This listing was revised on 4/16/19 to add a composer finalist listed in the wrong category.—DK
The
American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts,
David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce
2018-19 FINALIST composers in the ORCHESTRA divisions.
Congratulations!
"The strongest field since the competition began."—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.
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.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—ORCHESTRA, professional division, 2018-19
Lee Actor
Monte Sereno CA
Prelude to a Tragedy
Sergio Bernal
Logan UT
Andares (Trumpet Concerto)
Luke Carlson
Hollister MO
Creations
Arthur Gottschalk
Houston TX
Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand
Saad Haddad
New York NY
Takht
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
Nan Schwartz
Tarzana CA
Aspirations; Angels Among Us
Larry Tuttle
Van Nuys CA
By Steam or by Dream
Meira Warshauer
Columbia SC
Symphony No. 1—Living Breathing Earth
Steven Winteregg
Dayton OH
Resolution
Diane Wittry
Allentown PA
Ode to Joy Fanfare
Stephen Yarbrough
Vermillion SD
Kenyon Songs: Seven Poems of Jane Kenyon
NATIONAL 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
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
Patrick O'Malley
Los Angeles CA
Between Two Chasms
Tianyi Wang
Boston MA
Under the Dome
Xuesi Xu
Urbana IL
The Song of Roland
***
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.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Semi-finalist ensembles: ERNST BACON AWARD (American Music Performance), 2018-19
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Ernst Bacon |
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALISTS in the ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC contest, 2017-18 in ensemble divisions. Congratulations!
Among the many contests of The American Prize, the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music is unique. It recognizes and rewards the best performances of American music by ensembles and individual artists worldwide, based on submitted recordings. Applications are accepted from professional, college/university, community and high school age solo artists, chamber ensembles or conducted ensembles, competing in separate divisions, and from composers with excellent recordings of their works. Beginning in 2017-18, categories were expanded to encompass performances of American music in practically any instrumentation or genre, with very few repertoire restrictions.
Focused exclusively on works by American composers from any period and in any style, the contest not only judges performances, but in the case of new or unfamiliar works, the music itself.
Ernst Bacon (1898—1990) was one of that pioneering generation of composers who, along with Thomson, Copland, Harris, and others, found a voice for American music. Winner of a Pulitzer Scholarship (for his Symphony in D minor) and no fewer than three Guggenheim Fellowships, Ernst Bacon set out to create compositions that expressed the vitality and affirmative spirit of our country. It is fitting, and with honor, that The American Prize creates an annual award in the memory of Ernst Bacon, recognizing the finest performances of American orchestral music worldwide. To learn more about the music & legacy of Ernst Bacon, please visit the website of the Ernst Bacon Society.
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.
REMINDER: Because of many requests from artists with late spring and early summer performances, The American Prize 2019-20 will accept applications from CLASSICAL VOCALISTS, PIANISTS, CHAMBER ENSEMBLES and INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS postmarked or emailed by the new extended deadline date of Monday, July 1, 2019. Applications from COMPOSERS, CONDUCTORS, STAGE DIRECTORS, CONDUCTED ENSEMBLES, ARTS MARKETERS and in the performance of American Music (BACON AWARD) will be accepted until Monday, August 5, 2019. (Please note that although the dates on the application forms may not be changed, rest assured that your materials will be accepted if sent by the new deadline dates in the respective contest areas.)
