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Winners 1(a)2(b)

TIE FOR FIRST PRIZE
ONE(a)
Fred Vrabel, Lilly, Pennsylvania

Concert 1
Peter Boyer: Celebration Overture
Ernst von Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song
Lili Boulanger: D'un Matin de Printemps
Intermission
Claude Debussy: Children's Corner Suite, orchestrated by André Caplet
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony 1, Classical

Concert 2
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra ("Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell")
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto
Encore: Antonio Vivaldi: "Spring" from The Four Seasons
Intermission
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THIRD PRIZE
Nelson Morgan, Nicholson, Georgia

Concert 1
Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Samuel Barber: Piano Concerto
Intermission
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony 5

Concert 2
Granville Bantock: The Witch of Atlas
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Intermission
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony 8, The Journey

Concert 3
Josef Suk: Fantastic Scherzo
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto 3
Intermission
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony 10

Concert 4
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
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SEVENTH PRIZE
Rolland Chalmers, Surrey, British Columbia

Concert 1
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Erich Korngold: Violin Concerto
Intermission
Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Concert 2
Dag Wirén: Marcia from Serenade for Strings
Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Piano Concerto in a
Intermission
Georges Bizet: Symphony in C

Concert 3
Bedrich Smetana: "The Moldau" from My Country
Antonin Dvorák: Cello Concerto
Intermission
César Franck: Symphony in d

Concert 4
Jean Sibelius: Alla Marcia from Karelia Suite
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SPECIAL PRIZE FOR COURAGEOUS (OR FOOLHARDY) PROGRAMMING
Richard Leickly, Redmond, Washington

Concert 1
Havergal Brian: Symphony 1, Gothic

Concert 2
Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Intermission
Christopher Theofanidis: Symphony 1

Concert 3
Richard Einhorn: Voices of Light

Concert 4
Sofia Gubaidulina: Offertorium, for violin and orchestra
Intermission
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Concert 5
Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie

Concert 6
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Sight + Sound Gallery Opens in Atlanta, GA

Photo by Terrell Clark

Friday, May 11, at 5pm: Sight + Sound (Studioplex, G8, 659 Auburn Avenue, Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA) hosts its grand opening as both a contemporary art gallery and high-end audio equipment retailer. The gallery will showcase artwork from local artists while exhibiting gear from T+A, Nordost, and Elipson.

On exhibit for the opening will be regional photographer Terrell Clark’s 3 Feet Above Sea Level: A Pinhole Exploration of the French Quarter, where Clark captures “an unconventional perspective of the Quarter and challenges the notion of a ‘perfect’…

Philips CitiScape Downtown

I’ve been curious about Philips’ new CitiScape Downtown headphones ($99) ever since reading Tyll Hertsens’ review, so I ran into Best Buy this afternoon and checked them out.

I only listened for a short while, but I immediately liked what I heard. Scrolling between hip-hop, R&B, and pop selections, I was hoping for Prince, but settled for Adele. I found that “Rolling in the Deep,” the lead track from the excellent 21 sounded particularly fine, with a really impressive sense of space around the British singer’s powerful voice and good detail and clarity to the acoustic guitar. The…

MartinLogan CLX Art at Audio Advice

Thursday, May 10, 2–8pm: As part of MartinLogan's Truth in Sound Tour, Audio Advice (11409 Carolina Place Parkway, Pineville, NC) will host an evening of music featuring the MartinLogan Reserve ESL Series CLX Art loudspeaker ($25,495/pair). With the CLX Art, MartinLogan aimed to create “the world’s finest full-range electrostatic line source loudspeaker.” MartinLogan reps will be on hand for the demonstration and to answer any questions.

The Unofficial Dynamic Range Database

At the 2012 NYC hi-fi show, I was chastised by a random showgoer for using a “dynamic-less” recording as a reference in the Legacy room. Now with the help of the Unofficial Dynamic Range Database, I can find the dynamic range measurements of many of my favorite recordings, including the record ridiculed by one spiteful audiophile. Was he right about its dynamics?

The “Unofficial” Dynamic Range Database uses a sliding scale from 1 to 20 (1 being the worst, 20 being the best) to rank the dynamic quality of each of the recordings they list. This number represents the difference between the…

The Brooklyn Flea Record Fair

Saturday, May 19, 11am–6pm: The Brooklyn Flea Record Fair will be held at Smorgasburg (the Williamsburg, Brooklyn waterfront, between North 6th and North 7th Streets, at the East River) and will host some of New York City’s most exciting independent record labels and shops: Representatives from Ba Da Bing, Cakeshop, DFA, Domino, FatCat, Halcyon, Knitting Factory, Minimal Wave, Other Music, RVNG, Sacred Bones, Secretly Canadian, Temporary Residence, True Panther, and more will be on hand for the event.

Hanging out near the river with friends, flipping through record bins, fingers sticky…

The Audio Society of Minnesota Conducts Cable Comparison Tests

Between listening sessions, cabled were switched.

Each monthly issue of Stereophile includes an updated calendar of all the different hi-fi events taking place across the United States. We also maintain this calendar on our Facebook Events page. One of the events that really caught our eye was the Blind Cable Comparison Tests performed by the Audio Society of Minnesota, which took place on Tuesday, April 17th. Here is the report as submitted by members of the Audio Society of Minnesota. The Society reported record crowds for this event. Hopefully, this spirit of questioning, discovery,…