The American Prize: SEMI-FINALIST ENSEMBLE... The American Prize The American Prize  is pleased to announce ENSEMBLE semi-finalists for 2013. Congratulations! To know the exact day and time when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted.  Owing to the number of qualified candidates advanced to the semi-final rounds in certain categories, and as allowed under the rules, one prize will be awarded in each of the following divisions. The judges reserve the right to award special citations and honorable mentions at their discretion. Please make us aware of any misprints: theamericanprize@gmail.com The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—professional orchestra         John Gordon Ross  Western Piedmont Symphony         Hickory, NC Nan Harrison   Washburn Michigan Philharmonic   Plymouth, MI             The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—community orchestra   Donald L. Appert   Clark College Orchestra          Vancouver, WA Donald L. Appert   Oregon Sinfonietta   Portland, OR David Bernard   Park Avenue Chamber Symphony   New York, NY Robert W. Butts   The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey   Madison, NJ Anna Edwards   Seattle Collaborative Orchestra       Seattle, WA Charles Salembier   Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra   Waynesboro, VA Tara Towson Villa   Davidson College Symphony Orchestra   Davidson, NC James Villani   Manassas Symphony Orchestra       Manassas, VA             The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—college/university orchestra   Michael Alexander   Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra   Kennesaw, GA Steven Amundson   St. Olaf Orchestra  Northfield, MN Taeyoung Lee   Mannes Orchestra   New York, NY Jaemi Loeb   Centre College Orchestra   Danville, KY Mitchell Arnold   West Virginia Symphony Orchestra   Morgantown, WV Stephen Heyde   Baylor Symphony   Waco, TX Jeffery Meyer   Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra   Ithaca, NY Dr. Bryce Seliger   Pacific Philharmonic   Forest Grove, OR       The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—school orchestra   Jonathan Handman   Arlington HS Philharmonia   LaGrangeville, NY Dr. Shira Katsman   Interlake HS Chamber Orchestra   Bellevue, WA Patrick R. O'Connor   District 214 Honors Orchestra   Mt. Prospect, IL Ryan Ross   Jasper HS Legacy Orchestra   Plano, TX Ralph T. Jackson   Bridle Path/ Montgomery Select String Ensemble   Lansdale, PA             The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—youth orchestra   Mary Cowans   Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra   Sarasota Springs, NY Dr.Thomas Taylor Dickey   Dubuque Symphony Youth Orchestra   Dubuque, IA Alyze Dreiling   YPO Soloist Ensemble   San Diego, CA Gabriella Fryer   Vivace   Poughkeepsie, NY Michael Webster   Houston Youth Symphony   Houston, TX             The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance       Brian Hughes   Quad City Wind Ensemble   Davenport, IA David Thomas Kehler   Kennesaw State Univ. Wind Ensemble   Kennesaw, GA Stephen Meyer   Clear Creek High School Wind Ensemble   League City, TX Teren  Shaffer   Frederick Fennell Wind Ensemble           Santa Ana, CA The American Prize in Choral Performance—community Ryan Brandau   Princeton Pro Musica   Princeton, NJ Jeffrey Clanton   Atlanta Sacred Chorale   Atlanta, GA Judith Gary   The Virginia Consort Festival Chorus   Charlottesville, VA Robert D. Ginsberg   The Cecilia Chorus of New York   New York, NY Erol Gurol   Cantori New York   New York, NY Ryan Heller   Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble   Austin, TX Donald Kendrick   Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra   Sacramento, CA Kathleen McGuire   Singers of the Street                        San Francisco, CA Nancy Menk   South Bend Chamber Singers                   South Bend, IN Donna O'Connor   Choral Arts   Seattle, WA Marsha Owens   Washington Festival Chorale   Washington, PA Michael Pettry   Indianapolis Symphonic Choir   Indianapolis, IN