The ALEA III International Composition Prize 2009

Front row, left to right: Richard Cornell, Theodore Antoniou, James Yannatos, Simone Scazzocchio, Otto H. Muller, Janet Jieru Chen, Ketty Nez. Back row, left to right: Martin Amlin, Joshua Fineberg, Anthony di Bonaventura, Samuel Headrick, David Kopp.

Competition 2009 - 27th Edition

Finalists

• Juan José Bárcenas Cardona (Mexico) who lights the hearth of dawn...
• Janet Jieru Chen (Taiwan) Beyond Distance (First Prize)
• Constantinos Chizaris (Greece) November Rain
• Young-Shin Choi (Korea) Lines of Hues
• Otto H. Muller (USA) Eyrydissos
• Simone Scazzocchio (Italy) Sensations from a Faded Dream
• Miguel Farías Vásquez (Chile) Convergencias

On October 4, 2009 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 2009 (sponsored by Boston University) was awarded to Janet Jieru Chen.

Panel of Judges

• Gunther Schuller, chair | Composer, Conductor
• Martin Amlin | Composer, Pianist Boston University
• Anthony di Bonaventura | 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
• James Yannatos | Composer, Conductor Harvard University