{"id":13697,"date":"2026-10-13T11:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:50:52","slug":"saint-peters-professor-james-adler-earns-four-gold-medals-for-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/saint-peters-professor-james-adler-earns-four-gold-medals-for-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Peter\u2019s Professor James Adler Earns Four Gold Medals for New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/James-Adler-medals-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/James-Adler-medals-1-300x228.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"204\" class=\"wp-image-13700 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/James-Adler-medals-1-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/James-Adler-medals-1-120x91.png 120w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/James-Adler-medals-1.png 613w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a>James Adler, adjunct professor in the Department of Arts at Saint Peter\u2019s University, has received four gold medals from the European International Music Awards (EIMA) Summer Session 2026, announced on September 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The awards recognize two singles, \u201cAsturias\u201d and \u201cLullaby,\u201d from Adler\u2019s new album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legends, Romances and Lullabies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released October 1 by Cicerone Music &amp; Art (CIMA Streams).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four gold medals were awarded in the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Classical Piano Solo Single:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> James Adler, \u201cAsturias\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Classical Art Song Single:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> James Adler, \u201cLullaby\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Classical Art Song Composer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> James Adler, \u201cLullaby\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Classical Art Song Vocalist:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shana Farr, \u201cLullaby\u201d\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding to the recognition, Spotify editors selected both \u201cAsturias\u201d and \u201cLullaby\u201d for the platform\u2019s recommended <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Classical<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> playlist in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The album also received praise from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fanfare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> critics. Henry Fogel awarded it five stars, describing it as \u201ca well-conceived program played with energy and commitment by James Adler,\u201d while Peter Burwasser called it \u201can engaging musical portrait of an American composer and pianist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legends, Romances and Lullabies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is available to explore and listen to through<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ciceronema.com\/cima-streams-legends-romances-lullabies-james-adler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cicerone Music &amp; Art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Adler, adjunct professor in the Department of Arts at Saint Peter\u2019s University, has received four gold medals from the European International Music Awards (EIMA) Summer Session 2026, announced on September 30. 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