John Palmer


awards & acknowledgments

1990 - Cornelius Cardew Competition, England: special mention for in memory of a friend, for female voice and piano.

1992 - Lucerne Cultural Prize & Composition Contest, Switzerland: first prize winner with Omen, for orchestra and amplified voices.

1994 - Bourges International Competition for Electroacoustic Music, France: second prize winner with Beyond the Bridge, for cello & electronics.

1995 - Surrey Sinfonietta Orchestral Competition Contest, England: first prize winner with Concertino, for orchestra.

1995 - 1st Tokyo International Competition for Chamber Music Composition: second prize winner with Theorem, for piano trio.

1996 - City of Klagenfurt International Composition Prize, Austria: second prize winner with Second String Quartet (Dream).

2009 - Bourges International Competition for Electroacoustic Music, France: selection of Transient, for soprano, prepared piano & electronics.

2010 - Citta' di Udine Eighth International Competition for Composers, Italy: Special Mention and Medal of the President of the Italian Republic for
.........Transference, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.