We’re proud to announce the winner of our 2009 call for scores:

 

Massimo Lauricella (Italy) for his work entitled Eco di un tempo perduto (in memoria di Arnold Schonberg) for Fl., Cl., Vn., Vc., and Piano

 

Mr. Lauricella will receive a performance of his work by the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble in New York City this April. (We are trying to arrange a second performance at this time. We’ll announce those details as soon as our plans are solidified.)

 

Out of the 122 composers who submitted works anonymously, we would like to recognize 7 composers (in alphabetical order) whose works the judges deemed to be exceptional:

 
l’appel
by Philippe Bodin (Brooklyn, NY)
 

Peripeteia
by Richard Festinger (Richmond, CA)
 

Confession
by Vera Ivanova (Orange, CA)

Memoir of Dong-Hak
by Hee Yun Kim (Champaign, IL)
 

Concert House
by Alex Kotch (Durham, NC)
 

One More Moment
by Philip Schuessler (Champaign, IL)

Five Elements
by Peiying Yuan (Kansas City)

These 7 composers and Mr. Lauricella were the finalists culled from the entire list of submissions, and their compositions were still anonymous when we selected our winner from this group.

 

If you’d like to know more about our judging process, we have created a page that explains it in detail, along with some caveats about how to give yourself the best chance to break through a deluge of submissions.

 

Again, congratulations to Massimo Lauricella.