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, PROFESSIONAL ensemble division, 2018-19
Edward Benyas
Southern IL Music Festival Orchestra
Southern IL
American Symphony—Lionel Semiatin
Reuben Blundell
Gowanus Arts Ensemble
Brooklyn IL
Foster / Foote / Cadman / Van Gelder
Oliver Caplan
Juventas New Music Ensemble
Boston MA
You Are Not Alone—Oliver Caplan
Justin Croushore
Some Assembly Required
Boston MA
Higdon / Kline / Stark
Darrell J. Jordan
Vox Nova
Columbia MO
Billings / Ives / Heruth, more
Yoon Lee
Noree Chamber Soloists
New York NY
Soul Garden—Derek Bermel
Nanette McGuinness
Ensemble for These Times
San Francisco CA
music by David Garner
Kevin Purcell
The Synchron Stage Orchestra / Bratislava Studio Orchestra
Vienna / Bratislava
Nan Schwartz / Brenton Broadstock
Elaine Rinaldi
Orchestra Miami
Miami FL
Inquisition & Masada—Marvin David Levy
Tom Trenney
Sounding Light
Plymouth MI
Diorio / Clausen / Elder
Dean Whiteside
New World Symphony
Miami Beach FL
Symphony in One Movement—Barber
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ensemble division, 2018-19
Nicholle Andrews
University of Redlands
Redlands CA
Messages from Myself—Christopher Theofanidis
Heather C. Barclay
Palomar/YPO Percussion Ensemble
San Marcos CA
Daughtrey / Peel
Heather C. Barclay
Palomar/YPO Percussion Ensemble
Casella / Schulze
Mark Bartley
West Texas A&M University Choirs and Orchestra with Canyon HS Chamber Singers
Canyon TX
Psalm 150—Rene Clausen
Brian Coffill
University of Maryland Wind Ensemble
College Park MD
Decoration Day—Charles Ives
Daniel Cook
Northwestern University Chamber Ensemble
Evanston IL
Sparrows—Joseph Schwantner
Austin Davis
University of Redlands Symphonic Band
Redlands CA
Ticheli / Whitacre / Clarke
Zachary Durlam
UW Milwaukee Combined Choirs and Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee WI
Chichester Psalms—Leonard Bernstein
Jeffrey D. Gershman
Capital University Symphonic Winds
Columbus OH
George / Runestad / Ives / Maslanka
Joseph Higgins
Rowan University Wind Ensemble
Glassboro NJ
Mr. Tambourine Man—John Corigliano
Zebulon M. Highben
Muskingum Concert Choir
New Concord OH
Simikic / Luboff / Jarjisian, more
Jeremy D. Jones
Miami University Men's Glee Club
Oxford OH
Night, Veiled Night—Anthony J. Maglione
Travis Jurgens
Ohio Northern Symphony
Ada OH
Mandolin Concerto: From the Blue Ridge—Jeff Midkiff
Tara Villa Keith
Davidson College Symphony Orchestra
Davidson NC
Silvestri / Gershwin
Chris Younghoon Kim
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Ithaca NY
Blues Symphony—Wynton Marsalis
Tremon Kizer
UCF Symphonic Band / University of Miami Symphonic Band and UCF Wind Ensemble
Oviedo FL
Grainger / Holst / Thomas / Reed
Chris Knighten
University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble
Fayetteville AR
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble—Mackey
Pamornpan Komolpamorn
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble
Austin TX
Dooley / Brant / Gershwin
Ianthe Marini
Columbus State University Schwob Singers
Columbus GA
Whitacre / Bernstein / Hogan
Matthew C. Morse
Sacramento State Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Sacramento CA
Bernstein / Bennett / Mackey
Joseph P. Scott
University of Maryland Wind Ensemble
College Park MD
Amerian Guernica—Adolphus Hailstork
Shayna Stahl
University of Washington Recital Ensemble
Seattle WA
Albert / Schwantner
Kevin Sutterlin
The Concordia Orchestra
Moorhead MN
Hanson / Hochstatter / Glass, more
John William Trotter
Wheaton College Concert Choir
Wheaton IL
Psalm 121—Stephen Paulus
Chris David Westover
Denison University Wind Ensemble
Granville OH
Persichetti / Barber
Jeremy Wiggins
The Florida State University Choral Union
Tallahassee FL
O Magnum Mysterium—Libby Larsen
Lisa Wong
The College of Wooster Chorus
Wooster OH
Runestad / Whitacre / Lauridsen, more
Boyang Yu
NEC Wind Ensemble
Boston MA
Schuller / Minakakis
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, COMMUNITY ensemble division, 2018-19
David Anderson
Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra
Lake Geneva WI
…this noble company—Kevin Puts
Donald L. Appert
Clark College Orchestra
Vancouver WA
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra—Donald L. Appert
Reuben Blundell
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra
Lansdowne PA
David Stanley Smith / Carl Busch
Patricia Brown
Texas Medical Center Orchestra
