Saturday, May 19, 2012, Yakima, Washington

jesse — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:30:00 +0000

Jesse Ayers' "JERICHO"

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Ayers wins 2011 American Prize

jesse — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:51:32 +0000

May 16, 2011. The American Prize has announced that Jesse Ayers' The Passion of John Brown has been named winner of the 2011 American Prize for Orchestral Composition. The American Prize is a series of national non-profit competitions in the performing arts which provides reward and recognition to the finest composers, conductors and ensembles in America. Ayers' work was commissioned by the Akron Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the 150th anniversary of abolitionist John Brown's raid on the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry. Brown was a resident of Akron. The work was premiered October 17, 2009 — 150 years to the day of Brown's raid — by the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Wilkins conducting, and Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee Leon Bibb, narrating.

Jesse Ayers, composer

Saturday, May 19, 2012, Yakima, Washington

Jesse Ayers' "JERICHO"

Ayers wins 2011 American Prize