Loren Ponten   Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble   Seattle, WA       The American Prize in Choral Performance—college/university       James M. Reddan   Linn-Benton Re-Choired Element Chamber Choir   Albany, OR James M. Reddan   Linn-Benton Concert Choir        Albany, OR Kimberly Dunn Adams   Western Michigan University Chorale   Kalamazoo, MI Peggy Dettwiler   Mansfield University Concert Choir   Mansfield, PA David Holdhusen   Univ. of South Dakota Chamber Singers   Vermillion, SD Richard Nance   Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West   Tacoma, WA James Rodde   Iowa State Singers   Ames, IA Mark Shapiro   LIU Post Chorus   Brookville, NY Mark Shapiro   LIU Post Chamber Singers   Brookville, NY Ethan Sperry   Portland State Chamber Choir   Portland, OR The American Prize in Choral Performance—youth/high school Karyn Joaquino Brearley   B-Naturals   New York, NY Erin E. Plisco   Pinecrest High School Chamber Ensemble   Southern Pines, NC Angie Johnson   Young Naperville Singers Chamber Singers   Naperville, IL       The American Prize in Opera Performance       Karen Rich   dell'Arte Opera Ensemble   New York, NY Mary E. Sederburg   Undercroft Opera   Pittsburgh, PA Lidiya Yankovskaya   Lowell House Opera, Harvard University   Cambridge, MA Brian DeMaris   Ithaca College Ithaca, NY Carleen Graham   Crane School of Music, SUNY-Potsdam   Potsdam, NY Alan E. Hicks   Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre, Univ. of Iowa   Iowa City, IA Tracelyn Gesteland   University of South Dakota Opera   Vermillion, SD       16 hours ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Cond... The American Prize The American Prize  is pleased to announce semi-finalists in CONDUCTING for 2013. Congratulations! To know the exact day and time when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted.  Owing to the number of qualified candidates advanced to the semi-final rounds in certain categories, and as allowed under the rules, one prize will be awarded in each of the following divisions. The judges reserve the right to award special citations and honorable mentions at their discretion. Please make us aware of any misprints: theamericanprize@gmail.com The American Prize in Conducting—Orchestra division, professional       Darin Lewis  Simpatico Chamber Ensemble  Stamford, CT Jason Lim   Odysseus Chamber Orchestra   Denton, TX Judith Morse   Edison Symphony Edison, NJ Vlad Vizireanu   George Enescu Philharmonic   Bucharest, Romania Nan Harrison Washburn   Michigan Philharmonic   Plymouth, MI       The American Prize in Conducting—Orchestra division, community       Donald L. Appert  Clark College Orchestra  Vancouver, WA David Bernard   Park Avenue Chamber Symphony   New York, NY Robert W. Butts   The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey   Madison, NJ Anna Edwards   Seattle Collaborative Orchestra     Seattle, WA Christopher Koch   Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra   Springfield, MO Benjamin Lorenzo   Stillwater/OSU Community Orchestra   Stillwater, OK Tara Towson Villa   Davidson College Symphony Orchestra   Davidson, NC          The American Prize in Conducting—Orchestra division, college/university David Gargaro   Bard College Orchestra   Annandale on Hudson, NY Taeyoung Lee   Mannes Orchestra   New York, NY Qinqing Qian   SFCM Conservatory Orchestra   San Francisco, CA Alexandra Dee   Florida State University Philharmonia   Tallahassee, FL Carlos Espinosa  University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra Lawrence, KS Steven Eric Hawk   University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra   Athens, GA Jeffery Meyer   Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra   Ithaca, NY Dr. Jason Fredrick Rinehart   Univ. of Louisiana at Monroe   Monroe, LA Dr. Bryce Seliger   Pacific Philharmonic   Forest Grove, OR Kevin Sutterlin   University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra   Memphis, TN Chaowen Ting   Eastman Philharmonia   Rochester, NY Vlad Vizireanu   Arizona State Univ. Symphony