Aaron P. Dworkin, Dean
University of Michigan
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Nathalie Joachim (L) & Allison Loggins-Hull (R)
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Michigan News
University of Michigan
University of Michigan
May 4, 2016
ANN
ARBOR—M-Prize, the largest chamber music competition in the world in
terms of both prize money and number of applications, will hold its
inaugural semifinals and finals concerts at the University of Michigan
May 17-19.
The competition is based at the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
The
M-Prize Grand Prize winner, to be announced at the conclusion of the
Gala senior finals concert at 5:30 p.m. May 19 at Hill Auditorium, will
take home $100,000, the largest award of any competition of its kind.
The winner will also be presented by the U-M's University Musical
Society on their chamber arts concert series next season. In addition,
the concert will be broadcast on Detroit Public Television and made
available to PBS stations throughout the country.
Announced
last October, the M-Prize Competition, created to identify and showcase
the highest caliber of chamber music ensembles in the world, has
received a total of 172 applications from 13 countries, officially
making it the largest chamber music competition in the nation and world.
Twenty-nine ensembles, comprising 120 artists, have been invited to
participate in the semi-final and finals rounds.
The competitors represent three countries (U.S., France, Germany) and 17 states.
"The
level of artistry and the brilliant variety of ensembles that have
applied to M-Prize is nothing short of remarkable," said Aaron Dworkin,
who founded the competition soon after beginning his tenure last fall as
dean of the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. "There has truly
never been anything like this in the history of chamber music. I believe
it will be a game-changer in rewarding the excellence of this vibrant
genre and in building new audiences for it."
In
addition to the Grand Prize, another $100,000 will be distributed among
the top three winners in three different categories—strings, woodwinds
and "open"—in Junior (ages 18 and under) and Senior (ages 19-35)
divisions. The "open" category can feature any instrumentation,
including percussion, voice or technology, and music that contains a
significant amount of improvisation such as jazz, bluegrass and world
music.
Since
its announcement last fall, M-Prize has amassed a number of
organizations to join the University Musical Society as Founding
Presenting Partners; all will present the 2016 Grand Prize winner in
upcoming programming. They include Center Stage Strings, Interlochen
Presents, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller
University and University of Florida Performing Arts.
A
screening jury, representing expert academics and performers, chose the
semifinalists in all categories and divisions. The jury included
Toni-Marie Montgomery (collaborative pianist and dean, Northwestern
University), Steve Tenenbom (violist, Orion String Quartet and faculty,
Curtis Institute of Music), Chris Coletti (trumpet, Canadian Brass),
Donald Sinta (Professor Emeritus of Saxophone, University of Michigan),
Glenn Kotche (Wilco drummer and percussionist/composer) and Jeffrey
Zeigler (former cellist with the Kronos Quartet).
M-Prize
is sponsored by U-M's Office of the Provost and received additional
support from an anonymous donor. The goals of the competition are to
provide a world-class performance and adjudication platform for chamber
arts; to launch and advance the careers of chamber ensembles through
prizes, visibility and professional development opportunities; and to
evolve the breadth and depth of the chamber arts landscape and
associated professional opportunities for exceptional ensembles.
For
a complete schedule of the semifinal, final, and Grand Prize Gala
Concert competitions, visit MPrize.umich.edu. Free tickets are required
for the Grand Prize Gala Concert and must be picked up in advance of the
concert at the Information Office in the Earl V. Moore Building, 1100
Baits Dr., Ann Arbor, during business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays).
Call 734-647-6310 for more information. Grand Prize Gala Concert seating
is limited.
M-Prize Finals competitors:
Junior Strings
Calliope Trio
Chimera Quartet
Philadelphos Trio
Vibrante Quartet
Junior Winds
Breakneck Brass Quintet
KGT
Nonamé Quintet
Precipice Saxophone Quartet
Junior Open
KDJ Trio
The Percussion Scholarship Group
Senior Strings
Calidore String Quartet
Omer Quartet
Rolston String Quartet
Telegraph Quartet
Trio Karenine
Verona Quartet
Senior Winds
Axiom Brass
Daraja Ensemble
Donald Sinta Quartet
East End Quartet
Kenari Quartet
Project Fusion
The Parhelion Trio
Senior Open
Alfaia
Chrysali5
Flutronix
Foundry
Sandbox Percussion
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