Finalists: COMPOSERS (music for orchestra), 2021
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From Maestro Katz:
"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.
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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.
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation's most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, ensembles and composers in the United States at professional, college/university, community and high school levels, based on submitted recordings. Now in its tenth year, The American Prize was founded in 2010 and is awarded annually in many areas of the performing arts. Contestants hail from all fifty states, representing literally hundreds of communities and arts organizations across the nation.
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (professional division), 2021 (Please see the note: "Why so many finalists?", above.)
Lee Actor
Monte Sereno CA
Symphony No. 3
Stephen Anderson
Mebane NC
Concerto for Puerto Rico
David Avahalomov
Santa Monica CA
Endgame
Charles O. Beck
Alexandria OH
Symphony No. 2: Dualities
Sergio Bernal
Logan UT
Sonances for Strings
Natasha Bogojevich
River Forest IL
Virtual Overture
Jeffrey Bowen
Seattle WA
Stalasso
BJ Brooks
Canyon TX
Path to Polaris
Karim Elmahmoudi
Los Angeles CA
Musica Celestis
Stephen Ferre
Cincinnati OH
Chaos
Collin Heade
Portland OR
Expressions
Aaron Houston
Tallahassee FL
Prometheus
Austin Jaquith
Cedarville OH
Heldenleben 2020: A Reflection on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Marshall Jones
Kalispell MT
Paramnesis
Zaq Latino
New York NY
hidden lakes
Joungmin Lee
Killeen TX
Sanctuary Tree
Colin Martin
Albuquerque NM
Symphony No. 1
Timothy Lee Miller
Mahwah NJ
Concerto for Orchestra: Movement 1
Lawrence R. Mumford
Laguna Niguel CA
Adagio: Of Times and Seasons
Emi Nishida
Boston MA
Han-gover Square
C.F. Pan
Sherman Oaks CA
Eta Carinae
Steve R. Parke
Crawfordsville IN
Precambrian Dances
Alla Pavlova
Huntington NY
Symphony No. 5
Tomas Peire-Serrate
Los Angeles CA
Rauxa; Collapse
Mark Petering
Kenosha WI
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
William Popp
Loveland CO
Orchestral Fanfare for a Scholarly Celebration
Angelique Poteat
Seattle WA
Cello Concerto
Richard Prior
Decatur GA
“…of shadow and light..."
Jay Reise
Philadelphia PA
Three Portraits From The Opera "Al Capone and Family"
Jason Christopher Richmond
Fort Thomas KY
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Josh Rodriguez
Riverside CA
Contra Spem Spero
Miguel Roig-Francoli
Cincinnati OH
Three Astral Poems
Christopher Alan Schmitz
Warner Robins GA
DENALI
Andriy Igorovich Sovetov
Aurora CO
Piano Concerto #1
Joseph T. Spaniola
Pensacola FL
Thomas Jefferson: Life Lines
Neil Stipp
Glendora CA
Symphony Capriccio
Robert Anton Strobel
Elizabeth CO
Life: Aaru
Christopher Thomas
Bend OR
Malheur Symphony (Symphony #1)
Larry Tuttle
Van Nuys CA
Dragon's Egg
Kyle Vanderburg
Fargo ND
One Sows for the Benefit of Another Age
Meira Warshauer
Columbia SC
Tekeeyah (a call)
Nikita Wells
Springfield VA
Creatures of Darkness and Light
Evan Williams
Memphis TN
Dead White Man Music
Kevin Wilt
Coconut Creek FL
Imagined Adventures: AutoBonn; Song of the Phoenix; Running on Rooftops
Ruihan Yang
Metuchen NJ T
The Memory in the Strings
Stephen Yarbrough
Vermillion SD
Alleluias
Aaron Zigman
Los Angeles CA
Tango Manos
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra (student division), 2021 (Please see the note: "Why so many finalists?", above.)
Daniel J. Armistead
Newark DE
In the Midst of Desolation
Roman Baranskiy
San Francisco CA
Birds Landing
Jacob Beranek
Oconomowoc WI
Pilgrimatic Overture
Nicolas Bizub
Cincinnati OH
Distant Light
Julian Fueyo
New Haven CT
The Eleventh Heaven
Martin Hebel
Hamden CT
Half Silver
Patrick Holcomb
Ocean View DE
Persephone
Yuri Lee
Tuckahoe NY
Hey Warrior, Keep Going
Young-Jun Lee
Rochester NY
Geworfenheit
Maxwell Lu
Dayton MD
Industrial Nature
Alan Mackwell
Boston MA
The Old House
Alan Mackwell
Boston MA
Rounds
Alexander Mansour
Stevenson Ranch CA
Fantasy Noir
Craig Peaslee
Oostburg WI
Second City Strut
Cody Ray
Wadsworth OH
Skylines
Monte Taylor
Austin TX
Sigil III: Nibiru
SiHyun Uhm
Rochester NY
Ladybug in the Room
Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby
Cambridge MA
Accents of Thunder
Qingye Wu
Cincinnati OH
Dream My Dreams
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.
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