The ALEA III International Composition Prize 2008

Left to right: Andre de Quadros, Gunther Schuller, Ketty Nez, Timothy Ernest Johnson, José Minguillón, Yuri Mazurkevich, Joshua Fineberg, David Kopp, Martin Amlin, Theodore Antoniou, Richard Cornell, Samuel Headrick.

Competition 2008 - 26th Edition

Finalists

• Giovanni Bertelli (Italy) Im Anfange ruhiges
• Josué Zamora (Mexico) Difracción (Honorable Mention)
• Jelle Tassyns (Belgium) Stax I (First Prize)
• Kazutomo Yamamoto (Japan) Open Cluster
• Marios Joannou Elia (Cyprus) Apophis
• Timothy Ernest Johnson (USA) Antyphony: Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
• José Minguillón (Spain) IneSplicable

On October 5, 2008 the above works were premiered under the direction of Theodore Antoniou at Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. The concert started at 7:00 pm. Admission was free.

Program Book

The ALEA III Prize 2008 (sponsored by Boston University) was awarded to Jelle Tassyns.

Panel of Judges

• Gunther Schuller, chair | Composer, Conductor
• Martin Amlin | Composer, Pianist Boston University
• Richard Cornell | Composer, Conductor Boston University
• Joshua Fineberg | Composer Boston University
• Samuel Headrick | Composer Boston University
• David Kopp | Theorist, Pianist Boston University
• Yuri Mazurkevich | Violinist Boston University
• Ketty Nez | Composer, Pianist Boston University
• Andre de Quadros | Conductor and Music Educator Professor of Music Director, Boston University School of Music Artistic Director, Boston University Tanglewood Institute Chair, Department of Music, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Yehudi Wyner | Composer, Pianist Brandeis University