We’re honored to see our artists honored, and this year many of our artists have been selected as winners of The American Prize.
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is described as “the nation’s most comprehensive series of online contests in the musical and theater arts. The American Prize is nonprofit, unique in scope and structure, and is designed to evaluate, recognize and reward the best performers, ensembles and composers in the United States based on submitted recordings.”
More artists will be added as results flow in. We’re proud to see the following PARMA artists selected as winners:
WINNERS
COMPOSERS (pops/light music)
Nan Avant – First Place
Jorge Machain – Second Place
Joseph T. Spaniola – Finalist Honorable Mention
COMPOSERS (major choral works)
Jeffrey Derus – Second Place
AMERICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE (soloists & composers) —The ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD
Dana Zenobi – Finalist Honorable Mention
Oliver Worthington – Finalist Honorable Mention
Chuck Dillard – Finalist Honorable Mention
COMPOSERS (instrumental chamber music)
Peter Dickson Lopez – Second Place
Sheila Gail Bristow – Finalist Honorable Mention
Jorge Machain – Finalist Honorable Mention
VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE (artists performing remotely)
Denice Rippentrop – Finalist Honorable Mention
Opera/Theater/Film/Dance (professional division)
Anthony Brandt – Third Place
COMPOSERS (orchestral music)
Lawrence R. Mumford – Finalist Honorable Mention
Choral Performance—college/university division (smaller program)
David Holdhusen and USD Chamber Singers – Second Place
COMPOSERS (COVID related)
Deon Nielsen Price – Third Place
Bruce Babcock – Finalist Honorable Mention
Congratulations to all artists involved.
