Ned Rorem Award for Song
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Ned Rorem Award For Song Composition was recently awarded to 6 finalists. The composers awarded as finalists for the Ned Rorem Award are:
Up-Hill–JOHN TURNER, Brooklyn, NY
Go, Lovely Rose–RICHARD RICE, Alexandria, VA
Ferry M–J. BRUCE ASHTON, Ooltewah, TN
Go, Lovely Rose–HENRY KIHLKEN, Port Clinton, OH
Mother, I Cannot Mind My Wheel–CALVIN BOWMAN, Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Of the 320 entries recieved, 31 of the finalist pieces were perfomed at the Diana Barnhart American Song Competitions and Conference in Wayne, Pennsylvania (February 25-27, 2005). The adjudicators for the four competitions included: Diana Barnhart, Dr. Jeffrey Fowler, John Harbeson, Peter Homans, Raymond K. Johnson, Libby Larsen and Paul Sperry.