Houston TX
Merry Mount Suite—Howard Hanson
Philip Brunelle
Vocal Essence Chorus & Ensemble Singers
Minneapolis MN
Larsen / Heggie / Paulus
Elizabeth Patterson, conductor
Gloriae Dei Cantores Choir
Orleans MA
Neswick / Ned Rorem / Samuel Adler
Ronald Demkee
The Allentown Band
Allentown PA
music by Morton Gould
Curt Ebersole
Westchester Symphonic Winds
Tarrytown NY
Brooklyn Bridge—Michael Daugherty
Lois Ferrari
Austin Civic Orchestra
Austin TX
Copland / Bernstein / Ives / Barber, much more
Trent A. Hollinger
Quincy Concert Band
Quincy IL
Give Us This Day—David Maslanka
Brian Hughes
Quad City Wind Ensemble
Davenport IA
Willson / Giroux / Moross / Curnow
Christopher Koch
Springfield Drury Civic Orchestra
Springfield MO
Symphony No. 3—Zwilich
Ryan James Brandau
Monmouth Civic Chorus
Red Bank NJ
Fern Hill—Corigliano, more
Erik Peregrine
Ensemble Companio
Niskayuna NY
Betinis / Trumbore
Martha Stoddard
Oakland Civic Orchestra
Oakland CA
Alrich / Stoddard
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, OUTH & HIGH SCHOOL division, 2018-19
Catherine Fish
Herricks HS Chamber Orchestra
New Hyde Park NY
Michael Daugherty / David Diamond
Michael Isadore
Houston Youth Symphony Philharmonia
Houston TX
Red Line Tango—John Mackey
Chris Maunu
Arvada West HS Vocal Showcase
Arvada CO
Mulholland / Muehleisen
Noreen Murdock
David Hattner, conductor
Camerata PYP
Portland OR
Muse—Christopher Theofanidis
***
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 ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, 2018-19. 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.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Semi-finalist soloists: ERNST BACON AWARD (American Music Performance), 2018-19
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Ernst Bacon |
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALISTS for the ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, 2018-19, in the solo division. Congratulations! (A separate announcement will be made in the ensemble division tomorrow afternoon, March 14, 2019.)
Among the many contests of The American Prize, the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music is unique. It recognizes and rewards the best performances of American music by ensembles and individual artists worldwide, based on submitted recordings. Applications are accepted from professional, college/university, community and high school age solo artists, chamber ensembles or conducted ensembles, competing in separate divisions, and from composers with excellent recordings of their works. Beginning in 2017-18, categories were expanded to encompass performances of American music in practically any instrumentation or genre, with very few repertoire restrictions.
Focused exclusively on works by American composers from any period and in any style, the contest not only judges performances, but in the case of new or unfamiliar works, the music itself.
Ernst Bacon (1898—1990) was one of that pioneering generation of composers who, along with Thomson, Copland, Harris, and others, found a voice for American music. Winner of a Pulitzer Scholarship (for his Symphony in D minor) and no fewer than three Guggenheim Fellowships, Ernst Bacon set out to create compositions that expressed the vitality and affirmative spirit of our country. It is fitting, and with honor, that The American Prize creates an annual award in the memory of Ernst Bacon, recognizing the finest performances of American orchestral music worldwide. To learn more about the music & legacy of Ernst Bacon, please visit the website of the Ernst Bacon Society.
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.
REMINDER: Because of many requests from artists with late spring and early summer performances, The American Prize 2019-20 will accept applications from CLASSICAL VOCALISTS, PIANISTS, CHAMBER ENSEMBLES and INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS postmarked or emailed by the new extended deadline date of Monday, July 1, 2019. Applications from COMPOSERS, CONDUCTORS, STAGE DIRECTORS, CONDUCTED ENSEMBLES, ARTS MARKETERS and in the performance of American Music (BACON AWARD) will be accepted until Monday, August 5, 2019. (Please note that although the dates on the application forms may not be changed, rest assured that your materials will be accepted if sent by the new deadline dates in the respective contest areas.)
