This competition recognizes the accomplishments of IAWM member composers and fosters IAWM’s goal of increasing awareness of the musical contributions of women. IAWM hopes that performers around the world will see this music as a resource for their own concert programming.

 

Past Winners By Year

 

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2022 – 41st IAWM Search for New Music

 

 

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2021 – 40th IAWM Search for New Music

 

 

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2020 – 39th IAWM Search for New Music

 

2020 Ruth Anderson Commission Prize ($1,000), sponsored by Ruth Anderson, for a new sound installation with electro-acoustic music

Winner: No awardee

2020 Christine Clark/Theodore Front Prize ($500), sponsored by Christine Clark of Theodore Front Musical Literature, Inc., for a large chamber work (for 9+ instruments) and/or orchestral works; may include works featuring soloist (vocal or instrumental)

Winner: Qingye Wu “Dream My Dream”

2020 Miriam Gideon Prize ($500), sponsored by Lucille Field Goodman, to a composer at least 50 years of age for a work for solo voice & 1-5 instruments

Winner: Rachael Coleman “The Witness”

 

2020 Libby Larsen Prize ($300), sponsored by Libby Larsen, to a composer who is currently enrolled in school for a work in any medium

Winner: Erin Busch “words, contained: set ii”

 

2020 Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize ($300), sponsored by Claire Chase, for works incorporating innovative form or style, such as improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation, open instrumentation, or new performance practices

Winner: Sofía Scheps “I come from afar”

Honorable Mention: Aine E Nakamura “Circle hasu”

 

2020 PatsyLu Prize ($500), sponsored by Patsy Rogers and Lucille Field Goodman, for classical art nmusic in any form by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Melika M. Fitzhugh “Waiting for the Future”

 

2020 Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Prize ($300), for Jazz compositions of any duration for small ensemble to big band (4-17 instruments)

Winner: Jhoe Garay “Laberinto de Raíces”

 

2020 Alex Shapiro Prize ($500 and mentorship/consultation from Alex Shapiro), sponsored by Alex Shapiro, for a work of any duration for large ensemble wind band requiring a conductor, with or without soloist, acoustic or electroacoustic, published or as yet unpublished

Winner: Wenxin Li “Wave”

 

2020 Judith Lang Zaimont Prize ($400) sponsored by Judith Lang Zaimont, for an extended instrumental composition—large solo or chamber works—by a composer at least 30 years old whose music has not yet been recorded or published

Winner: Amy Brandon “threads”

 

2020 Choral/Vocal Ensemble Prize ($300), compositions of any duration for choral or vocal ensemble

Winner: Maja Linderoth “Sonata form denatured prose”

 

The adjudicators were Patricia Alessandrini, Charlie Beale, Akiko Hatakeyama, Yuan-Chen Li, Sarah MacDonald, Ali Ryerson, Dale Trumbore, and Jasna Velickovic. Michele Cheng served as chair of the competition.

 

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2019 – 38th IAWM Search for New Music

2019 Ruth Anderson Commission Prize ($1,000), sponsored by Ruth Anderson, for a new sound installation with electro-acoustic music

Winner: Lauren Spavelko for her Electronic Music Installation “Black Box 2.0”

2018 Miriam Gideon Prize ($500), sponsored by Lucille Field Goodman, to a composer at least 50 years of age for a work for solo voice & 1-5 instruments

Winner: Dana Maiben for “The Green House” for Contralto, wind-chimes, flute, bassoon, viola, piano

 

2019 Christine Clark/Theodore Front Prize ($500), sponsored by Christine Clark of Theodore Front Musical Literature, Inc., for a large chamber work (for 9+ instruments) and/or orchestral works; may include works featuring soloist (vocal or instrumental)

Winner: Yi-Ning Lo for her composition “Woven Veins”

 

2019 Miriam Gideon Prize ($500), sponsored by Lucille Field Goodman, to a composer at least 50 years of age for a work for solo voice & 1-5 instruments

Winner: Ellen Ruth Harrison for her composition “All One Can Imagine”

 

2019 Libby Larsen Prize ($300), sponsored by Libby Larsen, to a composer who is currently enrolled in school for a work in any medium

Winner: Cara Haxo for her composition “Three Erasures”

 

2019 Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize ($300), sponsored by Claire Chase, for works incorporating innovative form or style, such as improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation, open instrumentation, or new performance practices

Winner: Lisa Mezzacappa for her composition “Organelle”

 

2019 PatsyLu Prize ($500), sponsored by Patsy Rogers and Lucille Field Goodman, for classical art music in any form by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Chiayu Hsu for her composition “Taiwan Miniatures”

 

2019 Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Prize ($300) for a Jazz compositions of any duration for small ensemble to big band (4-17 instruments)

Winner: Sam Spear for her composition “Survivor’s Suite”

 

2019 Alex Shapiro Prize ($500 and mentorship/consultation from Alex Shapiro), sponsored by Alex Shapiro, for a work of any duration for large ensemble wind band requiring a conductor, with or without soloist, acoustic or electroacoustic, published or as yet unpublished

Winner: Ruby Fulton for her composition “1 in 10,000”

2019 Judith Lang Zaimont Prize ($400) sponsored by Judith Lang Zaimont, for an extended instrumental composition—large solo or chamber works—by a composer at least 30 years old whose music has not yet been recorded or published

Winner: Seunghee Chrissy Lee for her composition “Bon II”

The adjudicators were Jennifer Bellor, Sara Graef, Migiwa Miyajima, Jane Rigler, Sakari Dixon Vanderveer and Nina Young. Ingrid Stölzel served as chair of the competition.

