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).
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra , by John LaMontaine
First performed in Washington, D.C. by the National Symphony Orchestra on November 25, 1958.
The Jury
The Jury
Chalmers Clifton
Miles Kastendieck
Critic, New York Journal-American
Quincy Porter
Yale University
Winners in Music
Samuel Barber
An opera in four acts, libretto by Gian-Carlo Menotti. First presented January 15,1958, at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Norman Dello Joio
First performed at the Juilliard School of Music on April 20, 1956.
Ernst Toch
First performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, December 2, 1955.
Gian-Carlo Menotti
For an opera first performed at the Broadway Theater, New York, December 27, 1954.
1959 Prize Winners
William H. (Bill) Mauldin
For "I won the Nobel Prize for Literature. What was your crime?" Published on October 30, 1958.
Ralph McGill
For his distinguished editorial writing during 1958 as exemplified in his editorial "A Church, A School...." and for his long, courageous and effective editorial leadership.