Music Department Faculty Member Wins American Prize Second Place in Instrumental Performance

Theresa Delaplain.

Theresa Delaplain, assistant professor of music, has won Second Place in the American Prize 2024 competition for Instrumental Performance. 

The American Prize is a series of non-profit, national competitions designed to recognize and reward the very best in the performing arts in the United States. The American Prize was founded in 2009 and is awarded annually. The American Prize is judged solely through recorded performances. There is no live competition. Competitors complete the application and submit recordings or links to recordings. Delaplain submitted links to a live recording from the SHE Festival, as well as links to her recent album Souvenirs.

Delaplain teaches oboe and music theory in the Music Department, is a member of the Lyrique Quintette and is a founding member of the SHE Festival of Women in Music. 

This story also appeared in the University of Arkansas News publication.