The ALEA III International Composition Prize 2010

Competition 2010 - 28th Edition

Finalists

• Víctor Ibarra (Mexico) Light red over black - for chamber orchestra
• Michael M. Lee (USA) The Sun that Breathes by the Riverside - for piano and string quartet
• Juan Mariano Porta (Italy) Beatriz e suoi fantasmi - for soprano and ensemble of six
• Fabiàn Harbeith Roa Dueñez (Colombia) and hints and ripples and shafts - for chamber orchestra
• Amir Safari (Iran) States - for solo clarinet
• Haralabos [ Harry ] Stafylakis (Canada) Kritikos Horos - for 7 players
• Yanpeng Zhang (China) Funeral March No. 2 - for alto and ensemble of 12

On October 3, 2010 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 2010 (sponsored by Boston University) was awarded to Víctor Ibarra.

Panel of Judges

• Anthony di Bonaventura | Pianist, Boston University
• Richard Cornell | Composer, Conductor Boston University
• Robert K. Dodson | Cellist, Director, School of Music, Boston University
• Joshua Fineberg | Composer, Boston University
• Gregory Fritze | Composer, Tuba, Chair, Composition Department, Berklee College of Music
• Samuel Headrick | Composer, Boston University
• Benjamìn Juárez | Conductor, Dean, College of Fine Arts, Boston University
• Yuri Mazurkevich | Violinist Boston University
• Malcolm Peyton | Composer, New England Conservatory
• André de Quadros | Conductor, Music Educator, Human rights activist, Boston University
• Andy Vores | Composer, Chair of Composition, Theory and Music History, The Boston Conservatory