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2018 – 37th IAWM Search for New Music

2018 Christine Clark/Theodore Front Prize ($500), sponsored by Christine Clark of Theodore Front Musical Literature, Inc., to a composer who is at least 22 years old for a chamber or orchestral work

Winner: Caroline Ahn for “Summer Sketches” for orchestra

 

2018 Miriam Gideon Prize ($500), sponsored by Lucille Field Goodman, to a composer at least 50 years of age for a work for solo voice & 1-5 instruments

Winner: Dana Maiben for “The Green House” for Contralto, wind-chimes, flute, bassoon, viola, piano

 

2018 Libby Larsen Prize ($300), sponsored by Libby Larsen, to a composer who is currently enrolled in school for a work in any medium

Winner: Lydia Dempsey for “Pas de Deux” for Oboe and Piano

 

2018 PDX Prize ($300), for a Jazz composition of any duration for small ensemble to big band (4-17 instruments)

Winner: Migiwa Miyajima for “Colorful” for big band

 

2018 PatsyLu Prize ($500), sponsored by Patsy Rogers and Lucille Field Goodman, for classical art music in any form by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Lauren McCall for “A Spark and a Glimmer” for violin, cello, and piano

 

2018 Alex Shapiro Prize ($500), and mentorship/consultation from Alex Shapiro) sponsored by Alex Shapiro, for a work of any duration for large ensemble wind band requiring a conductor, with or without soloist, acoustic or electroacoustic, published or as yet unpublished. Additional Honorary Mention Prize ($100)

Winner: Janice Macaulay for “Kaleidoscope” for wind xymphony

Honorable mention: Celka Ojakangas for “Bonehead Fizzix” for wind ensemble

 

2018 Judith Lang Zaimont Prize ($400), sponsored by Judith Lang Zaimont, for an extended instrumental composition—large solo or chamber works—by a composer at least 30 years old whose music has not yet been recorded or published

Winner: Yiheng Yvonne Wu for “Dreams of a Young Piano” for solo piano, two percussionists, and ensemble

The PDX Prize was judged by Alan Baylock and Ayn Inserto. The judges for the other prizes were Dr. Jennifer Jolley, Dr. Amelia Kaplan and Dr. Seunghee Chrissy Lee. Dr. Ingrid Stölzel served as chair of the competition.

 

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2017 – 36th IAWM Search for New Music

 

 

2017 Ruth Anderson Prize ($1000), for a commission for a new sound installation with electro-acoustic music

Winner: Layale Chaker for “Borderland: Rites of Passage,” an audiovisual installation about identity in a world of displacement and exile Website

 

2017 Christine Clark/Theodore Front Prize ($500), sponsored by Christine Clark of Theodore Front Musical Literature, Inc., to a composer who is at least 22 years old for a chamber or orchestral work

Winner: Hilary Purrington for “Likely Pictures in Haphazard Sky” for orchestra Website

 

2017 Miriam Gideon Prize ($500), to a composer at least 50 years of age for a work for solo voice & 1-5 instruments

Winner: Veronika Krausas for “Hopscotch Tarot Song Cycle” for mezzo soprano & violin Website

2017 Libby Larsen Prize ($300), to a composer who is currently enrolled in school for a work in any medium

Winner: Jihyun Kim for “Extempore Anamnesis” for string quartet Website

 

2017 Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize ($300), for electro-acoustic media or incorporating innovative form or style

Winner: Kaley Lane Eaton for “lily [bloom in my darkness],” a electroacoustic opera for voice, live electronic processing, pulse sensors, two violas, saxophone doubling clarinet, electric harp, piano, and dance Website

 

2017 PatsyLu Prize ($500), for classical art music in any form by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Victoria Malawey for “Chansons Innocentes” for soprano, clarinet and piano Website

 

2017 Judith Lang Zaimont Prize ($400), for an extended instrumental composition—large solo or chamber works—by a composer at least 30 years old whose music has not yet been recorded or published

Winner: Sonja Mutić for “world, words, air and a human being” for trombone and ensemble Website

 

The judges were Dr. Mara Gibson, Dr. Tonia Ko and Dr. Tawnie Olson.  Dr. Ingrid Stölzel served as chair of the competition

 

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2016 – 35th IAWM Search for New Music

 

 

Ruth Anderson Prize for a commission for a new sound installation

Winner: Rachel Devorah of  Greensboro, North Carolina USA for “revontulet”, a project to sonify aurora borealis data  Website

Christine Clark/Theodore Front Prize (minimum age 22) for a chamber or orchestral work

