The American Prize
The American Prize is a set of annual nonprofit national competitions in the performing arts which recognizes and rewards commercial and noncommercial recorded performances of classical music in the United States based on submitted applications. There is no live competition.[1] The award is bestowed at professional, college/university, community and high school levels in composition, piano, voice, chamber music, conducting, ensemble performance and in a number of other areas.[2][3] The jury consists of well known performing artists in each area, with the conductor and composer David Katz serving as chief judge.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Artists and ensembles self-nominate through an application process or are nominated by a teacher, parent, board member or colleague.[10] Evaluation is a key component of the competition; applicants who reach finalist status or higher receive a written evaluation from a member of the judging panel. Among judges are composer Judith Lang Zaimont, pianist Jeffrey Biegel and Metropolitan Opera soprano Sharon Sweet. Winners of each category receive a cash award.
Top prize winners
Winners of the first prize award by year in all professional categories.
Composition
|
Orchestra |
Choral |
Chamber Music |
Band |
Theater |
2011 |
Jesse Ayers |
Ted Vives |
not awarded |
not awarded |
not awarded |
2012 |
Michael Gatonska[11] |
Brian Holmes |
not awarded |
not awarded |
not awarded |
2013 |
Alessandra Salvati |
Jonathan Santore |
Michael Deak |
Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn |
not awarded |
2014 |
Gregg Wramage |
Dominick DiOrio |
Piotr Szewczyk |
Laurence Bitensky |
Todd Goodman |
2015 |
Angelique Poteat |
Travis Alford |
David Garner (tie)
Judith Lang Zaimont (tie) |
David Avshalomov |
Yiguo Yan |
Piano
|
Solo |
Concerto |
2011 |
Lin-Yu Wang |
not awarded |
2012 |
Nathanael May |
Sarah S. Chan |
2013 |
Petronel Malan |
Anthony Michael Cornet |
2014 |
Nassib Nassar |
Kasandra Keeling |
2015 |
Michael Angelucci |
Bill John Newbrough |
Voice
|
Opera (women) |
Opera (men) |
Art Song / Oratorio (women) |
Art Song / Oratorio (men) |
2011 |
Laura Strickling |
Jonathan Beyer |
Christine Steyer |
Blake Friedman |
2012 |
Suzanne Vinnik |
Christian Ketter |
Sharin Apostolou |
Matthew Garrett |
2013 |
Suzanne Vinnik |
Christian Ketter |
Emily Marvosh |
Darren Chase |
2014 |
Megan Marino |
Mitchell Hutchings |
Sarah Davis |
Leo Rado |
2015 |
Aundi Marie Moore |
Peter Lightfoot |
Tania Coambs |
Jorell Williams |
Chamber music
Orchestral
Choral
References
- ↑ "The American Prize rewards the best-recorded performances by individual artists and ensembles in the U.S." MidlandsBiz, Columbia, SC, October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Eiseman, Lee. "National Prize Recognizes Local Composer." The Boston Musical Intelligencer, September 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Angelucci Wins the American Prize in Piano," The Peabody Post, November 16, 2015.
- ↑ Lewis, John. "Tom Hall & Choral Arts Win American Prize Awards." Baltimore, October 22, 2014.
- ↑ "UNLV Opera director wins American Prize." Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Tara Curtis places second in The American Prize in Voice." KCMetropolis, Kansas City, KS, September 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Nashville composer Daniel Elder shines in the American Prize." ArtsNash, Nashville, TN, September 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Crane director wins 'The American Prize in Opera Performance' for Menotti's opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors." North Country Now, Potsdam, NY, January 2, 2013.
- ↑ "SSYO Places Third Nationally in the American Prize Competition." Saratoga Today, Saratoga Springs, NY, October 18, 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "Composer Michael Gatonska Awarded The American Prize in Composition."
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