Fifth Competition
October 15-22, 1994
Prizes
SECOND PRIZE : Silver Medal and $2,500
THIRD PRIZE : Bronze Medal and $1,000
FINAL ROUND RECOGNITION AWARDS: $500 each
SEMIFINAL ROUND SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS: $250 each
BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMISSIONED WORK: $1,000
Audrey Andrist (Canada) Gold Medal
Wei-Yi Yang (Taiwan) Gold Medal
(No Silver Medal awarded)
Best Performance of the Commissioned Work: Rafael Guerra
Competitors
Kirill Gliadkovsky, Russia
Rafael Guerra, Mexico
Sarina Ohno, Japan
Thomas Pandolfi, USA
Lisa Spector, USA
Alexander Tentser, Russia
Rirna Vorobieva, Russia
Contestant Selection Jury
Ruth C. Friedberg
Andrew Mihalso
Competition Jury
Robin McCabe, USA
Peter Takács, Romania/USA
Commissioned Composer
Colors from a Changing Sky
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