Winner: Amanda Feery of Dublin, Ireland for “Pushing Air” for orchestra  Website

 

Miriam Gideon Prize (minimum age 50) for a work for solo voice and one to five instruments

Winner: Liz Johnson of Upper Colwall, Worcs, Great Britain for “Sky-burial” for female voice and string quartet  Website

 

Libby Larsen Prize (currently enrolled in school) for a work in any medium

Winner: Alison Yun-Fei Jiang of Elmhurst, New York USA for “Birds, Reincarnate” for string quartet  Website

 

Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize for electro-acoustic media

Winner: Ying-Ting Lin of Cockeysville, Maryland USA and Taiwan for “When The Wind Rises” for alto flute and tape  Website

Honorable Mention: Kotoka Suzuki at Arizona State University for “In Praise of Shadows” for three paper players and electronics  Website

 

PatsyLu Prize for classical art music in any form by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Chia-Yu Hsu  of Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA for “Urban Sketches” for clarinet, cello, piano, electronics

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize (minimum age 30) for an extended instrumental composition

Winner: Natalie Williams of Bloomington Indiana USA for “Saudade” for string octet  Website

 

Bonus Opportunity: Coro Delantal Performance Prize for a choral work,  experimental preferred

Winner: Athena Corcoran-Tadd  of Ireland for “Lune et l’autre”, graphic score for chorus  Website

 

Judges: Katy Abbott Kvasnica and Susan Frykberg, both currently in Melbourne, Australia. Coordinator: Pamela J. Marshall

 

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2015 – 34th IAWM Search for New Music

 

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and orchestral works

Winner: Mahdis Golzarkashani of Tehran, Iran for “Battle of Zahhak and Fereydoon” for orchestra

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo voice and up to 5 instruments

Winner: Tasoulla Christou of London, UK for “Hymn to Aphrodite” for soprano, flute and piano Website

 

Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize – (minimum age 40) String or piano trio or quartet

Winner: Carolyn O’Brien of Evanston, Illinois, USA for “Ritornello” for string quartet Website

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any medium

Winner: Jihyun Kim of Bloomington, Indiana, USA for “Gorilla” for soprano, baritone, and ensemble

 

Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize – Electro-acoustic media or innovative form

Winner: Amanda Stuart of Hilton, Cambridgeshire, UK for “Song of the Trees” for flute & clarinet with optional live transformations and fixed media Website

 

PatsyLu Prize – Classical art music by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Yvonne Freckmann of Poteet, Texas, USA for “Train” for seven players and field recording Website

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded, large solo or chamber

Winner: Jennifer Bellor of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA for “Skylark Lullaby” for 13-part saxophone ensemble Website

 

The Ruth Anderson Prize for a new sound installation

No awared granted

 

Judges: Puishan Cheung and Alice Shields. Coordinator: Pamela J. Marshall

 

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2014 – 33rd IAWM Search for New Music

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and orchestral works

Winner: Judith Sainte Croix of New York, New York USA for “Vision V” for orchestra and a trio of soloists: Native American flute, electric guitar, synthesizer Website Vision V video

Honorable mentions:

Santa Buss of Zvejniekciems, Latvia for “Liminarité” for chamber orchestra

Anne Goldberg of New York, New York USA for “Machaerus” for soprano and orchestra Website

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo voice and up to 5 instruments

Winner: Anne LeBaron of Valencia, California USA for “Breathtails” for baritone voice, shakuhachi, string quartet Website

Honorable mentions:

Julie Bernstein & Steven Bernstein of West Hills, California USA for “Snapshots” for mezzo, oboe, cello Website

Sheree Clement of Jackson Heights, New York USA for “Objects, Food, Room” for mezzo and clarinet Website

 

Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize – (minimum age 40) String or piano trio or quartet

Honorable Mention: Valerie Liu of Alameda, California USA for “Eastern Lines” for violin, cello, piano

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any medium

Co-Winner: Nina C. Young of New York, New York USA for “Remnants” for orchestra Website

Co-Winner: Faye Chiao of Baltimore, Maryland USA for “moments colorés” for Pierrot ensemble Website

Honorable mentions:

Jing Zhou of Brooklyn, New York USA for “Four Gentlemen among Flowers” for clarinet and guzheng

Youngwoo Yoo of Champaign, Illinois USA for “Trauma” for chamber ensemble (fl,cl,bass trb,2perc,pno,vln,vla,vc)

 

Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize – Electro-acoustic media or innovative form:

Winner: Alexis Bacon of Plainfield, Indiana USA for “Yodeling Song” for alto flute, percussion, 2-channel fixed media  Website

Honorable mentions:

Amanda Stuart of Hilton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom for “Not Missing You” for one to four voices and fixed media Website

Kristina Wolfe of Providence, Rhode Island USA for “Agnus Dei” for live performers and interactive electronics

 

PatsyLu Prize – Classical art music by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Canary Burton of Wellfleet, Massachusetts USA for “Southern River” for viola and cello Website

Honorable mention: Gail Robertson of Orlando, Florida USA for “Tower Guard Tribute” for brass quintet  Website

