The American Prize was founded in and is presented annually in many areas of the performing arts. Complete information on the website: www. With the performing arts in America marginalized like never before, The American Prize seeks to fill the gap that leaves excellent artists and ensembles struggling for visibility and viability. The American Prize recognizes and rewards the best America produces, without bias against small city versus large, or unknown artist versus well-known.
David Katz is the chief judge of The American Prize. Professional conductor, award-winning composer, playwright, actor and arts advocate, Katz is author of MUSE of FIRE, the acclaimed one-man play about the art of conducting. The artists provided these biographical sketches:.
Viva Voce Chamber Singers was organized in to participate in a concert featuring the work of composer Curt Cacioppo. The twenty-member group consists of professional choral singers from the Philadelphia region and beyond.
Many of these individuals are active as educators, conductors, and solo performers. The recording and performance of Women of Ancient Greek Myth marks the debut of this ensemble, which will periodically present significant contemporary choral works for the benefit of the greater Philadelphia audience. Nathan Zullinger is an Assistant Professor of Music at Haverford College, where he conducts the Chorale and Chamber Singers, guides the vocal studies program, and teaches studio and classroom courses in the Department of Music.
He also performs frequently as a collaborative pianist and organist. His choral editions and arrangements are published by Morningstar and Colla Voce. Curt Cacioppo b. He received a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Howard Foundation Fellowship, among numerous other prizes.
A chaired professor at Haverford College, and prior a junior professor at Harvard, serving there also as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Music, Cacioppo concluded his academic career in to pursue creative and pianistic activities exclusively. They are the vessels of the emotional history of humankind. Artists can heal. Even as the performing arts in America are now largely ignored by the national media, and while many artists and organizations struggle for recognition and financial support, we know that great art is being made in this country.
All across the U. With absolutely no bias against small city versus large, or well-known artist versus unknown, The American Prize seeks to recognize and reward the best America produces. That is the reason for The American Prize.
What is The American Prize? The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit, national competitions designed to recognize and reward the very best in the performing arts in the United States—in schools and churches, and at community and professional levels.
The American Prize was founded in and is awarded annually. The American Prize is judged solely through recorded performances. There is no live competition. Beginning with the contests, applicants may alternately provide links in their application to online audition selections.
The Competition considers each application, selects and notifies semi-finalists, finalists and winners, according to the timetable published for each event.
What are the requirements for the recorded audition? The requirements for each audition are listed in the application. Winners may be found by visiting. The American Prize blog.
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