Published on November 2, 2020
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...were named as finalists for the Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Musical Performance, sponsored through the Lilly Fellows Program. The honor was based on their collaboration in presenting the Samford String Quartet’s 2017 live performance of “Antiphons-Benedictions” from Joel’s String Quartet No. 1: Vespers. The piece, incidentally, was commissioned by our friends Wilton and Vicki Bunch.
The world is better because of Joel, Jeff, Vicki, Wilton—and all those who support the arts at Samford.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