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded, large solo or chamber

Winner: Eva Kendrick of Providence, Rhode Island USA for “Juntos” for flute, bassoon, viola Website

Honorable mention: Janice Macaulay of Arnold, Maryland USA for “C.D.D. in Memoriam, Dedicated to Charlotte Dodds Dunham” for viola

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (age 21 and under) Any medium

Winner: Katerina Gimon of Burlington, Ontario, Canada for “Elements” for chorus using extended techniques  Website

Honorable mentions:

Rebecca Larkin of Burlington, Vermont USA for “Portals” for soprano and piano

Lydia Dempsey of Fort Wayne, Indiana USA for “Passage” for chamber ensemble (fl,cl,asax,perc,pno,vln,vla,vc)

 

Ruth Anderson Prize – Commission for a new sound installation with electro-acoustic music.

Winner: Sky Macklay of New York, New York USA for “Harmonibots” for an interactive installation of microtonal harmonicas played by inflatable shapes Website

Honorable mention: Susan Frykberg of Melbourne, Australia for “Numinous Waters”, online soundart celebrating the sacred quality of water

 

Judges: Anne Guzzo and Emily Doolittle. Coordinator: Pamela J. Marshall

 

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2013 – 32nd IAWM Search for New Music

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and orchestral works

Winner: Nicole Murphy of Wynnum, Australia for “Elsewhere” for orchestra Website Listen

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo voice and up to 5 instruments

Winner: Victoria Bond of New York City for “Two Loves – from Opera Clara” for voice, piano, and string trio Website with audio

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any medium

Winner: Shuying Li of Hartford, CT for Overture of the opera “The Siege” for orchestra Website

 

New Genre Prize – Innovation in form or style

Winner: Emma O’Halloran of Princeton, NJ for “Whisper City” for voice, laptop orchestra and symphony orchestra Website Score Listen

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize – Electro-acoustic media

Winner: Nichola Scrutton of Glasgow, Scotland for “Post-Industrial Broadcast #1” for stereo playback Website Listen

Honorable mention: Kala Pierson of Glenside, PA for “Shahida” for stereo playback Website

 

PatsyLu Prize – Classical art music by black women and/or lesbians

Winner: Chia-Yu Hsu of Taiwan for “Journey to the West” for string quartet Website Listen

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded, large solo or chamber

Winner: Sang Mi Ahn of Bloomington, IN for “Dirge for the Earth Elements” for viola and percussion Website Listen

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (21 and under) Any medium

Winner: Cara Haxo of Wooster, OH for “UNLESS” for chamber orchestra. Website Listen

 

Two of the regular categories were not awarded: Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize and Ruth Anderson Prize.

 

The judges were Laura Koplewitz and Ingrid Stolzel. Pamela J. Marshall served as coordinator of the competition.

 

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2012 – 31st IAWM Search for New Music

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and Orchestral works

Winner: Emily Doolittle of Seattle, Washington for “A Short, Slow Life” for soprano and orchestra

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo Voice and up to 5 Instruments

Winner: Liselotte Westerterp of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for “Fishing Village” for soprano, alto flute and piano

 

Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize – (minimum age 40) String or Piano Trio or Quartet

Winner: Katy Abbott of Australia for “Valentine” for string quartet

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any Medium

Winner: Tonia Ko of Bloomington, Indiana for “Siteless Structures” for solo piano

Honorable Mentions:

Heather Stebbins of Boston, MA for “Shimmerings” for large chamber ensemble (flute, oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet, horn, trombone, percussion and strings)

Elizabeth Lim of New York City for “Lessons by Swansea”, suite for solo piano

 

New Genre Prize – Innovation in form or style, including improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation

Winner: Paula Matthusen of Middletown, Connecticut for “lathyrus”, structured improvisation for laptop ensemble

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize – Electro-acoustic media

Winner: Haruka Hirayama of Lancaster, England for “Tints of July” for flute, guitar and live electronics

 

PatsyLu Prize – Women of color and/or lesbians

Winner: Yoon-Ji Lee of Brooklyn, New York for “Lyric Montage” for clarinet, piano, viola and cello

Honorable Mention: Chia-Yu Hsu of Durham, North Carolina for “Xuan Zang” for horn and orchestra

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded – Large Solo or Chamber

Not awarded

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (women 21 and under) Any Medium

Winner: Molly Joyce of New York City for “Royal Tide” for flute and percussion.

 

Ruth Anderson Prize – Sound installation with electro-acoustic medium

Winner: Ida Helene Heidel of Norway for “Wall Talk”, a sound installation to be created from recordings of artists at work and musical fragments

 

The judges were Kimcherie Lloyd, Director of Orchestral Studies at University of Louisville, and Roshanne Etezady, Professor of Composition at Arizona State University.