Orchestra   Tempe, AZ Vera Volchansky   Mellersville University Orchestra   Lancaster, PA         The American Prize in Conducting—Orchestra division, youth        Dr. Thomas Taylor Dickey   Dubuque Symphony Youth Orchestra   Dubuque, IA Alyze Dreiling   YPO Soloist Ensemble   San Diego, CA Jonathan Handman   Vivace Arlington HS Philharmonia   Poughkeepsie, NY Christopher T.F. Hanson  SMART Orchestra  San Marcos, TX Michael Webster   Houston Youth Symphony   Houston, TX          The American Prize in Conducting—Choral division      Donald Kendrick   Sacramento Choral Society   Sacramento, CA Darin Lewis   St. Francis Choir   Stamford, CT Thomas R. Vozzella   Free Will Baptist Choral Union   Nashville, TN Ingrid Lestrud   Conservatory Choir   Chicago, IL Peggy Dettwiler   Mansfield University Festival Chorus   Mansfield, PA Timothy S. McDonnell   Ave Maria University Chamber Choir   Ave Maria, FL Richard Nance   Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West   Tacoma, WA The American Prize in Conducting—Band/Wind Ensemble division          Joel Bein   High Desert Winds   Santa Fe, NM Jason D. Duran   Lakeside Pride Sympnonic Band   Chicago, IL Brian Hughes   Quad City Wind Ensemble   Davenport, IA Kevin Sutterlin   Musikgesellschaft Emmen   Emmen, Switzerland Benjamin Lorenzo (various) Austin, Lubbock TX, West Point, NY Thanapol Setabrahmana   CCM Wind Studies      Cincinnati, OH Christopher Unger   Eastman Wind Ensemble/Eastman Wind Orchestra   Rochester, NY The American Prize in Conducting—Opera & Music Theater division             Robert W. Butts   Opera at Florham   Florham Park,  NJ Maria Sensi Sellner   Hubbard Hall Opera Theater   Cambridge, NY Robert W. Butts   BONJ Opera   Madison, NJ Eric Peterson   Savoynet Performing Group   Buxton, England Maria Sensi Sellner   Boston Opera Collaborative   Boston, MA Lidiya Yankovskaya   Lowell House Opera, Harvard University   Cambridge, MA       Brian DeMaris   Ithaca College   Ithaca, NY Qinqing Qian   San Francisco Conservatory of Music   San Francisco, CA Randi Ellen Rudolph   Ram's Head Theatrical Society at Stanford Univ.   Stanford, CA       Vytautas Marijosius The American Prize in Orchestral Programming—Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award  John Stickler   Gulf Coast Symphony   Biloxi, MS Donald L. Appert   Oregon Sinfonietta   Portland, OR Donald L. Appert   Clark College Orchestra   Vancouver, WA Jason Love   Columbia Orchestra   Ellicott City, MD Tara Towson Villa   Lee County Community Orchestra   Sanford, NC Tara Towson Villa   Davidson College Symphony Orchestra   Davidson, NC Tian Hui Ng   Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra   South Hadley, MA Jeffery Meyer   Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra   Ithaca, NY Jeffery Meyer   Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra   Ithaca, NY Dr. Bryce Seliger   Pacific Philharmonic   Forest Grove, OR Alyze Dreiling   YPO Soloist Ensemble   San Diego, CA 1 day ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

OPERA & ART SONG FINALISTS (men), 2013 The American Prize The American Prize in Voice Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards is pleased to announce FINALISTS in opera and art song for 2013 (men). Congratulations! To know the exact day and time when winners will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted. Because of the limited number of qualified men advanced to the semi-final rounds in opera and art song, and as allowed under the rules, one prize will be awarded in each division. The judges reserve the right to award special citations and honorable mentions at their discretion. FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Opera Division, men       Mitchell Hutchings   Cincinnati OH Christian Ketter   Chicago IL  Michael Orlinsky   Chicago IL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Art Song Division, men Michael Cavalieri   Homewood IL Darren Chase   New York NY Andrew Fuchs   Astoria NY H. Conor Angell   Houghton NY Thomas Alaan Lipsmeyer   Chicago IL 5 days ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

