Fourth Competition
October 15-19, 1991
Prizes
SECOND PRIZE : Silver Medal and $2,500
THIRD PRIZE : Bronze Medal and $1,000
FOURTH PRIZE: $500
Richard Dowling (USA) Gold Medal
Bernadette Balkus (Australia) Silver Medal
Best Performance of the Commissioned Work: Richard Dowling
Competitors
Andrew Cooperstock, USA
Fred Karpoff, USA
Elyane Laussade, USA
Thomas Maurice, Canada
Thomas Pandolfi, USA
Rosa Park, Korea
Laura Vickers, USA
Contestant Selection Jury
John Moore
Pauline Leung-Glickman
Competition Jury
Aldo Mancinelli, USA
Robin McCabe, USA
Jeffrey Swann, USA
Commissioned Composer
Nocturne No. 3, Opus 35
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