Symphony Orchestra Named American Prize National Finalist

The MYS Symphony Orchestra was named as a finalist in the Youth Orchestra division of The American Prize in Orchestral Performance competition. The American Prize will be soon be announcing runners-up and winners, to be selected from the following list of finalists.

Michael Butler
Warren OH
Youngstown State University Youth Orchestra

Adan Fernandez
Glendale CA
Glendale Youth Symphony

Wilbur Lin
Denver CO
Denver Young Artists Orchestra

Mark Mandarano
Saint Paul MN
Minnesota Youth Symphonies

David Warren
Fort Worth TX
Fort Worth Youth Orchestra

Michael Webster
Houston TX
Houston Youth Symphony

The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation's most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, directors, ensembles and composers in the United States based on submitted recordings.

There is no preset number of finalists in any division—finalists are those artists who are judged to be worthy of additional consideration and evaluation. Contestants, therefore, do not compete against each other, but in reference to judges' perceived impression of an artistic ideal.

Congratulations, Symphony Orchestra members and conductor Mark Mandarano, on continuing the MYS tradition of excellence!