The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts, David Volosin Katz, founder and chief judge, is honored to announce NATIONAL FINALIST choral conductors, 2024—The Dale Warland Award. Congratulations!
The American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting celebrates the artistry of one of the greatest choral conductors of his generation. Dale Warland has made an indelible impression on contemporary choral music, nationally and internationally. In a quarter-century with The Dale Warland Singers (DWS), he shaped an all-professional a cappella ensemble lauded for its exquisite sound, technical finesse, and stylistic range. From that platform, Warland offered stunning performances of traditional repertory and premiered commissioned works on national and international stages. On July 4, 2021, Dale Warland was the recipient of The American Prize National Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. The American Prize is delighted to share the legacy of this legendary artist through the re-naming of the choral conducting award in his honor.
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, directors, ensembles and composers in the United States at professional, college/university, community and high school levels, based on submitted recordings. Now in its fourteenth year, The American Prize was founded in 2010 and is awarded annually in many areas of the performing arts. Thousands of artists from all fifty states have derived benefit from their participation in the contests of The American Prize, representing literally hundreds of communities and arts organizations across the nation. Information about the 2024-25 season of contests is now available and applications are being accepted, with preliminary deadlines in April & May. (http://theamericanprize.org)
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—college/university chorus, 2024—The Dale Warland Award
Michael Ryan McKenzie
Seattle WA
CSULB University Choir
Benjamin Bergey
Harrisonburg VA
Eastern Mennonite University Choir
McKenna Stenson
Kansas City MO
KU Glee
Xiaosha Lin
Spokane WA
Whitworth Choir
Elizabeth Olson
Madison WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison Treble Choir and Chorale
Carlos B. Brown
Summerville SC
Central State University Chorus
Katherine Chan
Boston MA
Northeastern University Chamber Singers
Andrew Huish
Greenville SC
BJU Chorale
John Stafford
Kansas City KS
KCKCC Chamber Choir
Rayvon T.J. Moore
Wichita KS
Eastman School of Music Choirs
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—community chorus, 2024—The Dale Warland Award
Dwight Bigler
Christiansburg VA
Blacksburg Master Chorale
Virgil Bozeman IV
Bath ME
Una Voce Chamber Choir
Alex Canovas
Brooklyn NY
Young New Yorkers’ Chorus
Ryan Deignan
Duluth MN
Twin Ports Choral Project
Yeeyan Michelle Kwok
Bloomington IN
Fluente Chorus
Nancy Menk
South Bend IN
South Bend Chamber Singers
Benjamin Perry
Dorchester MA
Nightingale Vocal Ensemble
Joshua Romo
Fontana CA
The Rose Singers
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Conducting—high school & youth chorus, 2024—The Dale Warland Award
Darren Dailey
Jacksonville FL
Jacksonville Children’s Chorus
Rose Hellmers
Nashville TN
Ravenwood High School Honors Chamber Choir
Adrian Kirtley
Northlake TX
Timber Creek HS Chamber Choir
Ryan A. Manni
Blairstown NJ
The Blair Academy Singers
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