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—professional art song and oratorio division (women), 2016
Elizabeth Ann Benson Auburn AL
Teresa Winner Blume Needham MA
Melisa Bonetti Cincinnati OH
Samantha Britt New York NY
Joanie Brittingham New York NY
Laura Osgood Brown Interlochen MI
Danielle Buonaiuto Brooklyn NY
Tania Arazi Coambs Champaign IL
Sarah Nelson Craft Brooklyn NY
Carley DeFranco Somerville MA
Lily Guerrero Chicago IL
Rachel Joselson Iowa City IA
Michele Elizabeth Kennedy Astoria NY
Rosalind Lee Oak Park IL
Margaret Lias Boston MA
Elisabeth Marshall Portland ME
Juliet Petrus Chicago IL
Jennifer Piazza-Pick Chester VA
Stella Dayrit Roden Warrensburg MO
Margot Rood East Boston MA
Penelope Shumate Macomb IL
Josefien Stoppelenburg Evanston IL
Raquel Winnica Young Pittsburgh PA
Dana Zenobi Austin TX
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—college/university art song and oratorio division (women), 2016
Olivia Boen Chicago IL
Natalie Logan Dallas TX
Christina Marcenkus Bonita Springs FL
Amber Marsh Los Angeles CA
Samantha Schmid Boston MA
Sarah Love Taylor Winston-Salem NC
The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—high school art song and oratorio division (women), 2016
Mary Elizabeth Adler Bellevue WA
Lina Chung Buford GA
Dalia Medovnikov Woodbridge CT
Olivia C. Prendergast Penn Valley PA
Lilith Sarkar Los Altos CA
Taryn Surratt Houston TX
Caroline Wolfe Dallastown PA
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We encourage finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media, and including a link to this announcement on their website or blog.
Here is a sample announcement:
"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 "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all finalists.
