Finalists: COMPOSERS (choral music—all divisions), 2021
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Volosin Katz, founder and chief judge, is pleased to announce FINALIST composers of choral music for 2021 in three divisions: major choral works (professional), shorter choral works (professional), and student choral works. Congratulations!
"Why so many finalists?" Different from some other contests, The American Prize is first and foremost about encouraging artists, not about eliminating contestants. Are each of the works below equal in terms of quality or interest? Of course not. But each of the individuals below was judged to be worthy of further consideration as we move towards selecting winners and runners-up in the various divisions. At the end of the contest year each will receive a written evaluation. Especially during this most difficult time for the performing arts everywhere, we welcome these works and hope the recognition conveyed by finalist status will prove valuable, both personally and professionally. Thanks to all these individuals for their creativity. —DK
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.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Choral (professional division), 2021 (SHORTER CHORAL WORKS)
Paul A. Aitken
Boise ID
How Can I Keep From Singing
Shelly & Matthew Armstrong
Wayne NE
Remember; A Tennyson Trilogy
David Avshalomov
Santa Monica CA
Gemeinsam; Now the Hazy Mirage
Charles O. Beck
Alexandria OH
Seven Songs of Spring
Joshua Burel
Huntsville AL
Escaping
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
Sound Beach NY
So, it was I; I'm Not Lost; The World, This Wall, and Me
Jerry Casey
Naples FL
Yet, I Will Rejoice
Megan DiGeorgio
Hyattsville MD
the in between spaces
Wallace DePue Sr.
Bowling Green OH
Old Time Religion
Genevieve Douglass
Bainbridge Island WA
The Mountains; You'll Find Me
Otter Dreaming
Decorah IA
A Something in a Summer's Day
Sherry Flanigan
Port Angeles WA
Psalm
Jessica French
Kent WA
Eloi, Eloi
Martin Gaskell
Santa Cruz CA
Deus Creator Omnium
Gerald Gurss
St. Paul MN
And the People Stayed Home
Joseph Hasper
Grove City PA
Twenty-Four Hallelujahs; If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking; The Kings,They Came;
Barbara K. Holm
Bloomington MN
Children of the Heavenly Father
Derek M. Jenkins
Jonesboro AR
These Are Enough
Kieun Steve Kim
Redding CA
The Human Touch
Katie Kring
Springfield MO
I See You; Land of Rest, At The Hour of Closing
Chris Maunu
Arvada CO
While the Air is Ours
John McLaughlin
Pittsburgh PA
In The Garden; Little Trees
Zachary J. Moore
Waukesha WI
Let My Silence Grow
Lawrence R. Mumford
Laguna Niguel CA
Open the Gates
Stephen Murray
Stockbridge MA
When Death Came For Us; Pater Noster
Stas Omelchenko
Waterloo Ontario
AMEN
Denice Rippentrop
Scottsdale AZ
God Jehovah
Miguel Roig-Francoli
Cincinnati OH
Five Gothic Miniatures
Kira Zeeman Rugen
Scottsdale AZ
Desert Sky Songs
Joshua Shank
Spokane WA
He Was Singing
Paul David Thomas
Denton TX
I'll Never Study
Ludwig Tuman
Oxnard CA
El Sol
William Vollinger
Woodcliff Lake NJ
Three Songs About the Resurrection
Donald M. Wilson
Lambertville MI
Let Us Sing Unto the Lord
Stephen Yarbrough
Vermillion SD
In Memoriam
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Choral (professional division), 2021 (MAJOR CHORAL WORKS)
Paul A. Aitken
Boise ID
And None Shall Be Afraid
Brian Bloye
Chicago IL
Lully, Lullay: A Nativity Cantata
Marc-Andre Bougie
Texarkana AR
Requiem
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
Sound Beach NY
The Unarmed Child
Ed Frazier Davis
Kansas City MO
Through the Wildernesses of Worlds
Daniel B. Elder
Nashville TN
Absalom
Collin Heade
Portland OR
An Abandoned Lighthouse
Michael D. McClish
Los Angeles CA
Magnificat and Yuletide Gloria
John Muehleisen
Mukilteo WA
Eternity Passing Over—An Arctic Requiem
Dave Ragland
Nashville TN
Black Sonnet: Suite for Chamber Chorus and String Quartet
Jasper Randall
Van Nuys CA
Requiem
Scott Rieker
Cumberland MD
Ted Kooser Suite
Paul John Rudoi
Saint Paul MN
SONG OF SKY AND SEA: A Song of Realization
Carlyle Sharpe
Springfield MO
Of These Years I Sing
Benedict Sheehan
Waymart PA
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Stephen Yarbrough
Vermillion SD
Everlasting is His Love
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Choral (student division), 2021
Jacob Beranek
Oconomowoc WI
Abendgebet; Trisagion
Anuj Bhutani
Houston TX
The "Moments" Cycle: Moments; Yar Little Voice; Oaks and Roses
Jack Herscowitz
Cabin JohnMD
Voz del Pueblo, Voz del Cielo
Carol Koffinke
Pembroke MA
Journey to God
Evgeniya (Jane) Kozhevnikova
Kalamazoo MI
Remember
Joogwang Lim
Brighton MA
Musika
Mikeila McQueston
Peachtree City GA
Descent
Mitchell Piantanida
Mission Viejo CA
Beyond the Wandering Moon
Khoa Kim Sands
Oakland CA
The Life of Love
Kristian Schembri
Newark DE
Regina Coeli
Sarah Shapiro
\Wilmette IL
Choose Something Like a Star; After Death; The Years
Ethan Soledad
Miramar FL
Music and Poetry
Nicholas Emanuel Wheeler
Stone Mountain GA
Star Spangled Banner
Adrian Wong
Hong Kong
War of the Red Cliff
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We encourage finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media, and including a link to this announcement on their website or blog.
Here is a sample announcement:
"Great News! I've just been selected as a finalist in the (blank) division of The American Prize national non-profit competitions in the performing arts. Here's the link: (copy link here). The American Prize will be announcing winners in my division soon. You can learn more about this prestigious national competition here: www.theamericanprize.org or follow the news on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Prize-celebrating-American-excellence-in-the-arts/214320622728 or Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanprize "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all finalists.
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