Rome Prize

Once a year the American Academy in Rome holds a competition,
 honoring 15 emerging artists as well as 15 scholars from
the US with the  so-called Rome Prize.


The winners are invited to the Academy, where they can thrive on
the  presence of cultural heritage as well as the exchange
with the fellows  from other fields.

We take a look at some of the compositions,  that winners in
musical composition have composed either while staying  in
Rome, or based on their experiences there.


Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters


Andrew Norman – A Companion Guide to Rome
Performed by the Scharoun Ensemble

Charles Norman Mason – Incantessimi

Steven M. Burke – Over a Moving Landscape
Performed by Paul Hostetter and the Sequitur Ensemble

Michael Hersch – Octet
Performed by members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Pierre Jalbert – Sonata for Solo Marimba
Performed by Makoto Nakura