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, semi-finalists, PROFESSIONAL soloists or composers, 2018-19
Chris Holly Aa, composer
Aa—The Democratic Revolution of the Tiananmen Massacre
Lee Actor, composer
Presidential Symphony Orchestra Ankara Turkey
Actor—Symphony No. 3
Elizabeth Avery, piano
Joel Burcham, tenor
Juliana Hall—The Holy Sonnets of John Donne
Jerry Casey, composer
Casey—Autumn
Brian Ciach, composer & piano
Ciach—Fourth Sonata for Piano
Chris Gekker, trumpet
Ghost Dialogues
Ching-chu Hu, composer
Hu—Spheres of Influence
Gloria Justen, composer & violist
Justin—Sonaquifer: Music for Solo Viola
Mary Mackenzie, soprano
Heidi Louise Williams, piano
Holy the Firm—James Primosch
Lansing McLoskey, composer
The Crossing / Philadelphia PA
McLoskey—Zealot Canticles
Patrice Michaels, composer & soprano
Michaels—The Long View: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ian Mitchell, clarinet
Bass Clarinet and Friends - a miscellany
Justin John Moniz, tenor
Musto—Shadow of the Blues
Hannah Porter Occena, flute
Joseph Kern—Shenandoah Variations
Michael Rickelton, composer
Rickelton—Time and Memory
Thomas Schwan, composer & pianist
Thomas Schwan, Liudmilla Georgievskaya, Victor Diaz, pianists
Canone Infinito—Thomas Schwan
Benjamin Shorstein, composer
Shorstein—Partita for Solo Violin
Valerie Stern & Karen Spurney, pianists
Los Angeles CA
Gershwin / Copland / Bolcom
Reed Tetzloff, pianist
Ives—Piano Sonata #2 (Concord)
Kenneth Thompkins, trombone
Sonatas, Songs and Spirituals
Ludwig Tuman, composer
Chamber Choir of CA State University—Long Beach CA
Tuman—Lord of the Cranes; Cat's Protector; The Happy Man's Shirt
Nathan Williamson, piano
Copland—Piano Sonata
Jaco Wong, composer
Wong—Psithaura
Rain Worthington, composer
MSU Symphony / Croatian Chamber Orchestra
Worthington—In Passages—for violin solo and string orchestra
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, semi-finalists, COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY soloists or composers, 2018-19
Ching-Shan Chang, composer
Chang—It was not Death
Scott Greene, composer & clarinet
Greene—Untitled Work for Clarinet and Electronics
Martin Hebel, composer
Brno Philharmonic Orcherstra
Hebel—Symphony No.3 in E Minor
Darrell J. Jordan, baritone
music by Barber, Ives, Luksan, more
Solene Le Van
Princeton University Orchestra
Barber—Knoxville: Summer of 1915
John Wilson, pianist
Bernstein—Symphony No. 2: Age of Anxiety
***
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 ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, 2018-19. 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.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Finalists: PIANO (SOLO DIVISION), 2018-19
The
American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce FINALIST pianists for 2018-19
in the SOLO division.
Congratulations!
As the contests unfold, runners-up and winners will be selected from this list. To know the exact date when winners will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
Congratulations!
As the contests unfold, runners-up and winners will be selected from this list. To know the exact date when winners 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.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)—professional division, 2018-19
Svetlana Belsky
Northbrook IL
Matthew Bengtson
Saline MI
Yi-Yang Chen
Johnson City TN
Anchie Donn
West Hartford CT
Jooyoung Kim
Fishers IN
Jin Ah Kwon
Lewisville TX
Hyojin Rhim
Forest Hills NY
Reed Tetzloff
Forest Hills NY
Olivia Xin Zhang
Lexington KY
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)—college/university division, 2018-19
Meilin Ai
Denton TX
Nathan Cheung
Pleasanton CA
Hyejin Cho
Ann Arbor MI
Ahyoung Cho
East Lansing MI
Hokyong Choi
Cambridge MA
Anna Keiserman
Newark NJ
Aoshuang Li
Beijing, China
Jane Liu
Cleveland OH
Lingxu Peng
Wuhan Hubei, China
Christopher Richardson
Danville CA
Cecilia Sakong
State College PA
Wei-Yi Sun
Columbus OH
John Wilson
Miami Beach FL
Brian Woods
Winchester VA
Yin Zhang
Lincoln NE
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Piano Performance (solo)
—high school division, 2018-19
All semi-finalists in the high school division were advanced. The level of artistry was high and The American Prize feels that each contestant listed below is worthy of the encouragement (and evaluation) finalist selection provides. Congratulations!
