For distinguished musical composition in the larger forms of chamber, orchestral or choral music, or for an operatic work (including ballet), performed or published during the year by a composer of established residence in the United States, Five hundred dollars ($500).
Symphony No. 3 , by Ernst Toch
First performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, December 2, 1955.
The Jury
The Jury
Winners in Music
Gian-Carlo Menotti
For an opera first performed at the Broadway Theater, New York, December 27, 1954.
Quincy Porter
First performed by the Louisville Symphony Orchestra, March 17, 1954. This was one of the works commissioned under a grant of the Rockefeller Foundation for new American compositions for orchestra, or soloists and orchestra.
Gail Kubik
Performed at Town Hall, January, 7, 1952.
1956 Prize Winners
Robert York
For his cartoon, "Achilles" showing a bulging figure of American prosperity tapering to a weak heel labeled "Farm Prices."
Lauren K. Soth
For the editorial inviting a farm delegation from the Soviet Union to visit Iowa, which led directly to the Russian farm visit to the U.S..