Joseph H. Bearns Prize

The Joseph H. Bearns Prize in Music was established on February 3, 1921, by Lillia M. Bearns, in memory of her father. It was her desire to encourage talented young composers in the United States. The Prize, administered by Columbia University, is open to United States citizens who are at least 18 and no more than 25 years of age, and is divided among larger-form works (orchestral, choral, etc.) and smaller-form works (soli, quartet, sextet, etc.). The Prize is one of the largest given to young American composers, totaling $7200 in 2006.^[1]

Past winners[]

Milton Babbitt (for Music for the Mass) ^[2]
Christopher Bailey (for Six Songs on Poems of John Monroe) ^[3]
Samuel Barber (1929, for Violin Sonata,^[4] and again in 1933, for School for Scandal Overture)
William Bergsma^[5]
Stephen Cabell (2004, for Cosmicomic) ^[6]
Ronald Caltabiano (1981, 1983) ^[7]
Carlos R. Carrillo Cotto (1993, for Cantares) ^[8]
William Coble ^[9]
Glen Cortese ^[10]
Alvin Curran^[11]
Richard Danielpour (1982) ^[12]
Mario Davidovsky^[13]
Jonathan Dawe ^[14]
Charles Dodge^[15]
Emily Doolittle (1997, for Weather Songs) ^[16]
Michael Eckert ^[17]
Renee Favand (1995, for Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes.)^[18]
Mark Gustavson (1983, for Textures of Time) ^[19]
Daron Hagen (1985, for Trio Concertante)^[20]
Mark Hagerty ^[21]
Kevin Hanlon ^[22]
William Harvey (for Cuerpo Garrido) ^[23]
Joel Hoffman (composer) (1975, for Variations for violin, cello, and harp) ^[24]
Stephen Jaffe (1976, for Four Nocturnes) ^[25]
^[26]
Evan Johnson (2006) ^[27]
Brooke Joyce (1999) ^[28]
Louis Karchin ^[29]
Aaron Jay Kernis^[30]
Kenneth Lampl^[31]
David Lang (1983)
Paul Lansky (1964) ^[32]
Anne LeBaron (1978) ^[33]
Roland Leich (1933 for Housman Songs, and 1937 for String Quartet) ^[34]
Leonard Mark Lewis (1999) ^[35]
Steven Mackey^[36]
Shafer Mahoney ^[37]
Paul Moravec^[38]
Lynn David Newton (1965, for Sonata for Piano) ^[39]
Paul Nordoff (1933, for Piano Concerto) ^[40]
Joshua Penman (2004, for Aevum) ^[41]
Daniel Perlongo (for Seven Pieces) ^[42]
Tobias Picker^[43]
(1981) ^[44]
David Rakowski (1984, for Violin Concerto) ^[45]
Jason Roth (1995, for Second String Quartet)^[18]
Jake Rundall (2006) ^[46]
Eric W. Sawyer (1987) ^[47]
Carl Schimmel (1999, for Capa Cocha)^[48]
Joseph Schwantner (1967) ^[49]
Harold Shapero (1946, for Symphony for String Orchestra) ^[50]
Alexander Sigman (2006) ^[51]
Lani Smith (Co-winner - 1958) for "Prelude and Scherzo for Brass, Timpani and Strings"
David Soley ^[52]
Anthony Strilko ^[53]
Louise Talma (1932) ^[54]
Bruce Taub (1971, for Variations 11.7.3.3.4) ^[55]
Reynold Tharp (1996, for Drift) ^[56]
Christopher Theofanidis^[57]
Augusta Read Thomas^[58]
Richard Toensing
Christopher Trapani^[59]
Benjamin Vanden Heuvel (2018) ^[60]
^[61]
David Ward-Steinman (1959, for Symphony) ^[62]
Hugo Weisgall
Richard Willis (for Symphony No. 1) ^[63]
Cynthia Lee Wong (2004, for Fates and Furies) ^[64]
Maurice Wright (1974) ^[65]
Charles Wuorinen (1958, 1959, and 1961) ^[66]

References[]

