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THE AMERICAN PRIZE applicants already represent 21 states & D.C.Date: March 6, 2010 by david katz  Location: Connecticut, USA
Colleagues,
With more than a week remaining before the postmark deadline for the spring competitions of The American Prize, we have already received applications from conductors, choruses and orchestras representing 21 states and the District of Columbia. I am excited about the variety and evident quality of the many applicants. Choruses and orchestras at the professional, college/university, church, community and secondary school levels, as well as their conductors, are eligible to apply for the nonprofit competition by submitting recordings of their performances. The postmark deadline for the first round of The American Prize is March 15, 2010. Complete information, including competition guidelines and application forms, is available on the competition website: theamericanprize.org Winners receive professional adjudication, cash prizes and regional, national and international recognition for their performances. The American Prize was founded from the belief that a great deal of excellent music being made in this country goes unrecognized and unheralded, not only in our major cities, but all across the country: in schools and churches, in colleges and universities, and by community and professional musicians. With the performing arts in America now virtually ignored by the national news media and by many local media outlets as well, The American Prize seeks to fill the gap that leaves many excellent artists and ensembles struggling for visibility and viability. The American Prize will recognize and reward the best America produces, without bias against small city versus large, or unknown artist versus well-known.
Later in March, The American Prize will announce upcoming competitions for pianists, vocalists and composers, and later in 2010, for opera and musical theater companies, children's choirs, wind ensembles/concert bands and their conductors. Complete information will be available on the website. Special information for music educators about The American Prize has recently been posted on our blog: www.theamericanprize.blogspot.com All best, David Katz, chief judge The American Prize www.theamericanprize.org www.museoffiretheplay.org
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