Pulitzer Prize Winners in Music
No work specifically composed for winds has yet won a Pulitzer Prize.
http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Music
1943 William Schuman, Secular Cantata No. 2: A Free Song
1944 Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 4, Op. 34, “Requiem”
1945 Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring
1946 Leo Sowerby, The Canticle of the Sun
1947 Charles Ives, Symphony No. 3
1948 Walter Piston, Symphony No. 3
1949 Virgil Thomson, Louisiana Story (film score)
1950 Gian Carlo Menotti, The Consul (opera)
1951 Douglas Stuart Moore, Giants in the Earth (opera)
1952 Gail Kubik, Symphony Concertante
1953 No prize awarded
1954 Quincy Porter, Concerto Concertante for Two Pianos and Orchestra
1955 Gian Carlo Menotti, The Saint of Bleecker Street (opera)
1956 Ernst Toch, Symphony No. 3
1957 Norman Dello Joio, Meditations on Ecclesiastes
1958 Samuel Barber, Vanessa (opera)
1959 John La Montaine, Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 9
1960 Elliott Carter, String Quartet No. 2
1961 Walter Piston, Symphony No. 7
1962 Robert Ward, The Crucible (opera)
1963 Samuel Barber, Piano Concerto, Op. 38
1964 No prize awarded
1965 No prize awarded
1966 Leslie Bassett, Variations for Orchestra
1967 Leon Kirchner, Quartet No. 3 for Strings and Electronic Tape
1968 George Crumb, Echoes of Time and the River
1969 Karel Husa, String Quartet No. 3
1970 Charles Wuorinen, Time’s Encomium
1971 Mario Davidovsky, Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound
1973 Elliott Carter, String Quartet No. 3
1975 Dominick Argento, From the Diary of Virginia Woolf
1977 Richard Wernick, Visions of Terror and Wonder
1978 Michael Colgrass, Deja Vu for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra
1979 Joseph Schwantner, Aftertones of Infinity
1980 David Del Tredici, In Memory of a Summer Day
1981 No prize awarded
1982 Roger Sessions, Concerto for Orchestra
1983 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1)
1984 Bernard Rands, Canti del Sole for Tenor and Orchestra
1985 Stephen Albert, Symphony No. 1 “RiverRun”
1986 George Perle, Wind Quintet No. 4 for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon
1987 John Harbison, The Flight into Egypt
1988 William Bolcom, 12 New Etudes for Piano
1989 Roger Reynolds, Whispers Out of Time
1990 Mel Powell, Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
1992 Wayne Peterson, The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark
1993 Christopher Rouse, Trombone Concerto
1994 Gunther Schuller, Of Reminiscences and Reflections
1995 Morton Gould, Stringmusic
1996 George Walker, Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra
1997 Wynton Marsalis, Blood on the Fields (oratorio)
1998 Aaron Jay Kernis, String Quartet No. 2, Musica Instrumentalis
1999 Melinda Wagner, Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion
2000 Lewis Spratlan, Life is a Dream (opera) (awarded for concert version of Act II)
2001 John Corigliano, Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra
2003 John Adams, On the Transmigration of Souls
2004 Paul Moravec, Tempest Fantasy
2005 Steven Stucky, Second Concerto for Orchestra
2006 Yehudi Wyner, Chiavi in Mano (piano concerto)
2007 Ornette Coleman, Sound Grammar
2008 David Lang, The Little Match Girl Passion
2009 Steve Reich, Double Sextet
2010 Jennifer Higdon, Violin Concerto
2011 Zhou Long, Madame White Snake (opera)
2012 Kevin Puts, Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts
2013 Caroline Shaw, Partita for 8 Voices
2014 John Luther Adams, Become Ocean
No work specifically composed for winds has yet won a Grawemeyer Award.
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1985 Witold Lutosławski, Symphony No. 3
1986 György Ligeti, Etudes for Piano
1987 Harrison Birtwistle, The Mask of Orpheus
1988 No prize awarded
1989 Chinary Ung, Inner Voices
1990 Joan Tower, Silver Ladders
1991 John Corigliano, Symphony No. 1
1992 Krzysztof Penderecki, Adagio for Large Orchestra
1993 Karel Husa, Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra
1994 Toru Takemitsu, Fantasma/Cantos for Clarinet and Orchestra
1995 John Adams, Violin Concerto
1996 Ivan Tcherepnin, Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
1997 Simon Bainbridge, Ad Ora Incerta—Four Orchestral Songs from Primo Levi
1999 No prize awarded
2001 Pierre Boulez, Sur Incises
2002 Aaron Jay Kernis, Colored Field
2003 Kaija Saariaho, L’amour de loin
2004 Unsuk Chin, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
2005 George Tsontakis, Violin Concerto No. 2
2006 György Kurtág, Concertante Op. 42
2007 Sebastian Currier, Static
2008 Peter Lieberson, Neruda Songs
2009 Brett Dean, The Lost Art of Letter Writing (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra)
2011 Louis Andriessen, La Commedia
2012 Esa-Pekka Salonen, Violin Concerto
2013 Michel van der Aa, Up-close
American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald Prize
http://americanbandmasters.org/awards/
1956 J. Clifton Williams, Fanfare and Allegro
1957 J. Clifton Williams, Symphonic Suite