FINALISTS in PIANO PERFORMANCE, 2013 (SOLO) The American Prize The American Prize is pleased to announce finalists in piano solo performance for 2013. Congratulations! To know the exact day and time when winners will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted.  One prize will be awarded in each of the following divisions. The judges reserve the right to award special citations and honorable mentions at their discretion. FINALISTS: The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2013—solo piano, professional division      Hye Kyeong Cho   Lacey WA   Scarlatti, Beethoven, Schumann Richard Fountain   Plainview TX   "American Ivory" Petronel Malan   Waukesha WI   "Tchaikovsky Transfigured" Adam Tendler   New York NY   "Night Thoughts—Rothko Chapel" Stephen Wilber   Chattenooga TN   "Piano" FINALISTS: The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2013—solo piano, student division Anthony Michael Cornet  Altoona CA Hwayoung Noh   Macomb IL Alice Burla   Ossining NY Congratulations! 15 days ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

FINALISTS in PIANO PERFORMANCE, 2013 (CONC... The American Prize The American Prize is pleased to announce finalists in piano concerto performance for 2013. Congratulations! To know the exact day and time when winners will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted.  FINALISTS: The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2013—concerto Alice Burla   Ossining NY      Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Anthony Michael Cornet   Altoona PA      Liszt: Totentanz  Graciella  Kowalczyk   Alvaton KY      Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2  SungEun Park  Austin TX      Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 Congratulations! 17 days ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

CHICAGO ORATORIO AWARD WINNERS, 2013 The American Prize The American Prize is pleased to announce the 2013 winners of the Chicago Oratorio Award. These four individuals will appear under the baton of Maestro David Katz in concert with the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, performing Bruckner's Te Deum on May 15, 2013 at St James Episcopal Cathedral, Chicago. This is the second year that the CBASO has used TAP to help select its vocal soloists, a process that is independent from the rest of The American Prize judging. You can read more about the CBASO, the unique musical ensemble made up entirely of members of Chicago's legal community, now in its 27th season: http://cbasymphonyandchorus.blogspot.com/ ***  CHICAGO ORATORIO AWARD WINNERS, 2013 Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano, performs frequently as soloist in the United States, the Netherlands, and Germany. In Chicago she has performed with Baroque Band, the Apollo Chorus, the Newberry Consort, Handel Week Festival, Fulcrum Point, Ars Musica and Music of the Baroque. From 2005 until 2007 Josefien was part of the Young Opera Ensemble of Cologne. Her operatic roles include Serpina (La Serva Padrona), Amor (Orfeo ed Euridice) and Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), and Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine. She sang Aci in the Haymarket Opera Company’s acclaimed premiere of Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo and Tirsi in Clori, Tirsi e Fileno. Recent engagements include Bach/Pergolesi Stabat Mater (with Camerata Amsterdam), Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Stabat Mater, Handel's La Resurrezione and Dixit Dominus (Baroque Band), the Faure Requiem with Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, and the world premiere of Jacob TV’s The News, a multi-media reality opera, in Pittsburgh. See also www.josefienstoppelenburg.com Emily Marvosh, contralto Emily Marvosh, contralto, is gaining recognition as a skilled performer of oratorio and opera, with a “flexible technique and ripe color,” and “smooth, apparently effortless vocal display.” She has recently appeared as a soloist with the Handel and Haydn Society, Opera Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, and Longwood Opera; she is also a frequent soloist with the Marsh Chapel Bach Cantata Series. Forays into new music include world premieres with Juventas New Music and Intermezzo Chamber Opera.  