The Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award is an international composers' competition held annually in memory of Salvatore Martirano (1927–1995),[1] who was an internationally acclaimed American composer and served as professor of composition at the University of Illinois from 1963 to 1995.[2] The first place prize consists of US$1,000 and a performance by the Illinois Modern Ensemble at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.__TOC__
| Year | First prize | Second prize | Other honors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jason Eckardt Echoes' White Veil | |||
| 1998 | Karim Al-Zand String Quartet | |||
| 1999 | Keith Moore A Vagrant on Every Floor | |||
| 2000 | Sophia Serghi Sizzle | |||
| 2001 | Orlando Jacinto Garcia Paisaje del Sonido II | |||
| 2002 | Yumiko Juvigny Out of Dark Lair | |||
| 2003 | Edward Top String Quartet | |||
| 2004 | Robert Yamasato Scherzo | |||
| 2005 | Steven Rice Murmurs from Limbo | |||
| 2006 | Douglas Boyce 102nd & Amsterdam | Jorge García del Valle Méndez Seok Yang Jong[3] | Calogero Panvino Sonata 101 (Honorable mention) | |
| 2007 | Takeo Hoshiya Instability Principle | So Jeong Ahn Ssa-reng, ui... | Christopher Arrell Argot (Honorable mention) | |
| 2008 | Abel Paúl fragmentos del vértigo | Sungji Hong Shades of Raindrops | Carl Bettendorf Inner Life (Third prize) | |
| 2009 | Michael Klingbeil Tear of the Clouds | Vladimir Rannev Variations on an Impulse | Christopher Bailey Walking down the Hillside... (Honorable mention) | |
| 2011 | Louis Aguirre Ochosi for string quartet | Marcin Stanczyk Nibiru | Julien-Robert Legault Salvail Chute libre (Third prize) | |
| 2012 | Michael Seltenreich Sparks and Flares | Stephen Yip Dark Side of the Shadow | ||
| 2013 | Luís Antunes Pena Im Rauschen Rot for double bass, | Daniel Moreira The King from Papatua | Alexander Khubeev Sounds from the Dark Time (Third prize) | |
| 2014 | Nina C. Young Traced Upon Cinders for 13 musicians | Aurélio Edler-Copes Encore Seule | David Coll Act (Third prize) | |
| 2015 | Matthew Ricketts Flat Line for 15 players | Anthony Vine For Agnes Martin | ||
| 2016 | James O'Callaghan Among Am A for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and electronics | Nicola Straffelini Labyrinth Song for piccolo, bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano | ||
| 2017 | Oren Boneh Winter Walks That Gravel My Voice for viola and chamber ensemble | Igor Santos Two Two for chamber ensemble | David Bird Drop for string octet and strobe lights with electronics | |
| 2018 | David Clay Mettens Without Air for flute, viola, cello, harp, and percussion | Charles Peck Sunburst for piano quartet | ||
| 2019 | Joshua Hey I am in here for violin and cello | Katherine Balch Prelude for piano and cello | Selim Goncu Widerklang for bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello | |
| 2020 | Zhuosheng Jin A Piece of Watermelon for soprano and six instrumentalists | Stylianos Dimou les instances for large ensemble and diffused, synthesized soundso | ||
| 2021 | Luis Quintana Smudges over dripping ink for piano and ensemble | Utku Asuroglu In Between for chamber ensemble and electronics | Paul Novak as the light begins to drift for sinfonietta (Honorable Mention) |