Jane Bua
New York NY
William Chang
San Francisco CA
Jasper Heymann
New York NY
Henry Jiaxiang Huang
Columbia MO
Annika Huprikar
Deerfield IL
Michael McClure
Kenmore NY
***
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, March 11, 2019
Finalists: COMPOSERS (opera/theater/film/dance), 2018-19
The
American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce 2018-19 FINALIST composers in the OPERA/THEATER/FILM/DANCE division. 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.
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.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—OPERA/THEATER/FILM/DANCE, professional division, 2018-19
Jenni Brandon
Long Beach CA
Three Paderewskis
Roger Cichy
Scituate RI
Journey Home to the USS Arizona
Austin Jaquith
Cedarville OH
Dracula Bloodlines
Evan Mack
Albany NY
The Ghosts of Gatsby
Patricia Elizabeth Martinez
Buenos Aires Argentina
Short Sleep/Breve SueƱo
Eric Sawyer
Amherst MA
The Scarlet Professor
Tony Solitro
Philadelphia PA
Triangle
Ludwig Tuman
Greater Los Angeles CA
Lord of the Cranes; Cat's Protector; The Happy Man's Shirt
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
Let's Talk
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—OPERA/THEATER/FILM/DANCE, student division, 2018-19
Joshua Baerwald
Milwaukee WI
The Process
Jennifer Barker
Newark DE
Waulking in the Glen
Madeline Merwin
Traverse City MI
Ceilings Made of Glass; Over the Top
Yuxin Ouyang
Durham NC
Trajectory
***
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.
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.
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.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—OPERA/THEATER/FILM/DANCE, professional division, 2018-19
Jenni Brandon
Long Beach CA
Three Paderewskis
Roger Cichy
Scituate RI
Journey Home to the USS Arizona
Austin Jaquith
Cedarville OH
Dracula Bloodlines
Evan Mack
Albany NY
The Ghosts of Gatsby
Patricia Elizabeth Martinez
Buenos Aires Argentina
Short Sleep/Breve SueƱo
Eric Sawyer
Amherst MA
The Scarlet Professor
Tony Solitro
Philadelphia PA
Triangle
Ludwig Tuman
Greater Los Angeles CA
Lord of the Cranes; Cat's Protector; The Happy Man's Shirt
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
Let's Talk
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—OPERA/THEATER/FILM/DANCE, student division, 2018-19
Joshua Baerwald
Milwaukee WI
The Process
Jennifer Barker
Newark DE
Waulking in the Glen
Madeline Merwin
Traverse City MI
Ceilings Made of Glass; Over the Top
Yuxin Ouyang
Durham NC
Trajectory
***
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.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Finalists: CHAMBER ENSEMBLES, 2018-19
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce NATIONAL FINALIST chamber music ensembles 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 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 social media, 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 are listed by ensemble name, city and state.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2018-19: professional division
"Serious, compelling, thought provoking—music performed at exceptionally high levels of artistry by these finalists."—DK
Blanka Bednarz and Matthew Bengtson
Carlisle PA
Estrella Piano Duo
Northbrook IL
The Sierra Duo
Saline MI
Seraph Brass
Naples FL
District5
Takoma Park MD
In Motus Tuba Quartet
Pullman WA
DuoSeraphim
Brooklyn NY
Rosco String Quartet
Salt Lake City UT
Ensemble 365
Bayside NY
Ensemble for These Times
Berkley CA
Sheridan Solisti
Highland Park IL
Sylvestris Quartet with Harry Baechtel and Michael Seregow
San Francisco CA
Mackenzie-Williams Duo
Tallahassee FL
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2018-19: college/university division
Koinonia Trio
Ann Arbor MI
International Counterpoint
Atlanta GA
The Prima Piano Quartet
Columbia SC
Aruna Quartet
Lubbock TX
Zelos Quartet
San Jose CA
Estampe Trio
Savoy IL
Bierstadt Brass Quintet
Greeley CO
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2018-19: high school division
The Brahms Piano Quintet
New York NY
Huntley High School Saxophone Quartet
Huntley IL
The Ariose String Quartet
Jacksonville FL
Trio Cantare
Santa Clara CA
The Orenda Quartet
Edwardsville IL
Firefly Quartet
Ridgewood NJ
Quantum Quartet
Carrollton TX
***
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!
