA
The Information Age
Meira Warshauer
Columbia SC
Symphony No. 1—Living Breathing Earth
Nikita Wells
Springfield VA
Two Counts at Stake (Fantasy Overture)
Steven Winteregg
Dayton OH
Resolution
Diane Wittry
Allentown PA
Ode to Joy Fanfare
Tianguang (Stephen) Yang
Los Angeles CA
Heaven Shall Fall, Project Zion, Last Ash…
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (student division), 2018-19
Keith Allegretti
Austin TX
Ricercar
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
When the Sun Rises
Ching-Shan Chang
Brooklyn NY
In history, in memory
Zach Gulaboff Davis
Salem OR
Groove
Jack Frerer
New York NY
On-Again, Off-Again
Clare Glackin
Santa Fe NM
Archaea
Martin Hebel
Hamden CT
Symphony No. 3 in E Minor: Concert in Three Acts
Maria Kaoutzani
Chicago IL
On the Freedom of the Moon
Bo Li
Kansas City MO
Encirclement
Daniel Morel
Kansas City MO
On peaks and clouds
Patrick O'Malley
Los Angeles CA
Between Two Chasms
Patrick O'Malley
Los Angeles CA
Rest and Restless
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
Dark Energy
Marat Sanatullov
Seward NE
Waiting
Tianyi Wang
Boston MA
Under the Dome
Gu Wei
Baltimore MD
Transience
Xuesi Xu
Urbana IL
The Song of Roland
***
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 soon. 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.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
FINALISTS: men in art song & oratorio, 2018-19, The FRIEDRICH and VIRGINIA SCHORR MEMORIAL AWARD
The
American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST men in art song and
oratorio for
2018-19, The FRIEDRICH and VIRGINIA SCHORR MEMORIAL AWARD in VOICE.
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.
The American Prize in Vocal Performance—Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award honors the memory of the greatest Wagnerian baritone of his age, Friedrich Schorr, who commanded the operatic stage between the world wars, and his wife, Virginia Schorr, who taught studio voice at the Manhattan School of Music and the Hartt School of Music for nearly fifty years.
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 of the contest year.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite 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.
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, professional division (men), 2018-19
Troy Castle
Marion IN
Tomas Dominguez
Green Bay WI
Michael Hix
Albuquerque NM
Justin John Moniz
Springfield IL
Bryan Pinkall
Manhattan KS
Royce Strider
Meadville PA
David Tayloe
Tuscaloosa AL
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, college/university division (men), 2018-19
Austin Sinclair Harris
Missouri City TX
Benjamin Howard
Denton TX
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, high school division (men), 2018-19
Carl Ho
Houston TX
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
***
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 soon. 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.
The American Prize in Vocal Performance—Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award honors the memory of the greatest Wagnerian baritone of his age, Friedrich Schorr, who commanded the operatic stage between the world wars, and his wife, Virginia Schorr, who taught studio voice at the Manhattan School of Music and the Hartt School of Music for nearly fifty years.
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 of the contest year.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite 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.
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, professional division (men), 2018-19
Troy Castle
Marion IN
Tomas Dominguez
Green Bay WI
Michael Hix
Albuquerque NM
Justin John Moniz
Springfield IL
Bryan Pinkall
Manhattan KS
Royce Strider
Meadville PA
David Tayloe
Tuscaloosa AL
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, college/university division (men), 2018-19
Austin Sinclair Harris
Missouri City TX
Benjamin Howard
Denton TX
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, high school division (men), 2018-19
Carl Ho
Houston TX
Pablo Rubin-Jurado
New York NY
***
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 soon. 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.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
FINALISTS: men in opera & operetta, 2018-19, The FRIEDRICH and VIRGINIA SCHORR MEMORIAL AWARD
The
American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST men in opera and
operetta for
2018-19 in all divisions, The FRIEDRICH and VIRGINIA SCHORR MEMORIAL
AWARD in VOICE. 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.
The American Prize in Vocal Performance—Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award honors the memory of the greatest Wagnerian baritone of his age, Friedrich Schorr, who commanded the operatic stage between the world wars, and his wife, Virginia Schorr, who taught studio voice at the Manhattan School of Music and the Hartt School of Music for nearly fifty years.
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 of the contest year.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite 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.
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (men), 2018-19
Jeff Byrnes Detroit MI
Charles H. Eaton III Storrs CT
Albert Niedel Gaithersburg MD
Logan Tanner Lawrence NJ
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university opera division (men), 2018-19
Bradley Bickhardt Columbia NJ
Benjamin Howard Denton TX
Ian Murrell Vandalia IL
***
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 soon. 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.
The American Prize in Vocal Performance—Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award honors the memory of the greatest Wagnerian baritone of his age, Friedrich Schorr, who commanded the operatic stage between the world wars, and his wife, Virginia Schorr, who taught studio voice at the Manhattan School of Music and the Hartt School of Music for nearly fifty years.
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 of the contest year.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite 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.
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (men), 2018-19
Jeff Byrnes Detroit MI
Charles H. Eaton III Storrs CT
Albert Niedel Gaithersburg MD
Logan Tanner Lawrence NJ
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university opera division (men), 2018-19
Bradley Bickhardt Columbia NJ
Benjamin Howard Denton TX
Ian Murrell Vandalia IL
***
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 soon. 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.
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