The Morningside Choir received national recognition by being awarded The American Prize in Choral Performance for the college/university division.

Announced on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The Morningside Choir received the top honor for a small program. As a part of winning The American Prize, Morningside Choir will receive a physical award and a financial award.

“We are very honored to accept this special recognition on behalf of Morningside,” Dr. Ryan Person, Director of Choral Activities, said. “Since the choir’s inception in 1925, generations of Morningside Choir singers have lifted their voices together on our campus, and we feel humbled to carry on this special tradition. Finally, we could not be more grateful for the continued support of Heath Weber, Dean for Visual and Performing Arts, the entire Morningside administration, and our exceptional performing arts faculty.”

The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, directors, ensembles and composers in the United States at professional, college/university, community and high school levels, based on submitted recordings.