 

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2011– 30th IAWM Search for New Music

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and Orchestral works

Winner: Julia Adolphe of Los Angeles, CA, “Between the Accidental” for string quartet

Honorable Mentions:

Andrea L. Reinkemeyer of Ann Arbor, MI, “Wild Silk” for baritone saxophone, percussion and piano

Sky Macklay of Memphis, TN, “Before There Was Backspace There Was No Going Back” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, and amplified electric typewriter

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo Voice and up to 5 Instruments

Winner: Anne Kilstofte of Arizona for “String Quartet No. 2, Songs of the Night Wind” for baritone voice and string quartet

Honorable Mentions:

Cynthia Folio of Pennsylvania for “Two Songs on Poems of Stephen Dunn” for soprano, flute and viola

Alice Shields of New York City for “Komachi at Sekidera” for mezzo soprano, alto flute and koto

 

Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize – (minimum age 40) String or Piano Trio or Quartet

Winner: Kathryn Mishell of Austin, TX for “Piano Quartet” for violin, viola, cello and piano

Honorable Mentions:

Diane Berry of Victoria, BC for “A Northern Winter’s Night” for violin, viola, cello and piano

Marilyn Devin of Los Angeles, CA for “Spring Quartet” for string quartet

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any Medium

Winner: Jessica Rudman of Brooklyn, NY for “Vortices” for orchestra

Honorable Mentions:

Heather Stebbins of Boston, MA for “again and again, however we know this landscape” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion

Sang Mi Ahn of Bloomington, IN for “Hwae Sang (Remembrance)” for two violins

 

New Genre Prize – Innovation in form or style, including improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation

Winner: Sabrina Peña Young of Murray, KY for “Creation” for chorus, percussion and multimedia

Honorable Mentions:

Hannah Gibbs of York, England for “Tale: A Radiophonic Soundscape”

Ximena Alarcon-Diaz of Leicester, England for “Sounding Underground”, an interactive virtual environment

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize – Electro-acoustic media

Winner: Nina C. Young of Montreal, Canada for “Kashchei for nine instruments and electronics”

Honorable Mentions:

Leah Reid of Mountain View, CA for “Sparrow (Spero)” flute, horn, percussion, violin, piano, and live electronics

Shuai Yao of Muncie, IN for “White Night”, an electronic composition using sounds of a Chinese pipa

 

PatsyLu Prize – Women of color and/or lesbians

Winner: Jae Eun Jung of San Diego, CA for “Collage of Sketches” for chamber orchestra

Honorable Mentions:

Chia-Yu Hsu of Durham, NC, “Shan Ko” for orchestra

Ching-Yi Wang of Los Angeles, CA, “Beyond the Sound, There is…” for flute, viola and percussion

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded – Large Solo or Chamber

Winner: Beryl Lee Heuermann of Missoula, MT for “Ridge of Blue Longing” for two pianos

Honorable Mentions:

Eva Kendrick of Providence, RI for “Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet, viola”

Carolina Noguera-Palau of Coventry, England for “Nocturno for large ensemble”

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (women 21 and under) Any Medium

Winner: Elizabeth Nonemaker of Los Angeles, CA, “Quite Natural Things” for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, cello and harp

Honorable Mentions:

Samantha Wolf of Springwood, Australia, “…and all that could have been” for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and cello

Molly Joyce of New York City for “5 songs” for soprano, clarinet and piano

 

Ruth Anderson Prize – Sound Installation with Electro-Acoustic Medium

Winner: Karen Power of County Cork, Ireland for “Are you where you think you are?”, which will present soundscapes from specific locations around the world simultaneously, mixed with live sound

Honorable Mention: Anne Goldberg of New York City for “Gray Areas”, which includes electro-acoustic spatialization and live mixing of the interactions of dancers, musicians and audience

 

The judges were Susan Epstein Garcia, Professor of Music at the New World School for the Arts in Miami, Florida, and Timothy R. Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Music at Crane School of Music, SUNY Postdam, New York.

 

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2010 – 29th IAWM Search for New Music

 

Ruth Anderson Prize – Sound installation with electro-acoustic medium

Winner: Kala Pierson, New York, NY – “Singing Stones”

Honorable mention: Naomi Lucille Kagaya and Stephanie Cheng Smith – “Concert Earth”

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and Orchestral works

Winner: Leanna Primiani, Santa Monica, CA – “Sirens” for orchestra

Honorable mentions:

Marion von Tilzer, Amsterdam, Netherlands – “Kisagotami Ouverture” for Orchestra, Indian Violin & Tabla

Laurie San Martin, Woodland, CA – “nights bright days” for chamber orchestra

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo Voice and up to 5 Instruments

Winner: Marcela Pavia, Milan, Italy – “Per un addio” per voce recitante e pianoforte

Honorable mentions:

Cynthia Hilts, Brooklyn, NY – “Beauty & Discord” for voice, trumpet & cello

Beth Wiemann, Maynard, MA – “Paul Rice Songs” for soprano, flute & guitar

Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize – (minimum age 40) String Trio or Piano Trio

No prize awarded

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any Medium

Winner: Peiying Yuan, Singapore and Kansas City, MO- “Mutability” for large ensemble

Honorable mentions:

