Past Winners

2010

No grand prize awarded.

2009

No grand prize awarded.

The committee recommends the following 5 compositions for Honorable Mention indicating its belief in the integrity and compositional strength of these works:

Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Sor(tri)lège: Trio III for violin, cello and piano
Stacy Garrop,
String Quartet #3: GAIA
James Smith,
Savishna’s Dance, for Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Parola,
Sempiterna, for a cappela mixed chorus
David Volpe
, Gwinna, for flute, viola and harp

2008

The Grand Prize was awarded to:

La tristesse durera, for large orchestra, by Gregg Wramage

Finalists:

Claude Baker Tableaux Funèbres, for Piano and String Quartet
Nathaniel Harnack In Paradisum, for a cappella choir
Anthony Iannaccone Journeys, for Clarinet and String Quartet
Mark Kilstofte Of Rivers Within, for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra
Liduino Pitombeira Brazilian Landscapes #1 for Violin, ‘Cello and Piano
Thomas Sleeper Symphony #1 for Large Orchestra

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The Final Jury of the EAMA Prize 2010:

Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean of The Juilliard School; Former Senior Director and Artistic Advisor, Carnegie Hall
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violinist, Director of Music Kitchen
Philip Lasser, Composer, President of EAMA Inc. and Professor at The Juilliard School
Alex Ross, Music Critic of The New Yorker, author of “Listen to This” and the highly acclaimed book “The Rest is Noise”

Past Final Jury Members of the EAMA Prize have included:

Simone Dinnerstein, Pianist
Tanja Dorn, Vice President, Artist Manager IMG Artists
Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean of The Juilliard School; Former Senior Director and Artistic Advisor, Carnegie Hall
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violinist, Director of Music Kitchen
Philip Lasser, Composer, President of EAMA Inc. and Professor at The Juilliard School
Russell Platt, A Composer and Music Editor at The New Yorker
Alex Ross, Music Critic of The New Yorker, author of “Listen to This” and the highly acclaimed book “The Rest is Noise”