The American Prize for Community Chorus and Conducting

 

Dear Colleagues:

 

The American Prize is pleased to announce winners of its Choral Performance and Conducting competitions for 2011 in the community chorus division. For profiles and photos of winners and runners-up, and for additional information, including winners of Orchestral Performance, Opera Performance and Orchestral and Opera Conducting competitions for 2011, please visit The American Prize blog: www.theamericanprize.blogspot.com

For complete information about The American Prize, the national nonprofit competitions in the performing arts, please visit www.theamericanprize.org

The American Prize in Choral Performance (community chorus division)

Pacific Lutheran (University) Choral Union, Richard Nance, conductor, Tacoma, WA

There was a tie for second place:
Peninsula Women’s Chorus, Palo Alto, CA
Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas, artistic director, Seattle, WA

Cathedral Choral Society, J. Reilly Lewis, director, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. placed third.

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The American Prize is pleased to announce the winner of The American Prize in Conducting (community chorus division), 2011.

Richard Nance, director, Pacific Lutheran (University) Choral Union, Tacoma, WA
 
Daniel Hughes, Conductor of The Choral Project, San Jose, CA, placed second.
 
J. Reilly Lewis, director of the Washington National Cathedral Choral Society, Washington, D.C., placed third.  
 

Congratulations to all winners and runners-up.

 

David Katz, chief judge

The American Prize

www.theamericanprize.org