Helen L. Weiss[1] (January 29, 1920 – February 20, 1948)[2] was an American composer, pianist, and choir director.
[4] After getting her Ph.D., Weiss taught, composed, and performed as a piano soloist, accompanist, and choir director.
[4] Weiss traveled to Peru in 1945, where she lectured, performed, and organized a choir at the Peruvian-North American Cultural Institute.
After becoming ill with cancer, she returned to the United States for treatment, which involved amputating her foot.
Recipients have included composers Ingrid Arauco,[5] Jennifer Margaret Barker, Boaz Ben-Moshe,[6] Kai-Young Chan,[7] Sharon Hershey,[8] Myoung-jun Lee,[9] Cerulean Payne Passmore,[10] Hasan Uçarsu,[11] James Ure,[12] Ania Vu,[13] and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon.