Zvi Zeitlin Memorial International Composition Competition 
2014 Winners

GRAND PRIZE

ANDREW STIEFEL
The Day Is On Fire
for flute, 2 violins, viola, cello
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Oregon)
(recording made by Cuatro Puntos in Brazil)

2ND PLACE

BEKAH SIMMS
Murmuring Bones
for 2 violins, viola, cello
CANADA (Ontario)
(recording made by Cuatro Puntos)

3RD PLACE

GILAD COHEN
Ten Variations
for Oboe, Piano, 2 violin, viola, cello
ISRAEL
(performed in November 2014 by Cuatro Puntos)

4TH PLACE

MOHAMED-ALY FARANG
Rhapsody
for Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
EGYPT
(recording made by Cuatro Puntos)

CUATRO PUNTOS AWARD

NEBOJSA MACURA
Six Year Interlude
for flute, viola, piano
SERBIA/ USA
(recording made by Cuatro Puntos in Brazil)


EMERGING COMPOSERS AWARD
(composers under age 18)

JACK HAMILL
Unnamed Piano Trio
for violin, cello, piano
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Illinois)

UNIQUE INSTRUMENTATION AWARD (tie)

TED GOLDMAN
Graxxis
for flute, cello, vibraphone, piano
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (New York)

KEVIN WILT
Groove Incubation
for 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 contrabasses
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Florida)

AWARD FOR NORTH AMERICA (tie)

MARK ACKERLY
TKO
for 2 violins, viola, cello
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (California)
(performed in fall 2014 by Cuatro Puntos)

SHERIDAN SEYFRIED
Then Velvet Dark
for piano, violin, viola, cello
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Pennsylvania)

AWARD FOR LATIN AMERICA

ALDO LOMBERA
Cosmogonía
for 2 violins, viola, cello
MEXICO
(to be performed fall 2015 by Cuatro Puntos)

AWARD FOR ASIA (tie)

NG WAI-HEI
Sleepless City
for flute, cello, piano
HONG KONG

MIAN CHEN
String Quartet No. 1
for 2 violins, viola, cello
CHINA

AWARD FOR EUROPE (tie)

JOSE LUIS GÓMEZ ALEIXANDRE
Namárië
for soprano, violin, alto saxophone, cello, and harp
FINLAND

KAVI PAU
Festive Allure
for 2 flutes, 2 violins, 2 cellos, contrabass, and tabla
UNITED KINGDOM

AWARD FOR AUSTRALIA

HOLLY HARRISON
Red Queen, White Queen, Alice, and All
for Bb Clarinet, Basson, Violin, Viola, Contrabass, Piano
AUSTRALIA