She is a founding member of the Lorelei Ensemble, promoting new music for women.  Of a recent Lorelei world premiere, one critic wrote, “Marvosh, whose stage presence was a joy to behold, offered a tone that had the velvety soulfulness of a cello…” Solo appearances in 2012-2013 include the Charlotte Symphony (Messiah), Handel and Haydn Society (Magnificat), Brookline Symphony (Sea Pictures), and the Chorus of Westerly (Mozart’s Requiem).  She holds degrees from Central Michigan University and Boston University.  www.emilymarvosh.com Christian Ketter, tenor Tenor, Christian Ketter returns in summer 2013 to Music By The Lake for a staged gala concert as Prince Karl Franz in Sigmund Romberg’s The Student Prince. This past year’s performances included tenor soloist in DuBois’ Les sept paroles du Christ and Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël; Willy Loman in Rizzer’s operatic adaptation of Death of a Salesman at the Chicago Cultural Center. In addition, Mr. Ketter was privileged this past year to be musically coached and staged by American composer Carlisle Floyd in a concert celebrating his operatic works. Mr. Ketter was an International Finalist in the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Competition. 2012, National Winner of the American Prize in Opera; Shirley Rabb Winston Scholarships in Voice Grand Prize Winner; National Finalist in the Shreveport Opera Competition; Harold Haugh finalist-young artist award; 3rd National Finalist for Hal Leonard Vocal Competition. Mr. Ketter has studied under and sung in masterclasses with renowned artists: legendary stage director Tito Capobianco; soprano, Diana Soviero; baritone, Nathan Gunn; Maestro Enrique Patrón de Rueda; the Metropolitan Opera’s Joan Dornemann; film conductor David Friedman; Verdi Baritone Sherrill Milnes; and heldentenor Carl Lawrenz. Conor Angell, baritone Born and reared in Ireland, baritone Conor Angell recently completed his doctoral degree in voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. This fall, he joined the faculty of the Greatbatch School of Music, Houghton College, where he teaches voice and directs the lyric theater. With IU Opera Theater, he appeared in performances of A View from the Bridge, Il barbiere di Siviglia, The Tale of Lady Thi Kinh and Gianni Schicchi. Previously, Angell was a studio artist at Kentucky Opera, singing roles in Werther, Pirates of Penzance, Verdi’s Otello, Telemann's Don Quichotte and Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta. Other operatic credits include roles in Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, La bohème, Rigoletto, Susannah, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Madama Butterfly, and La vida breve. Angell has sung at the Opera North and Brevard Music Center summer festivals. He completed his master’s degree at UNC-Greensboro and his bachelor’s degree at Taylor University. Angell has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Indiana and North Carolina in oratorio and concert works. *** Tickets for concert, entitled MUSIC for A SACRED SPACE may be purchased online by following this link. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

SEMI-FINALISTS in PIANO, 2013 (CORRECTED) The American Prize The American Prize in Piano Performance is pleased to announce semi-finalists in concerto and solo performance for 2013. Congratulations! To know the exact day and time when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted.  