Search for New Music Past Award Recipients
2007 IAWM Search for New Music
Theodore Front Prize - (minimum age 22) Chamber and Orchestral works:
Tamar Muskal - "Yellow Wind" for Orchestra and Narrator
Miriam Gideon Prize - (minimum age 50) Solo Voice and up to 5 Instruments:
Terry Winter Owens - "The Eighth Elegy"
Libby Larsen Prize - (currently enrolled in school) Any Medium:
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Judith Lang Zaimont Prize - (minimum age 30) Unpublished and not recorded - Large Solo or Chamber:
Misook Kim - "Stop and Go"
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize - (women 21 and under) Any Medium:
Heather Stebbins - "Confessions, Reactions"
Pauline Oliveros Prize - Electro-acoustic media:
Ashley Fure - "Susurrus"
New Genre Prize - Innovation in form or style, including improvisation, multimedia, use of non-traditional notation:
Tara Rodgers - "Butterfly Effects"
PatsyLu Prize - Women of color and/or lesbians:
Yumiko Morita - "Echoes of a Wave"
Judges for the competition were Bill Alves, Carolyn Bremer, and Anne LeBaron
2006 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.
2005 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.
2004 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.
2003 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.
2002 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.
2001 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 and 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
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
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
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
1997 - 16th IAWM Search for New Music
Chamber Music Category
First Prize
Laurie San Martin
2nd Prize (tie)
Stacy Garrop
Rona Siddiqui
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize
Mary Jane King
Nancy Van de Vate Prize for Orchestral Music
HyeKyung Lee
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
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
1994 13th IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Stacy Garrop
Second Prize
Deborah J. Monroe
Ellen Taafe Zwilich Prize
Betsey Rosenblatt
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
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
1991 - Tenth 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
1990 - Ninth IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Hillary Kruh
Second Prize (tie)
Karin Swanson
Lori Dobbbins
Honorable Mentions
Elizabeth Alexander
Jennifer Higdon
1989 - Eighth IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Nack-Kum Paik
Second Prize (tie)
Mary Wright
Elizabeth Alexander
Honorable Mentions
Patricia Morehead
Elena Ruehr
1988 - Seventh IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Ruth Meyer
Second Prize
Renée Silas Waters
Honorable Mentions
Brigitte Condoret
Christina Kuzmych
1987 - Sixth IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Christina Kuzmych
Second Prize
Dorothea Ferrari-Stone
Honorable Mentions
Linda Bouchard
Violeta Dinescu
1986 - Fifth IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize (tie)
Janice Misurell Mitchell
Violeta Dinescu
Honorable Mentions
Janice Macaulay
Jae Eun Park No
Elena Ruehr
1985 - Fourth IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Alice Ho
Second Prize
Ie Don Ho
Honorable Mentions
Julia Anderson
Susan Calkins
Janice Macaulay
Elizabeth Sheidel
1984 - Third 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
1983 - Second IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Katherine Hafemeister
1982 - First IAWM Search for New Music
First Prize
Sarah Aderholdt
Honorable Mentions
Debborah S. Van Ohlen
Linda Catlin Smith