The American Prize Announces Semi-Finalist C: Works for Band

The American Prize is pleased to announce 2016 SEMI-FINALIST composers in the band divisions. Congratulations!

As the contests unfold, finalists, runners-up and winners will be selected from this list. To know the exact date when finalists will be announced later this month, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

We invite semi-finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on their facebook page, tweeting the news, and including a link to this announcement on their website or blog. A sample announcement may be found at the end of the post.

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

The American Prize in Composition—BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE (professional division)

David Avshalomov Santa Monica CA Hill Dance—for concert band (featuring the clarinet choir)

Jesse Ayers Canton OH The Fire of the Living God—for wind orchestra / symphonic band

Jennifer Bellor Henderson NV Bordello Nights—for wind orchestra and jazz band

Harry T. Bulow West Lafayette IN Rapid City Overture—for wind ensemble

Ethan Cypress Oneonta NY Railway Bridge—for wind ensemble

Daniel Eichenbaum Fairmont WV Sinfonietta—for wind ensemble, augmented with string quartet Concertino for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (“Aaron”)

Gregory Fritze Daytona Beach Shores FL A Day in Valencia Bocetes de Cullera Pico del Teide Pershing Kristinmark Overture La Tomatina Jack Gallagher Wooster OH Proteus Rising from the Sea—for wind ensemble or symphonic band

Ssu-Yu Huang West Warwick RI Red Cliffs—for wind band

Jason Huffman Malden MA Alleles—for Symphonic Band

Samuel A.Livingston Hopewell NJ Silvertube Variations

David R. Peoples Buford GA Combustible Corridor IV “FIre Medicine” for wind ensemble

Gordon Ring Farmville VA Concerto #2 for Piano, Winds, and Percussion

Miguel A. Roig-Francoli Cincinnati OH Perseus—for wind ensemble

Joseph T. Spaniola Pensacola FL Escapade

Kenyon Wilson Chattanooga TN Five

James Young Baltimore MD Shouting at the Gates to the Neon Wasteland—for wind ensemble



The American Prize in Composition—BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE (student division)

Dinah Bianchi Belleville MI The Jackal’s Palace

Derek M. Jenkins Kansas City MO We Seven—for wind ensemble

Aaron Mencher Johns Creek GA New—for wind ensemble

Zachary Ploeger Pipestone MN Poem—for symphonic band

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We invite semi-finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on their facebook page, tweeting the news, 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 semi-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 finalists 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 semi-finalists.