^ "The Joseph H. Bearns Prize In Music". Department of Music at Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
^ Babbitt, Milton (1987). Stephen Dembski, Joseph N. Straus (ed.). Milton Babbitt: Words about Music. The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-299-10794-9.
^ [1]
^ http://www.classicfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=212206&spid=9973
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2001-11-28. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Ronald Caltabiano's website Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Carlos R. Carrillo's bio on the DePauw University website Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ William Coble's website^{[permanent dead link]}
^ [2] Archived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ Alvin Curran's website
^ [3]
^ [4]
^ Jonathan Dawe's website
^ [5]
^ [6]
^ Michael Eckert's biography at the University of Iowa website Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Columbia University Record
^ Mark Gustavson's website Archived 2005-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Daron Hagen's bio at the Carl Fischer website Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Joel Hoffman's website
^ Stephen Jaffe's page at the Presser website Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Pierre Jalbert's page at the Shepherd School of Music". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
^ Evan Johnson's website Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Brooke Joyce's website
^ [7]
^ [8]
^ [9]
^ Paul Lansky's website
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Bio on Winthrop University website
^ Bio on the Schirmer website
^ Bio on Hunter College website Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Faculty Profile at Adelphi University
^ Lynn David Newton's homepage Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ [10]
^ Joshua Penman's website
^ Bio on the IUP website Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ James Primosch's page on the Presser website Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ "David Rakowski's website". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Bio on Amherst College website
^ Carl Schimmel's website
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Harold Shapero's website
^ Alexander Sigman's website
^ [11]
^ [12]^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Louise Talma website Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bruce Taub website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
^ bio on the UIUC website Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ Christopher Theofanidis' bio on the Peabody website Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Augusta Read Thomas' website Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Christopher Trapani's website". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
^ Columbia Music Department News 2018
^ Dan Visconti's website
^ http://www.dwightwinenger.net/ward-list.htm
^ [13]
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

The Joseph H. Bearns Prize webpage.

[1] "The Joseph H. Bearns Prize In Music". Department of Music at Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-12-13.

[2] Babbitt, Milton (1987). Stephen Dembski, Joseph N. Straus (ed.). Milton Babbitt: Words about Music. The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-299-10794-9.

[3] [1]

[4] ttp://www.classicfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=212206&spid=9973

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2001-11-28. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] Ronald Caltabiano's website Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Carlos R. Carrillo's bio on the DePauw University website Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine

[9] William Coble's website^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] [2] Archived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine

[11] Alvin Curran's website

[12] [3]

[13] [4]

[14] Jonathan Dawe's website

[15] [5]

[16] [6]

[17] Michael Eckert's biography at the University of Iowa website Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine

[Columbia_University_Record-18] Jump up to: ^a ^b Columbia University Record

[19] Mark Gustavson's website Archived 2005-05-26 at the Wayback Machine

[20] Daron Hagen's bio at the Carl Fischer website Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine

[21] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[22] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[23] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[24] Joel Hoffman's website

[25] Stephen Jaffe's page at the Presser website Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

[26] "Pierre Jalbert's page at the Shepherd School of Music". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

[27] Evan Johnson's website Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

[28] Brooke Joyce's website

[29] [7]

[30] [8]

[31] [9]

[32] Paul Lansky's website

[33] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[34] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[35] Bio on Winthrop University website

[36] Bio on the Schirmer website

[37] Bio on Hunter College website Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine

[38] Faculty Profile at Adelphi University

[39] Lynn David Newton's homepage Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine

[40] [10]

[41] Joshua Penman's website

[42] Bio on the IUP website Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine

[43] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[44] James Primosch's page on the Presser website Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

[45] "David Rakowski's website". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

[46] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[47] Bio on Amherst College website

[48] Carl Schimmel's website

[49] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[50] Harold Shapero's website

[51] Alexander Sigman's website

[52] [11]

[53] [12]^{[permanent dead link]}

[54] Louise Talma website Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine

[55] "Bruce Taub website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

[56] the UIUC website Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine

[57] Christopher Theofanidis' bio on the Peabody website Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

[58] Augusta Read Thomas' website Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine

[59] "Christopher Trapani's website". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

[60] Columbia Music Department News 2018

[61] Dan Visconti's website

[62] ttp://www.dwightwinenger.net/ward-list.htm

[63] [13]

[64] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[65] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[66] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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