The American Prize Choral Winners, 2012

Dear Colleagues,

 

In completing year-end clean up in our office, we seem to have not posted the winners of The American Prize in Choral Music and Conducting 2012 directly to ChoralNet. We are pleased to share them with you. Complete lists of winners and runners-up from previous years are available by following this link: http://www.theamericanprize.org/winners.html

 

The postmark deadline for 2013 applicants is Monday, Marrch 18, 2013.

 

Congratulations to all TAP laureates, and Happy New Year.

 

David Katz, chief judge

The American Prize

www.theamericanprize.org

 

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The American Prize in Choral Performance—Community Division
ENSEMBLE COMPANIO, Joseph Gregorio, conductor, West Chester, PA (pictured)
2ND PLACE: BEL CANTO CHORUS, Richard Hynson, director, Milwaukee, WI
3RD PLACE: CANTORI NEW YORK, Mark Shapiro, music director, New York, NY

The American Prize in Choral Performance—College/University Division
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS, Andrew Crane, conductor, Greenville, NC
2ND PLACE: SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE WOMENS CHOIR, Nancy Menk*, conductor, Notre Dame, IN
3RD PLACE: UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON CHORALE, Giselle Wyers, conductor, Seattle, WA

The American Prize in Choral Performance—Youth & High School Division
THE DAVIDSON CHORALE, Timothy Powell, conductor, Augusta, GA
2ND PLACE: LAWRENCE ACADEMY GIRL CHOIR—BEL CANTO, Karen Bruno, conductor, Appleton, WI
3RD PLACE: COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHOIR, Tatiana Kats, conductor
Columbus, OH

The American Prize in Choral Performance—Special Citation for Unique Collaborative Programming & Performance
VOCAL ART ENSEMBLE, Tracia Barbieri, director, Davis, CA

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The American Prize in Conducting—Choral Division, Community Chorus
Richard Hynson, Music Director and Conductor, Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee, WI
2ND PLACE: Karen Thomas, Artistic Director, Seattle Pro Musica, WA
3RD PLACE: Jonathan Palant, Minister of Music, Kessler Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, TX