Because of the limited number of qualified candidates advanced to the semi-final rounds, and as allowed under the rules, one prize will be awarded in each of the following divisions. The judges reserve the right to award special citations and honorable mentions at their discretion. The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2013—concerto (Due to a computer error, one name was inadvertently left off this list when first published. We apologize for the oversight.) Graciella  Kowalczyk   Alvaton KY Anthony Michael Cornet   Altoona PA SungEun Park  Austin TX Alice Burla   Ossining NY The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2013—solo piano, professional division Hye Kyeong Cho   Lacey WA Catherine Quillen Dornin   Concord NH Richard Fountain   Plainview TX Petronel Malan   Waukesha WI Michael Rector  Ridgeland MS Grace Elizabeth Smith   Bloomfield CT Adam Tendler   New York NY Stephen Wilber   Chattenooga TN      The American Prize in Piano Performance, 2013—solo piano, student division      Anthony Michael Cornet   Altoona PA Shotaro Matsumoto   Montebello CA Hwayoung Noh   Macomb IL Alice Burla   Ossining NY Congratulations!      1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

VOICE semi-finalists in opera and art song... The American Prize Friedrich Schorr The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards is pleased to announce semi-finalists in opera and art song for 2013. Congratulations! To know the exact day and time when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted. The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Opera, professional division, women Jill Dewsnup   Fruit Heights UT Angela Jajko   Newton MA Elyse Kakacek   Chicago IL Abigail Krawson   Jamaica Plain MA Alexandra Loutsion   Canonsburg PA Sophie Michaux   Cambridge MA Yelka Milanova   Flushing NY Yulia Petrachuk   Rockville MD Suzanne Stadler  San Jose CA Emily Storrs   Lockport NY Alyssa Bowlby   Norwalk CT Joan Marie Dauber   Chicago IL Nancy Anne Davis   Kenosha  WI Joanna Dionis   Brooklyn NY Annie Gill   Baltimore MD Rosalind Lee   Oak Park IL Arietha Lockhart   Decatur GA Sarah McIntyre   Chicago IL Erin Philleo   Boynton Beach FL Joanna Porackova   Lexington MA Heidi Sauser   New York NY Claire Stadtmueller   Westport CT Kimberly States   Jamaica Plain MA Christine Steyer   Oak Park IL Josefien Stoppelenburg   Evanston IL Suzanne Vinnik   New York NY Anneliese vonGoerken  Port Hadlock WA       The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Opera, university/community division, women       Kasia Bitner   Aliso Viejo CA Adrienne Collins   St. Joseph MO Clare Demer   Tucson AZ Aumna Iqbal   Newport Coast CA Vanessa Naghdi   Manassas VA Sung Jin Park   Urbana IL Rachel Policar   New York NY Diana Yodzis   Matthews NC Laura Ann Heckmann   Brookfield CT Erika Cockerham Creve Coeur MO Courtney Miller   Jamaica Plain MA Erin  Roth   Plano TX Meghan Ryan   West Hartford CT Jennifer Sin   New York NY Megan  Slack   Cincinnati OH Lilla Heinrich Szasz   Princeton NJ Shahrzad Tavakol   Irvine CA Ariana Wehr   Lafayette LA The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Opera, high school division, women       Hayley Boggs   Oakland MI Emily Rose Perry   Powell OH Emily Pogorek   Whitefish Bay WI The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Art Song, professional division, women Rebekah Alexander   Brookline MA Kristina Bachrach   Holliston MA Karol Carroll   Manchester NH Erin Elizabeth Hanson   San Marcos TX Shannon Jones   Brooklyn NY Elizabeth Bell Kling   Erie CO Abigail Krawson   Jamaica Plain MA Emily Storrs   Lockport NY Dana Zenobi   Austin TX Amaya Arberas   New York NY Rebekah Auyeung   Frisco TX Jessica Louise Coe   Chicago IL Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber   Hollidaysburg PA Kristen Frost   St. Louis  MO Annie Gill   Baltimore MD Rosalind Lee   Oak Park IL Natalie Mann   Moreno Valley CA Emily Marvosh   Cambridge MA Sarah McIntyre   Chicago IL Nacole Palmer   New Canaan CT Joanna Porackova   Lexington MA Suzanne Vinnik   New York NY Anneliese vonGoerken   Port Hadlock WA       The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Art Song, university division, women       Kasia Bitner   Aliso Viejo CA Clare Demer   Tucson AZ Dana  Kephart   Flemington NJ Amy Mitchell   Hopkinton NH Rachel Policar   New York NY Rebecca Stuhlbarg   Portland OR Kassidy Grace Wells   Wellsburg