MEN in ART SONG, ORATORIO: finalists, 2016

The American Prize is pleased to announce FINALIST men in art song and oratorio for 2016. Congratulations! To know the exact date when winners and runners-up will be announced next month, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

If you are not a finalist this year, please remember that the contests are not yet over. The American Prize reserves the right to award Honorable Mentions and Citations for Special Achievement to any contestant, regardless of final placement.

TAP has honored many semi-finalists in the past--to recognize a unique talent or focus, unusual repertoire, vital programming or outreach.

Citations and Honorable Mentions are usually awarded at the same time as winners and runners-up, but can be presented at any time up to the last winners' announcement this fall. 

Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com

The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, professional division (men),  2016

Ryan F. Burns    Vernon CT 

James Dargan    Dorchester MA 

Carl DuPont    Charlotte NC 

Stephen Lancaster    South Bend IN 

Nicholas Provenzale    Mattoon IL 

Chai-Lun Yueh    West Hartford CT


The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, college/university division (men),  2016

Brayton Arvin   Bloomington IN

Quinn Bernegger    Essex Junction VT 

Ben Reisinger    Rochester NY  

Mitchell Sturges    Midvale UT 

Gabriel Wernick    Evanston IL 

Alexander York    Evanston IL


The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—art song/oratorio, high school division (men),  2016

Thomas J. Litchev    Dillon CO   

Ethan Yan    Mountain View CA

Ruobing Zhang    Voorhees NJ   

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"Great News! I've just been selected as a finalist in the (blank) division of The American Prize national non-profit competitions in the performing arts. Here's the link: (copy link here). The American Prize will be announcing winners in my division next month. You can learn more about this prestigious national competition here: www.theamericanprize.org or follow the news on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Prize-celebrating-American-excellence-in-the-arts/214320622728 or Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanprize "

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Congratulations to all finalists.