ORCHESTRAL PROGRAMMING (Marijosius Memorial Award) semi-finalists, 2016

Vytautas Marijosius

The American Prize is pleased to announce 2016 SEMI-FINALIST conductors in orchestral programming, The Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.

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SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Orchestral Programming / Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award—college/university division

James Allen Anderson
    University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra
    Newark DE 
Peter Askim
    The Next Festival of Emerging Artists
    The Raleigh Civic Symphony Orchestra
    Raleigh NC 
Nicholas DeMaison
    Rensselaer Orchestra 
    Troy, NY
Johannes Dietrich
    Lebanon Valley College Symphony Orchestra
    Annville PA 
Jaemi Loeb
    Centre College Orchestra
    Danville KY 
David Rahbee
    University of Washington Symphony Orchestra
    Seattle WA

 
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Orchestral Programming / Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award—community division

Donald L. Appert
    The Jewish Community Orchestra of Portland
    Portland OR
Thomas Rainey
    Williamson County Symphony Orchestra
    Round Rock TX
Matthew Hooper
    West Shore Symphony Orchestra
    Mechanicsburg PA
Pia Liptak
    Cordancia Chamber Orchestra
    Rochester NY 
David William Oertel
    Starlight Symphony Orchestra
    Wimberley TX
Anthony Spain
    Northwest Symphony     Orchestra
    Seattle WA
Ubaldo Valli
    SUNY Cortland College Community Orchestra
    Cortland NY

 
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Orchestral Programming / Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award—youth orchestra division

Robert W. Boardman
    South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras
    South Bend IN
Orlando Cela
    NC Governor's School Orchestra
    Winston-Salem NC
Alyze Dreiling
    YPO Soloists Ensemble
    San Diego CA
Farkhad Khudyev
    Youth Music Monterey
    Monterey CA


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