"WHAT's on TAP"
E-newsletter for contestants, laureates, judges & friends of
The American Prize,
the National Nonprofit Competitions
in the Performing Arts

THANKSGIVING EDITION—November 2022

* COMPLETE 2022 CONTEST RESULTS

*2023 APPLICATION UPDATE


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EARLIER STORIES (provided for new subscribers):

*2022 INDEPENDENCE DAY HONORS
*"We are The American Prize"—NEWS from TAP Laureates
*"A Competition LIKE NO OTHER"—Maestro Katz's original explanation of The American Prize idea.



COMPLETE 2022
WINNER results in all categories


Below, please find links to published lists of 2022
NATIONAL FINALISTS and WINNERS,
as announced on our blog. Congratulations!

IF YOUR MAILING ADDRESS HAS CHANGED since you applied, please send the update to us at theamericanprize@gmail.com (to receive certificate packages) and put the words NEW ADDRESS in the subject line of the email. Thank you!

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Semi-finalist announcements
for the 2023 contest season
begin after the
Thanksgiving holiday.
If you applied for 2023 and did not receive a confirmation,
please email us at theamericanprize@gmail.com

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COMPOSITION
2022 National FINALISTS & WINNERS


VOICE
2022 National FINALISTS & WINNERS
The Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards


PIANO
2022 National FINALISTS & WINNERS




CHAMBER ENSEMBLES


CONDUCTORS
2022 NATIONAL FINALISTS & WINNERS


ENSEMBLES
2022 NATIONAL FINALISTS & WINNERS


STAGE DIRECTORS
Charles Nelson Reilly Prize, 2022
NATIONAL FINALISTS & WINNERS


AMERICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Ernst Bacon Memorial Award, 2022
NATIONAL FINALISTS


VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE
2022 NATIONAL FINALISTS & WINNERS

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CONGRATULATIONS
to recipients of The American Prize
INDEPENDENCE DAY HONORS, 2022.
DISTINGUISHED ARTIST
Coloratura soprano
NATIONAL ARTS AWARD
HONORED ARTISTS
Arts Organization
HONORED ARTISTS
Choral Ensemble
HONORED ARTIST
Conductor
HONORED ARTIST
Composer
HONORED ARTIST
Music & Medicine Advocate
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"We are The American Prize"
News from LAUREATES of the competitions
The following links to information from or about laureates of The American Prize were collected during winter and spring 2022.
In many cases, the information was supplied by the artists themselves and has not been edited, except for clarity or length, and is posted in the order received. 
We extend thanks to our colleagues at the
League of American Orchestras for some stories.
To send your news and photos for the winter edition, email it to theamericanprize@gmail.com and please write "Sharing News" 
in the subject line of the email.
Congratulations to all our laureates.
CONDUCTORS
COMPOSERS
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PIANISTS
VOCALISTS
ENSEMBLES
INSTRUMENTALISTS & CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

"LIKE NO OTHER..."
The American Prize:
"a competition 
for the rest of us"

David Katz, chief judge of The American Prize, writes about the unique nonprofit competitions of The American Prize-—how they are different, why they are truly:



The American Prize
National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts
is the nation's most comprehensive series of contests in the musical and theater arts.
The American Prize is nonprofit, unique in scope and structure, and is designed to evaluate,
recognize and reward the best performers, composers, conductors, ensembles and directors
in the United States, based on submitted recordings.
There is no live competition.
Founded in 2010 and now celebrating its twelfth anniversary, The American Prize has awarded
more than $100,000 in prizes in all categories since its creation. Thousands of artists
representing all fifty states have derived benefit from their participation in the contests of
The American Prize.
David (Volosin) Katz is founder and chief judge of The American Prize.
The American Prize is administered by Hat City Music Theater, Inc., a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit organization based in Danbury, CT.