Ithaca College

The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit national competitions providing cash awards, professional adjudication and regional, national and international recognition for the best recorded performances of music by ensembles and individuals each year in the United States at the professional, college/university, church, community and secondary school levels. Administered by Hat City Music Theater, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Danbury, Connecticut, The American Prize was founded in 2009 and is awarded annually.

The prize categories are:

The American Prize in Orchestral Performance, 2011
Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra

The American Prize in Orchestral Programming, 2011
Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award

Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra
Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra

The American Prize in Conducting, Orchestra Division, 2011
Jeffery Meyer, Ithaca College Director of Orchestras, Finalist

Further information can be found at:
http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/