Program Alums Chosen for the Kurt Weill Foundation Lotte Lenya Competition Songbook

Thursday, Dec 17, 2020

The Kurt Weill Foundation selected six GMTWP alums for their Lotte Lenya Competition Songbook, a new collection of sixteen contemporary theater songs by emerging writers. Chosen by a panel of judges including Kelli O’Hara, Andrew Lippa, and Andy Einhorn, songs written by alums, Anna K. Jacobs (Cycle 17), Eric Price (Cycle 18), Tidtaya Sinutoke (Cycle 22),  Katya Stanislavskaya, (Cycle 17) Royce Vavrek (Cycle 16), and Julianne Wick Davis (Cycle 16) were published in the Songbook, which represents a wide range of ages, perspectives, and character and vocal types for versatile singing actors, particularly Lotte Lenya contestants seeking fresh and challenging material for one of their required categories. Audio recordings performed by sixteen Lenya Competition prizewinners accompany the songbook and can be found at KWF.org.