The American Prize is pleased to announce a grand list of 2020 SEMI-FINALIST composers of instrumental chamber music, in both professional and student divisions. 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 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.
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Instrumental Chamber Music (professional division), 2020
Aaron Alter
Carlsbad CA
Solar Rays; Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry
Bruce Babcock
Pasadena CA
The Present Moment
Jack Du Wayne Ballard Jr.
Alliance OH
Chrystalin; Four Seasons on Works by Robert Florczak
Navid Bargrizan
McKinney TX
Pictures at the Micro Exhibition
Jennifer Margaret Barker
Newark DE
Na Tri Peathraichean
John G. Bilotta
Concord CA
SHADOW TREE, PETROUSHKA DREAMS
Oliver Caplan
Medford MA
In the Direction of Dreams
Luke Carlson
Hollister MO
Woodcuts
Ryan Carraher
Boston MA
"Colors" he says to the screen's black lattice
Gustavo Casenave
Astoria NY
Balance
Timothy P. Chatwood
Carson City NV
Three Emotions (Glycerine, Forget and Questioning)
Brian Ciach
Mountain View CA
Mountain Song; California Ballad
Michael Coleman
Pensacola FL
String Quartet No. 1
David Colson
Kalamazoo MI
Dionysian Mysteries
Mark Dal Porto
Portales NM
Exotic Animals Suite: Romance
Robert Denham
La Mirada CA
Speaking of Beginnings
Ehood Gershuni
Boston MA
Five Preludes for Piano
Amos Gillespie
Chicago IL
Musics for flute, clarinet, alto sax and cello
Kyle Grimm
Hartford CT
"Gone"; "Pitchforks & Crow's Feet"
Karen Salicath Jamali
Winter Park FL
Rainbow Angel & other works for piano
Valerie Liu
Alameda CA
Dream Trio
Paul Lombardi
Vermillion SD
Pieces of Mind and Matter
Christopher Lowry
Antioch TN
Los Temblores; Toccatina Americana
Timothy Lee Miller
Mahwah NJ
When leaves begin to fall
Lawrence R. Mumford
Laguna Niguel CA
Stingray
Alejandro Viramontes Nunura
Boston MA
Raices; Vidales; Electronic Study No. 1
Jakub Polaczyk
Cliffside Park NJ
OJIBBEWAY
David P. Sartor
Hermitage TN
ASPIRATIONS
Walter Saul
Fresno CA
Sonatina for Piccolo and Piano
Benjamin Shorstein
Jacksonville FL
Lyric Suite
Andrew Sigler
Knoxville TN
The Gentle Churches
Joseph T. Spaniola
Pensacola FL
Crossroads
Aaron Spotts
Tallahassee FL
Somewhere Between Thought and Feeling
Ann Stimson
Weston MA
Venetian Blue
Neil Stipp
Glendora CA
Sonata for Clarinet and Organ
Kyle Vanderburg
Fargo ND
Earmarks
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
The Violinist in the Mall
Tyler Goodrich White
Lincoln NE
Three Views From The Mountain
Kevin Wilt
Boynton Beach FL
Out in the Storm; Elemental Dance
Judith Lang Zaimont
Maricopa AZ
A Strange Magic
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Instrumental Chamber Music (student division), 2020
Shelby Rawlings Blalock
Charlottesville VA
Hematite 55; Internal Combustion
Nicolas Chuaqui
Rochester NY
1. Reflections, 2. Memories
Patrick Connor Dittamo
Manhattan KS
Turtlesong
Daniel Farrell
Brooklyn NY
Puppet Show
Stella Gitelman Willoughby
Cambridge MA
Led, a Trio for alto flute, vibraphone and violin
Ian Evans Guthrie
Tallahassee FL
The Crescent Moon Shines Dim on High
Joseph Foster Harkins
Middletown PA
Mountain Streams of Consciousness
Martin Hebel
Hamden CT
Window Inward
Hans Bridger Heruth
Liberty MO
In the Shadow of the Moon
Patrick Holcomb
Ocean View DE
Ghost-light; The Sun Rising
Elisa K. Johnson
Seattle WA
Shine
Dayton Kinney
Raleigh NC
Hand Carved Names and Railroad Tracks
YoungJun Lee
Boston MA
Tsunami
Ming-Jui Liu
Arcadia CA
Mirror of the Sunshine, op. 3
Luis Enrique McDougal
McAllen TX
Arenas Movedizas
Zachary Ploeger
Pipestone MN
Trio for Trumpet, Violin and Piano
Matt Ridge
Bloomington IN
"100"
Benjamin Shaw
Newport RI
String Quarter no. 1; Solo Flute no. 1
Chris Shelton
Windermere FL
Serpent Mound
Austin Smith
North Truro MA
Ruminations
Wai Leung William So
Kennedy Town Hong Kong
Musing; Wondrous Bravery/ Duo for Violin and Cello; Oh My Elusive Naivety; Prologue
Patrick Andrew Thompson
Jersey City NJ
Aurora
Daniel Whitworth
Highland Park IL
Ripples in Infinity
Foo Jeng Wong
Brighton MA
Seeking Passage
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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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