Wichita, KS— Friends University Director of Choral Studies Rayvon T.J. Moore received the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, 2024, in the college/university division.
Moore was selected from applications reviewed from across the United States, with his performances of Music by Nance, Walker, Furman, Whitacre, with the Friends University Singing Quakers.
Among the many contests of The American Prize, the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music is unique. It recognizes and rewards the best performances of American music by ensembles and individual artists worldwide, based on submitted recordings. Applications are accepted from professional, college/university, community and high school age solo artists, chamber ensembles or conducted ensembles, competing in separate divisions, and from composers with excellent recordings of their works. Focused exclusively on works by American composers from any period and in any style, the contest not only judges performances, but in the case of new or unfamiliar works, the music itself.
Winners of The American Prize receive cash prizes, professional adjudication and regional, national and international recognition based on recorded performances. In addition to monetary rewards and written evaluations from judges, winners are profiled on The American Prize websites, where links will lead to video and audio excerpts of artist performances.
Additional information about the competitions on the website: www.theamericanprize.org
For runners-up in this category and for additional winners already announced in 2024 in other competitions, please follow this link: http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/
The American Prize is administered by Hat City Music Theater, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit performing arts organization based in Danbury, Connecticut.
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