Music Professor Olga Amelkina-Vera has been named a winner in two categories of The American Prize.
Professor Amelkina-Vera, who recently completed her master’s degree in composition at Southern Methodist University, won first place in the instrumental chamber music (student) division for a composition titled “Submerged Worlds” and third place in the student composer opera/theater/film/dance division for “All that Glitters.”
The American Prize is a series of non-profit competitions designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, ensembles and composers in the United States based on submitted recordings. The American Prize was founded in 2009 and is awarded annually in many areas of the performing arts.