Ching-Mei Lin, Ann Arbor, MI – “Reflections of the Seasons” for orchestra

Nina Sofo, Melbourne, Australia – ”Isola” for guitar and flute

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded – Large Solo or Chamber

Winner: Tsai-yun Huang, Taiwan and Illinois – “The moon lost in the frost sky” for solo flute and 2-channel CD

Honorable mentions:

Chung Eun Kim, Korea and Boston, MA – “Septet” for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, violoncello and piano

Eva Kendrick, Providence, RI – “Against the Grain” for wind ensemble and string trio

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (women 21 and under) Any Medium

Winner: Amy Fleming, West Chester, PA – “Plegaria a Dios” for women’s chorus

Honorable mention: Molly Joyce, Pittsburgh, PA – “Astral Illusions” for orchestra

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize – Electro-acoustic media

Winner: Bik Kam Lee, Berkeley, CA – “Getting Hammered” for marimba and computer

Honorable mentions:

Nina C. Young, Montreal, Canada – ”Kolokol” for two pianos and electronics

Edith Alonso, Madrid, Spain – “La jarre mysterieuse”

 

New Genre Prize – Innovation in form or style, including improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation:

Winner: Karen Power, Limerick, Ireland – “the colourful digestive palette of slugs” for bss clarinet, grand piano, and tape

Honorable mentions:

Jessie Marino, Brooklyn, NY – ”rot blau”

Natalya Lainhart, Spokane, Washington – ”The Voyage” for string quintet, two percussionists, flute/alto flute, Bb clarinet and voice

 

PatsyLu Prize – Women of color and/or lesbians:

Winner: Aya Nishina, Brooklyn, NY – “WATER HOMAGE: I Kuramitsuha” for tape

Honorable mentions:

Linda Dusman, Baltimore, MD – “Diverging Flints” for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano

Kipyn Martin, Shepherdstown, WV – “Gloria” for chorus

 

Judges were Dr. Reginald Bain and Dr. Samuel Douglas, Professors of Composition at the University of South Carolina.

 

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2009 – 28th IAWM Search for New Music

 

Ruth Anderson Prize – Sound installation with electro-acoustic medium

Winner: Margaret Schedel – “Madame Chinchilla: Twenty Love Songs and A Song of Despair”

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and Orchestral works

Winner: Dafina Zequiri- “Atmospheres”

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo Voice and up to 5 Instruments

Winner: Susanne Stelzenbach – “schokolade versüßt heute nicht”

 

Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize – (minimum age 40) String Trio or Piano Trio

Winner: Jennifer Fowler – “Towards Release”

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any Medium

Winner: Gity H. Razaz – “In the Midst of Flux – A Tone Poem”

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded – Large Solo or Chamber

Winner: Yi-Cheng Chiang – “Duo 2″

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (women 21 and under) Any Medium

Winner: Nell Shaw Cohen – “Forming Desires”

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize – Electro-acoustic media

Winner: Lu Minjie – “Flowing Water and Distorsion”

 

New Genre Prize – Innovation in form or style, including improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation

Winner: Janice Misurell-Mitchell – “Profaning the Sacred II”

 

PatsyLu Prize – Women of color and/or lesbians

Winner: Tao Yu – “YU YU”

 

Judges were Siegrid Ernst, Christoph Keller, Roberto Reale, and Sonio Elena Neagoe.

 

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2008 – 27th IAWM Search for New Music

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and Orchestral works

Winner: Sherry Woods – “Chambers” for String Quartet

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo Voice and up to 5 Instruments

Winner: Eleanor Cory – “Three Songs” for Soprano and Piano

 

Sylvia Glickman Memorial Prize – (minimum age 40) String or Piano Trio

No winner in this category.

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any Medium

Winner: Yoomi Paick – “Crossover” for Trio and Chamber Orchestra

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded – Large Solo or Chamber

Winner: S. Beth May – “Witch Hunt” for String Quartet

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (women 21 and under) Any Medium

Winner: No winner in this category

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize – Electro-acoustic media

Winner: Leah Reid – “Pressure” for Viola and Live Electronics

 

New Genre Prize – Innovation in form or style, including improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation

Winner: Lavinia Kell Parker and Catherine Pickup – “Failure is Impossible, an Improvised Performance Piece”

 

PatsyLu Prize – (women of color and/or lesbians) Any Medium

Winner: Su-Hyun Lee – “Fantasy” for 5 Instruments

 

Judges for the competition were Gernot Wolfgang, Erica Muhl, and Eric Schwartz.

 

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2007 – 26th IAWM Search for New Music

 

Theodore Front Prize – (minimum age 22) Chamber and Orchestral works

Winner: Tamar Muskal – “Yellow Wind” for Orchestra and Narrator

 

Miriam Gideon Prize – (minimum age 50) Solo Voice and up to 5 Instruments

Winner: Terry Winter Owens – “The Eighth Elegy”

 

Libby Larsen Prize – (currently enrolled in school) Any Medium

Winner: Carolyn O’Brien – “Widget” for viola, string bass and percussion

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize – (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded – Large Solo or Chamber

Winner: Misook Kim – “Stop and Go”

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize – (women 21 and under) Any Medium

Winner: Heather Stebbins – “Confessions, Reactions”

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize – Electro-acoustic media

Winner: Ashley Fure – “Susurrus”

 

New Genre Prize – Innovation in form or style, including improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation

Winner: Tara Rodgers – “Butterfly Effects”

 

PatsyLu Prize – (women of color and/or lesbians) Any Medium

Winner: Yumiko Morita – “Echoes of a Wave”

 

Judges for the competition were Bill Alves, Carolyn Bremer, and Anne LeBaron.