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 social media, 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 are listed by ensemble name, city and state.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2018-19: professional division
"Serious, compelling, thought provoking—music performed at exceptionally high levels of artistry by these finalists."—DK
Blanka Bednarz and Matthew Bengtson
Carlisle PA
Estrella Piano Duo
Northbrook IL
The Sierra Duo
Saline MI
Seraph Brass
Naples FL
District5
Takoma Park MD
In Motus Tuba Quartet
Pullman WA
DuoSeraphim
Brooklyn NY
Rosco String Quartet
Salt Lake City UT
Ensemble 365
Bayside NY
Ensemble for These Times
Berkley CA
Sheridan Solisti
Highland Park IL
Sylvestris Quartet with Harry Baechtel and Michael Seregow
San Francisco CA
Mackenzie-Williams Duo
Tallahassee FL
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2018-19: college/university division
Koinonia Trio
Ann Arbor MI
International Counterpoint
Atlanta GA
The Prima Piano Quartet
Columbia SC
Aruna Quartet
Lubbock TX
Zelos Quartet
San Jose CA
Estampe Trio
Savoy IL
Bierstadt Brass Quintet
Greeley CO
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2018-19: high school division
The Brahms Piano Quintet
New York NY
Huntley High School Saxophone Quartet
Huntley IL
The Ariose String Quartet
Jacksonville FL
Trio Cantare
Santa Clara CA
The Orenda Quartet
Edwardsville IL
Firefly Quartet
Ridgewood NJ
Quantum Quartet
Carrollton TX
***
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!
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Finalists: WOMEN in ART SONG & ORATORIO—the Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award, 2018-19
PLEASE NOTE: Because of the exceptional quality of this year's many finalists, a separate prize in ORATORIO has been created in the professional division. FINALISTS in the ORATORIO contest are listed first, followed by the listing of FINALISTS in ART SONG, some of whom also may have provided an oratorio selection.—DK
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce NATIONAL FINALIST women in art song and oratorio 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.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—NEW: ORATORIO DIVISION, professional (women), 2018-19
Melissa Kornacki
Damascus MD
Ewa Kowcz-Fair
Chicago IL
Penelope Shumate
Macomb IL
Nicole Van Every
Norman OK
Jamie Van Eyck
Waco TX
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—ART SONG, professional division (women), 2018-19
Lauren Auge
Kansas City MO
Katherine Beck
Denver CO
Emily Yocum Black
Paducah KY
Johanna Bronk
Newton MA
Jaely Chamberlain
Centreville VA
Ann Belluso Cravero
West Des Moines IA
Donata Cucinotta
Seymour IN
Olga Perez Flora
Reno NV
Sarah Hawkey
Brooklyn NY
Melanie Helton
East Lansing MI
Laura Kay
New York NY
Kim Leeds
Lincoln MA
Alice Anne Light
Kansas City MO
Brittany Michaelsen-Mulkey
Cedar Park TX
Valeria Sokolova Ore
Las Vegas NV
Jennifer Piazza-Pick
Columbia MD
Alissa Rose
Westboro PA
Emma Sorenson
Chicago IL
Emily Sternfeld-Dunn
Wichita KS
Christine Steyer
Oak Park IL
Anna Tonna
Bronx NY
Melissa Treinkman
Venice CA
Dana Lynne Varga
Brighton MA
Katie Walders
La Mesa CA
Ivy Walz
Candor NY
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song & oratorio, college/university division (women), 2018-19
Alyce Daubenspeck
Nazareth PA
Marina Davis
San Francisco CA
Claire Dillahunty
Heath TX
Clare Demer
Tucson AZ
Francesca Federico
New York NY
Makeda Hampton
Lexington KY
Christine Jobson
Miramar FL
Victoria Lawal
Los Angeles CA
Shaina Martinez
Germantown MD
Theodora Ivanova Nestorova
Acton MA
Samantha Noonan
Lincoln NE
Galen Otten
Rochester NY
Tessa Romano
Boulder CO
Emily Simmons
Phoenix AZ
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song & oratorio, high school division (women), 2018-19
Pauline Rogers
Fremont CA
Alea Vernon
Cheshire CT
Victoria Lourdes Whatley
Fairhope AL
***
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 national 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 National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce NATIONAL FINALIST women in art song and oratorio 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.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—NEW: ORATORIO DIVISION, professional (women), 2018-19