WV Diana Yodzis   Matthews NC Courtney Miller   Jamaica Plain MA Megan  Slack   Cincinnati OH Lilla Heinrich Szasz   Princeton NJ Shahrzad Tavakol   Irvine CA       The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Art Song, high school division, women       Olivia Boen   River Forest IL Emily Peterson   San Diego CA Emily Pogorek   Whitefish Bay WI *** Because of the limited number of qualified men advanced to the semi-final rounds in opera and art song, and as allowed under the rules, one prize will be awarded in each division. The judges reserve the right to award special citations and honorable mentions at their discretion. The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Opera Division, men       Mitchell Hutchings   Cincinnati OH Christian Ketter   Chicago IL  Kevin Nickorick   St.Petersburg FL Michael Orlinsky   Chicago IL Brendan Sliger   Hagerstown MD The American Prize in Voice—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards, 2013 Art Song Division, men Johnny Butler   Washington DC Michael Cavalieri   Homewood IL Darren Chase   New York NY Andrew Fuchs   Astoria NY H. Conor Angell   Houghton NY Bei Gou   Fargo ND Thomas Alaan Lipsmeyer   Chicago IL Wesley Dunnagan   Wabash IN Michael Orlinsky   Chicago IL 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2013: band and ch... The American Prize The American Prize is pleased to announce composer semi-finalists for 2013 in the band and chamber music categories. (For choral and orchestra semi-finalists, please scroll down to the previous post.) "A significant number of candidates in each division made the preliminary cut," commented chief judge David Katz. "As we begin to move towards selecting finalists, and ultimately the winners and runners-up in each division, it will surely prove to be a very tight and exciting race, and a difficult final choice for our judges. The depth of talent on display is truly impressive." To know the exact day and time when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted.  The American Prize in Composition—Band, Professional Division      David Avshalomov   Santa Monica CA Jesse Ayers   Canton OH Sy Brandon   Cottonwood AZ Samuel A. Livingston   Hopewell NJ Daniel McCarthy   Akron OH Lansing McLoskey   Miami FL Darren Mitchell   Kirkland WA David P. Sartor   Hermitage TN Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn   Wichita KS George Sweet   Piedmont SC The American Prize in Composition—Band, Student Division      Viet Cuong   Marietta GA Jae Lee Johns   Creek GA David Clay Mettens   Covington KY Maya  Nag  Saratoga CA      The American Prize in Composition—Chamber, Professional Division      David Avshalomov   Santa Monica CA Greg  Bartholomew   Seattle WA Jeremy Beck   Louisville KY Sy Brandon   Cottonwood AZ Oliver Caplan   Somerville MA Luke Cissell   Memphis IN I'Lana S. Cotton   Medford OR Michael Deak   Gig Harbor WA Nicholas DeMaison   Brooklyn NY Nancy Bloomer Deussen   Mountain View  CA Duilio Dobrin   Traverse City MI Matthew H. Fields   Ann Arbor MI Tan Hainu   Boston MA Christopher T.F. Hanson   San Marcos TX David Heuser   Potsdam NY Doron Kima   Albany CA Joseph Koykkar   Madison WI Patricia  Leonard   New York NY Samuel A. Livingston   Hopewell NJ Patricia Elizabeth Martinez   Buenos Aires Argentina Daniel McCarthy   Akron OH Lansing McLoskey   Miami FL William Popp   Loveland CO William Price   Birmingham AL Blake Ragghianti   Pittsburgh PA Clement Reid   Tacoma WA David P. Sartor   Hermitage TN Andrew Sigler   Austin TX Richard S. Silverman   Brooklyn NY Bradley Sowash   Columbus OH Greg A. Steinke   Depoe Bay OR Noah D. Taylor   Louisville KY Waddy Thompson   New York NY The American Prize in Composition—Chamber, Student Division      Cody  Brookshire   Gainesville GA Trevor Bumgarner   Newton NC Rodrigo Bussad Cesar   Miami FL Chin Ting Chan   Kansas City MO Alex Cooke   Cleveland Heights OH Melissa  Dunphy   Philadelphia PA Joseph Gregorio   West Chester PA Tan Hainu   Boston MA John Hennecken   Marinez GA Gleb Kanasevich   Sykesfille MD Seul-Ki Kim   Atlanta GA Shuying Li   Hartford CT Yangzhi Ma   New York NY Tudor Dominik Maican   Bethesda MD Arash Majd   Northridge CA Gillian Menichino   Manchester UK Elizabeth Nonemaker   Baltimore MD Rongxin Peng   New York NY Liza  Sobel   Cresskill NJ Scott Steele   Kansas City MO Kyle Vanderburg   Norman OK Yiguo Yan   Waltham MA     1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

