Department of Music Prizes
The Nicholas C. Christofilos, Jr. Memorial Prize in Music
The prize is awarded annually to a graduate student in music who combines qualities of outstanding intellectual accomplishment with concern and support for his or her fellow students.
The Nicola de Lorenzo Prize in Composition
A first and second prize is awarded annually to qualified students who submit the best-completed musical compositions.
Eisner Prizes in the Creative Arts
Prizes are awarded annually to undergraduates or graduates for creative achievement in the following fields: English, drama, music, the visual arts, and environmental design. The prizes in music are awarded for outstanding achievement in instrumental or vocal performance or in musical composition.
Albert I. Elkus Memorial Prize
The prize is awarded annually to four or five outstanding students in Music 27: Introduction to Music, a lecture course, which enrolls approximately 400 non-music majors each semester.
George Ladd Prix de Paris
The prize is awarded every two years to a student of music at the University of California, Berkeley who has attained the highest excellence in his or her studies in harmony and composition. The purpose of the prize is to enable the recipient to study musical composition for two years in Paris, France.
The David and Diana Menn Memorial Prize in the Performing Arts
Two prizes are awarded annually for outstanding creative talent in the performing arts. One recipient is selected from the students enrolled in the Department of Dramatic Art and the other from the Department of Music.
Milton G. Witzel Memorial Prize in Stringed Instrument Performance
The prize is awarded annually to an undergraduate or graduate student in the Department of Music for continuing creative achievement in performance on a stringed instrument or to a student composer for work for stringed instruments.
The Matthew William Fisher Memorial Award in Music (Departmental Citation)
The prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior for all-around excellence and distinction in Music. The prize is publicly acknowledged each spring at commencement. A brief letter is sent to the prize recipient that explains why this award is given in honor of Matthew Fisher.
Mary Nunes Souza Music Awards
Awards are granted on a competitive basis for special projects designed to supplement the student's musical training.
Bernece B. Lyon Memorial Prize
Awards are granted on a competitive basis for students who propose a worthy project in music performance.
Austin F. Williams Prize in Piano Performance
Awards are granted in recognition of strong achievement in piano performance.
Deadlines/Juries
Name |
UG/G |
Notifications |
Deadline |
Jury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola de Lorenzo Prize in Music Composition | UG/G | Late October | Late November | University Prizes Office |
| Hertz Traveling Fellowship |
UG/G | Early December | Mid-February | Undergraduate Committee |
| Bernece Lyon Prize | UG | Early February | Mid-March | Undergraduate Committee |
| Souza Prize | UG | Early February | Mid-March | Undergraduate Committee |
| Eisner Prize | UG/G | Early February | Early March | Full Faculty (David Milnes - Coordinator) |
| Outstanding GSI Award | G | Early February | Early March | Full Faculty |
| Christofilos Prize in Music* (Student Nomination) | G | Early March | Early April | Full Faculty |
| Menn Prize (Perform)* (Faculty Nomination) |
UG | Early April | Mid-April | Full Faculty |
| Witzel Prize (Violin)* (Faculty Nomination) |
UG | Early April | Mid-April | Full Faculty |
| Departmental Citation*/ Matthew Fisher* | UG | Early April | Mid-April | Full Faculty |
| *Commencement Prize | ||||