1958 J. Mark Quinn, Portrait of the Land
1959 Maurice Weed, Introduction and Scherzo
1960 Florian Mueller, Overture in G
1961 Joseph Willcox Jenkins, Cumberland Gap Overture
1962 Fritz Velke, Concertino for Band
1963 Frederic H. Ashe, Concert Suite
1964 Robert E. Jager, Symphony for Band
1965 Frederick Beyer, Overture for Band
1966 John Barnes Chance, Variations on a Korean Folk Song
1967 Lawrence Weiner, Daedalic Symphony
1968 Robert E. Jager, Diamond Variations
1969 Richard Willis, Aria and Toccata
1971 Karl Kroeger, Divertimento for Concert Band
1972 Robert E. Jager, Sinfonietta
1973 Roger Nixon, Festival Fanfare March
1974 James S. Sclater, Visions
1975 Robert M. Panerio, Sr., Jubiloso
1976 Lorette Jankowski, Todesband
1977 William H. Hill, Dances Sacred and Profane
1978 James Barnes, Symphony, Opus 35
1979 No winner chosen
1981 James Barnes, Visions Macabre
1982 David R. Holsinger, Armies of the Omnipresent Otserf
1983 Martin Mailman, Exaltations
1984 James E. Curnow, Symphonic Variants for Euphonium and Band
1985 Joseph H. Downing, Symphony for Winds and Percussion
1986 David R. Holsinger, In the Spring, at the Time When the Kings Go Off to War
1987 David Sartor, Synergistic Parable
1988 Dana Wilson, Piece of Mind
1989 Martin Mailman, For Precious Friends Hid In Death’s Dateless Night, Op. 80
1990 Gregory Youtz, Fire Works
1991 Timothy Mahr, The Soaring Hawk
1993 Ron Nelson, Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H)
1994 Ron Nelson, Chaconne (In Memoriam)
1995 Anthony Iannaccone, Sea Drift
1996 Anthony Iannaccone, Psalms For A Great Country
1998 Dan Welcher, Circular Marches
1999 Donald Grantham, Fantasy Variations
2000 Donald Grantham, Southern Harmony
2001 No winner chosen
2002 Peter Graham, Harrison’s Dream
2003 No contest held
2004 No contest held
2005 John Mackey, Redline Tango
2006 No contest held
2007 Michael Daugherty, Raise the Roof
2009 John Mackey, Aurora Awakes
2011 Yo Goto, Songs for Wind Ensemble
2012 Michael Gandolfi, Flourishes and Meditations
2013 Aaron Perrine, Pale Blue on Deep
Barlow Endowment for Music Competition
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1986 Michael Colgrass, Winds of Nagual
1990 David Gillingham, Heroes Lost and Fallen
2013 Narong Prangcharoen, Lokuttara
National Band Association/William D. Revelli Memorial Composition Award
http://www.nationalbandassociation.org/contests/revelli.asp
1977 Jerome Sorczek, Variations for Band
1980 Byron Tate, Between Worlds
1981 David Gillingham, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Band
1982 No award made
1983 Gregory Youtz, Scherzo for a Bitter Moon
1984 Arthur Gottschalk, Concerto for Wind and Percussion Orchestra
1985 Michael Colgrass, Winds of Nagual
1986 No award made
1987 Anthony Iannaccone, Apparitions for Symphonic Band
1988 Martin Mailman, For Precious Friends Hid in Death’s Dateless Night, Op. 80
1989 Gordon Ring, Concerto for Piano, Winds, and Percussion
1990 Paul Epstein, The Adventures of Matinee Concerto
1991 Mark Camphouse, To Build a Fire
1992 Ron Nelson, Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H)
1993 Jim Syler, The Hounds of Heaven
1994 Jeffrey Hass, Lost in the Fun House
1995 Donald Grantham, Bum’s Rush
1996 Walter Mays, Dreamcatcher
1997 Warren Benson, The Drums of Summer
1998 Donald Grantham, Fantasy Variations
1999 Donald Grantham, Southern Harmony
2000 David Kechley, Restless Birds Before the Dark Moon
2001 Joseph Spaniola, Escapade
2002 Dean Roush, Illuminations
2003 Samuel Hazo, Perthshire Majesty
2004 Joseph Turrin, Illuminations for Solo Trombone and Wind Symphony
2005 Philip Sparke, Music of the Spheres
2006 Frank Ticheli, Symphony No. 2
2007 Steven Bryant, Radiant Joy
2008 Steven Bryant, Suite Dreams
2009 John Mackey, Aurora Awakes
2010 Steven Bryant, Ecstatic Waters
2011 Kevin Walczyk, Epitaphs Unwritten
2012 Michael Schelle, The End of the World
National Band Association/Merrill Jones Memorial Young Composer Band Composition Contest
2003 Jonathan Newman, Moon by Night
2005 Brett Dietz, shards of glass
2009 No award made
2012 Jess Turner, Exultant Heart
ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize for Best Original Score for Concert Band
2002 Michael Djupstrom, Homages
2006 Matthew Tommasini, Three Spanish Songs
2008 Kathryn Salfelder, Cathedrals
2010 Joshua Hummel, Haiku Symphony No. 4
College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Young Band Composition Contest
2001 Greg Danner, Walls of Zion
2003 Christopher Tucker, Americans Lost
2005 Christopher Tucker, Twilight in the Wilderness
2007 John Carnahan, …and the antelope play
2009 No winner
2013 Andrew Boysen, Snowflakes Dancing
The Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize
http://www.ithaca.edu/music/ensembles/windensemble/beeler/
1987 Paul Reale, Moonrise, A Polonaise, Early Light
1989 Frank Ticheli, Music for Winds and Percussion
1996 Jeffrey Hass, Lost in the Funhouse
1998 Evan Chambers, Polka Nation
2002 Michael Djupstrom, Homages
2004 John Mackey, Redline Tango
2006 No prize awarded
2008 Kathryn Salfelder, Cathedrals