COMPOSER semi-finalists, 2013: orchestra a... The American Prize The American Prize is pleased to announce composer semi-finalists for 2013 in the orchestra and choral categories. "A significant number of candidates in each division made the preliminary cut," commented chief judge David Katz. "As we begin to move towards selecting finalists, and ultimately the winners and runners-up in each division, it will surely prove to be a very tight and exciting race, and a difficult final choice for our judges. The depth of talent on display is truly impressive." To know the exact day and time when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebook page, where the information will be posted.  The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra, Professional Division      Lee Actor   Monte Sereno CA Adrienne Albert   Los Angeles CA Donald L. Appert   Vancouver WA David Avshalomov   Santa Monica CA Jesse Ayers   Canton OH Jeremy Beck   Louisville KY Ofer Ben-Amots   Colorado Springs CO Robert W. Butts   Rockaway, NJ Mark Dal Porto   Portales NM Matthew H. Fields   Ann Arbor MI Jack Gallagher   Wooster OH Arthur Gottschalk   Houston TX David Heuser   Potsdam NY Kris Johnson   Ferndale MI Darin Lewis   Stamford CT Luke Mayernik   Pittsburgh PA Daniel McCarthy   Akron OH Blake Ronald   Ragghianti Pittsburgh PA Alessandra  Salvati   Miami FL David P. Sartor   Hermitage TN Len Savoie   Bethel CT Kyle Simpson   Pittsburgh PA Andrew  Smith   Boston MA Robert Tamaro   Beloit  WI Michael Glenn Williams  Newbury Park CA      The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra, Student Division      Christopher Chandler   Rochester NY James Craft   San Francisco CA Kyle Duffee   Pueblo West CO Michael-Thomas Foumai   Ann Arbor MI Joseph Gregorio   West Chester PA Sahil Jindal   Dover NJ Shuying Li   Hartford CT Ian Ng   New York NY Elizabeth Nonemaker   Baltimore MD Peter F. Nostrand   Mason Neck VA Geoffrey Pope   Denver CO Liza  Sobel   Cresskill NJ Youngwoo Yoo   Champaign IL      The American Prize in Composition—Choral, Professional Division      Jonathan Adams   Jonesboro AR Adrienne Albert   Los Angeles CA David Avshalomov   Santa Monica CA Greg  Bartholomew   Seattle WA Doug Brandt   New York NY B.J. Brooks   Canyon TX Oliver  Caplan   Somerville MA I'Lana S. Cotton   Medford OR David Crowe   Lee MA Rachel DeVore Fogarty   Nashville TN Raphael  Fusco   North Bergen NJ Joseph J. Giallombardo   Glenview IL Brian Holmes   San Jose CA Chiwei (Jerry) Hui   Madison WI Mary Ann Joyce-Walter   Airmont NY Ryan Keebaugh   Stephens City VA Frank La Rocca   Oakland CA Susan  LaBarr   Cleveland TN Elise Letourneau   Orleans, ON Canada Darin Lewis   Stamford CT David Lipten   Tallahassee FL Christopher Marshall  Orlando FL Luke Mayernik   Pittsburgh PA Daniel McCarthy   Akron OH Kathleen McGuire   San Francisco CA Margaret S. Meier   Claremont CA John Muehleisen   Mukilteo WA Stephen Murray   Richmond MA Sean Pflueger   Burke VA William Popp   Loveland CO Kathleen Ready   Westwood MA Richard Rice   Alexandria VA Paul John Rudoi   Minneapolis MN Jake Runestad   Minneapolis MN Jonathan Santore   Plymouth NH Ted  Vives   Los Alamos NM Deanna Witkowski   New York NY      The American Prize in Composition—Choral, Student Division      Jiyoun Chung   Kansas City MO Peter Neil Dayton III   Terrace Park OH Ezra Donner   Bloomington  IN Luke  Flynn   Dubuque IA Joseph Gregorio   West Chester PA John Hennecken   Marinez GA Elizabeth  Lim   New York NY Brian Mark   Holbrook NY Gillian Menichino   Manchester UK Elena Desmond Nickel   Fairfax VA Timothy Roy   Mission KS Steven Serpa   Coventry RI Liza  Sobel   Cresskill NJ 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story