Melissa Kornacki
Damascus MD
Ewa Kowcz-Fair
Chicago IL
Penelope Shumate
Macomb IL
Nicole Van Every
Norman OK
Jamie Van Eyck
Waco TX
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—ART SONG, professional division (women), 2018-19
Lauren Auge
Kansas City MO
Katherine Beck
Denver CO
Emily Yocum Black
Paducah KY
Johanna Bronk
Newton MA
Jaely Chamberlain
Centreville VA
Ann Belluso Cravero
West Des Moines IA
Donata Cucinotta
Seymour IN
Olga Perez Flora
Reno NV
Sarah Hawkey
Brooklyn NY
Melanie Helton
East Lansing MI
Laura Kay
New York NY
Kim Leeds
Lincoln MA
Alice Anne Light
Kansas City MO
Brittany Michaelsen-Mulkey
Cedar Park TX
Valeria Sokolova Ore
Las Vegas NV
Jennifer Piazza-Pick
Columbia MD
Alissa Rose
Westboro PA
Emma Sorenson
Chicago IL
Emily Sternfeld-Dunn
Wichita KS
Christine Steyer
Oak Park IL
Anna Tonna
Bronx NY
Melissa Treinkman
Venice CA
Dana Lynne Varga
Brighton MA
Katie Walders
La Mesa CA
Ivy Walz
Candor NY
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song & oratorio, college/university division (women), 2018-19
Alyce Daubenspeck
Nazareth PA
Marina Davis
San Francisco CA
Claire Dillahunty
Heath TX
Clare Demer
Tucson AZ
Francesca Federico
New York NY
Makeda Hampton
Lexington KY
Christine Jobson
Miramar FL
Victoria Lawal
Los Angeles CA
Shaina Martinez
Germantown MD
Theodora Ivanova Nestorova
Acton MA
Samantha Noonan
Lincoln NE
Galen Otten
Rochester NY
Tessa Romano
Boulder CO
Emily Simmons
Phoenix AZ
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song & oratorio, high school division (women), 2018-19
Pauline Rogers
Fremont CA
Alea Vernon
Cheshire CT
Victoria Lourdes Whatley
Fairhope AL
***
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 national 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.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Semi-finalists: ARTS MARKETING. 2018-19
The
American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Lazaar Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS in arts marketing
for 2018-19. 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.
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Arts Marketing, 2018-19
Unison Media
Beth Holub
New York NY
San Francisco Opera
Rod Lemaire
San Francisco CA
Distinguished Concerts International NY
Andrea Neiderman
New York NY
***
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! We'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 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.
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.
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Arts Marketing, 2018-19
Unison Media
Beth Holub
New York NY
San Francisco Opera
Rod Lemaire
San Francisco CA
Distinguished Concerts International NY
Andrea Neiderman
New York NY
***
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! We'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 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.
Semi-finalists: MUSICAL THEATER, 2018-19
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Marilyn Miller, 1930s Broadway star |
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.
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Musical Theater Performance, 2018-19
Hub City Players
Tammy Mansfield
Hattiesburg MS
Mike Lapinto, Producer and Director
James & the Giant Peach
Blindfold Studios
Gregg Brandalise
Poway CA
Love is the Answer
Denison University
Belinda Andrews-Smith
Granville OH
Spring Awakening
Arizona State University
Brian DeMaris
Tempe AZ
Legally Blonde The Musical
Southern Opera & Musical Theatre Company
Mike Lopinto
Hattiesburg
Jay Dean/Michael Miles, Music Directors
The Phantom of the Opera
Top Biilling Entertainment
Kristina Keener Ivy
Glendora CA
Peter Pan / Beauty and the Beast
The Pope St. John Paul II Theater Troupe
of St. Augustine Academy
Paul Rugg
Ventura CA
My Fair Lady
The Pope St. John Paul II Theater Troupe
of St. Augustine Academy
Paul Rugg
Ventura CA
HMS Pinafore
Saint Patrick School
Kelly Stevens
Rodeo CA
In The Heights
***
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.
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