Finalist: Concerto For String Quartet and Orchestra , by Gunther Schuller
Premiered on February 20, 1988, by the Pro Arte Quartet and the Madison Symphony Orchestra at the Oscar Mayer Theatre in Madison, Wis.
Winners in Music
John Harbison
Premiered by the Cantata Singers and Ensemble on November 21, 1986, at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
George Perle
Premiered on October 2, 1985 at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City.
Stephen Albert
Premiered by the National Symphony Orchestra on January 17, 1985.
Bernard Rands
Premiered by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on June 8, 1983.
1988 Prize Winners
Dave Barry
For his consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns.
Tom Shales
For his television criticism.