 

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2006 – 25th IAWM Search for New Music

Theodore Front Prize

Chihchun Chi-sun Lee – “Dots, Lines, Convergences” Concerto for Chinese zheng and chamber ensemble

Miriam Gideon Prize

Maria A. Niederberger – “Full Pockets” a song cycle for soprano, harp and flute

Libby Larsen Prize

Pui-shan Cheung – “Dai Pai Dong”

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize

Erin Gee – “Mouthpiece VII”

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Becky Lipsitz – “Many Waters”

Pauline Oliveros Prize

Jing Wang – “LU”

New Genre Prize

Joanne Cannon – “Children of Grainger”

PatsyLu Prize

Ingrid Stolzel – “Guilty Pleasures”

 

Judges for the competition were Joan Huang, Daniel Rothman, Ronit Kirchman, and Larry Karush.

 

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2005 – 24th IAWM Search for New Music

 

Theodore Front Prize

Andrea Clearfield – “The Long Bright” Cantata for soprano, children’s chorus, and orchestra

 

Miriam Gideon Prize

1st Place, Sherry Woods – “Of Rivers and Trees” song cycle for tenor, flute, violin, viola, cello, and piano

2nd Place – No award was granted in this category

 

Libby Larsen Prize

Xinyan Li – “Pursuit” for Chinese guanzi, Guquin, violin, cello, and 3 percussionists

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize

No award was granted in this category

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize

Helena Michaelson – “Scintilla” for Large Ensemble

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

No award was granted in this category

 

Judges for the competition were Vivian Adelberg Rudow and Sally Reid.

 

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2004 – 23rd IAWM Search for New Music

Theodore Front Prize

Veronika Krausas – “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra”

 

Libby Larsen Prize

Hsiao-Lan Wang – “Etude for Orchestra”

 

Miriam Gideon Prize

First Place: Meira Warshauer – “Yishakeyni” for Soprano, Flute and Piano

Second Place: Li Yiding – “Burned Eden” for Soprano, Clarinet, Viola, and Piano

Honorable Mentions: Carol Worthey, Hillary Kruh, Carol Barnett

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize

Sue Dellinger – “Sound Bytes” for Clarinet, Horn, Cello, and Piano

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Erin Huelskamp – “The Elements” for Flute, Violin and Cello

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize

not awarded

 

Judges for the competition were Deon Nielsen Price and Andrea Gullickson.

 

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2003 – 22nd IAWM Search for New Music

 

Theodore Front Prize

Sungi Hong – “The Light of the World” for Violin, Viola, Cello and Contrabass

 

Libby Larsen Prize

Jean Milew – “Sudden Light” for Mezzo Soprano, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano

 

Miriam Gideon Prize

First Place: Joelle Wallach – “A Revisitation of Myth” for Mezzo Soprano, Viola and Piano

Second Place: Jennifer Fowler – “Magnificat 11″ for Soprano, Flute, Cello, and Harp

 

Judith Lang Zaimont Prize

Dorothy Chang – “Wind/Unwind” for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano

 

len Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Po-Chun Wang – “Three Movements” for Solo Violin

 

Pauline Oliveros Prize

Hsiao-Lan Wang – “Green Potato II” for Computer-Generated Audio

 

Judges for the competition were Anna Rubin and Maria A. Niederberger.

 

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2002 – 21st IAWM Search for New Music

 

Student Composer Prize (for women currently enrolled in school)

First Prize: Helena Michelson – “In Search of Tranquility” for Chamber Orchestra

Second Prize: Sabang Cho – “Reflection” for Woodwind Quintet

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Tzu-Ling Sarana Chou – “String Quartet No. 2″

 

Theodore Front Prize

Karen P. Thomas – “When Night Came” for Clarinet and Piano

 

Miriam Gideon Prize

First Prize: Donna Kelly Eastman – “Old Cherokee Woman’s Song” for Soprano, Flute/Piccolo, Cello and Piano

Second Prize: Mary Jane Leach – “The Sacred Dance”

 

Judges for the competition were Janika Vandervelde and Carol Barnett.

