Ebony Music, Inc. sponsored The 2023 Ebony Prize.
A monetary prize will be presented for the best piano performance for a piece by a Black composer at the national level for the Junior, Senior, and Young Artist Division of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).
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The Junior Division, Senior Division, and Young Artist Division award recipients received $500.00, $750.00, and $1,000.00, respectively.
Junior Division Winner
Christina Sung
Piece: Summer Moon by Florence Price
Senior Division Winner
Jonathan Zheng
Piece: Summerland by William Grant Still
Young Artist Division Winner
Lewis Warren Jr
Piece: Etude No. 2 by Anthony Greene