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