 

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2001 – 20th IAWM Search for New Music

 

Student Composer Prize

First Prize: Orianna Webb – “Being and Becoming” for Orchestra

Second Prize: Moiya Callahan – “Four-Way Sextet” for Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and Percussion

 

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Ruby Fulton – “In Coral” for Two Violins

 

Theodore Front Prize

Jennifer Higdon – “Scenes from the Poet’s Dreams” for Piano Quintet

 

Miriam Gideon Prize

First Prize (tie)

Beverly McLarry – “Songs from the Timberlines” for Voice, Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano

Terry Winter Owens – “Messages for Raoul Wallenberg” for Soprano or Tenor, Flute, Cello, and Piano

 

Judges for the competition were HyeKung Lee and Stella Sung

 

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2000 – 19th IAWM Search for New Music

Student Composer Prize

1st Prize – Maja S. K. Ratkje ­ “Louange” for violin, cello and organ

2nd Prize – Heva Chan ­ “Restricted Freedom” for clarinet and piano

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Katherine Gilliam ­ “Silhouettes, Three Songs for Baritone and Piano”

Aaron Cohen Prize

Jeeyoung Kim ­ “Longing under the moon…” for violin and harp

Miriam Gideon Prize

1st Prize – Margaret Lucy Wilkins ­ “Struwwelpeter” for soprano, 3 clarinets, percussion and piano

2nd Prize – Ann Marie Callaway ­ “Besides This May” for soprano, flute and piano

 

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1999 – 18th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Stacy Garrop

Second Prize

Sarana Tzu-Ling Chou

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Erin Hollins

Miriam Gideon Prize

First Prize (tie)

Janice Hamer

Ruth Lomon

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1998 – 17th IAWM Search for New Music

Student Composer Prize (tie)

Erika Foin

Jennifer Furr

(No second prize awarded; winners will share prize money.)

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Nancy Koe

Miriam Gideon Prize

1st – Elizabeth R. Austin

2nd – Janice Misurell-Mitchell

 

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1997 – 16th IAWM Search for New Music

Chamber Music Category

First Prize: Laurie San Martin

2nd Prizes (tie)

Stacy Garrop

Rona Siddiqui

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize

Mary Jane King

Nancy Van de Vate Prize for Orchestral Music

HyeKyung Lee

 

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1996 – 15th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Gabriela Lena Frank

Second Prize

HyeKyung Lee

Ellen Taafe Zwilich Prize

Heather Schmidt

Nancy Van de Vate Prize

Andrea Clearfield

 

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1995 – 14th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Alissa L. Roosa

Second Prize

Lisa Rainsong

Ellen Taafe Zwilich Prize

Heather Schmidt

Honorable Mentions

Renée Favand

Ellen Harrison

Sally Lamb

SoYeon Lee

Belinda L.

Terry Vosbein

Anna Weesner

 

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1994 – 13th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Stacy Garrop

Second Prize

Deborah J. Monroe

Ellen Taafe Zwilich Prize

Betsey Rosenblatt

 

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1993 – 12th IAWM Search for New Music

 

 

First Prize

Joanne Metcalf

Second Prize

Jennifer Higdon

Ellen Taffe Zwilich Prize

Luna Woolf

Honorable Mentions

Ellen Ruth Harrison

A.E. Sierra

Stacy Garrop

Sheila Forrester

Stacey J. Willer

Renée Favand

Mei-Chun Chen

 

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1992 – 11th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Serra Hwang

Second Prize

Simona Simonini

Ellen Taffe Zwilich Prize

Hollie Thomas

Honorable Mentions

Renée Silas Waters

 

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1991 – 10th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Lori Dobbins

Second Prize (tie)

Simona Simonini

Carolyn Yarnell

Zwilich Prize

Penka Kuneva

Honorable Mentions

Renée Silas Waters

 

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1990 – 9th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Hillary Kruh

Second Prize (tie)

Karin Swanson

Lori Dobbbins

Honorable Mentions

Elizabeth Alexander

Jennifer Higdon

 

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1989 – 8th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Nack-Kum Paik

Second Prize (tie)

Mary Wright

Elizabeth Alexander

Honorable Mentions

Patricia Morehead

Elena Ruehr

 

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1988 – 7th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Ruth Meyer

Second Prize

Renée Silas Waters

Honorable Mentions

Brigitte Condoret

Christina Kuzmych

 

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1987 – 6th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Christina Kuzmych

Second Prize

Dorothea Ferrari-Stone

Honorable Mentions

Linda Bouchard

Violeta Dinescu

 

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1986 – 5th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize (tie)

Janice Misurell Mitchell

Violeta Dinescu

Honorable Mentions

Janice Macaulay

Jae Eun Park No

Elena Ruehr

 

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1985 – 4th IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Alice Ho

Second Prize

Ie Don Ho

Honorable Mentions

Julia Anderson

Susan Calkins

Janice Macaulay

Elizabeth Sheidel

 

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1984 – 3rd IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Catherine Schieve

Second Prize

J. Katherine Harvey

Third Prize

Karen Thomas

Honorable Mentions

Laura Goldfader

Elizabeth Bevan

Janet Ivcich

Merilin Michele Perry-Paris

Catherine Schieve

Karen Thomas

 

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1983 – 2nd IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Katherine Hafemeister

 

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1982 – 1st IAWM Search for New Music

First Prize

Sarah Aderholdt

Honorable Mentions

Debborah S. Van Ohlen

Linda Catlin Smith