Has anyone heard any of her music? A review of a performance of the work that won the Pulitzer Prize yesterday, that I found online, compared it unfavorably, though only in passing, to another work on the program, by Perle, but I assume that says as much about the reviewer as the composer. Sorry, I've already forgotten the name of the reviewer. A while back, Stirling Newberry suggested that if you wanted to see a list of truly obscure composers, just check the Pulitzer winners of the last couple of decades. Does anyone know of such a list--for music? Jim Tobin [A complete list follows: 1943 William Schuman (b. 1910). Secular Cantata No. 2: A Free Song for full chorus of mixed voices, with accompaniment of orchestra 1944 Howard Hanson (1896-1981). Symphony No. 4, op. 34 1945 Aaron Copland (1900-1990). Appalachian Spring 1946 Leo Sowerby (1895-1968). The Canticle of the Sun 1947 Charles Ives (1874-1954). Symphony No. 3 1948 Walter Piston (1894-1976). Symphony No. 3 1949 Virgil Thomson (1896-1989). Louisiana Story. (Score for a documentary film.) 1950 Gian-Carlo Menotti (b. 1911). The Consul. (Opera.) 1951 Douglas Moore (1893-1969). Giants in the Earth. (Opera.) 1952 Gail Kubik (1914-1984). Symphony Concertante 1953 Not awarded 1954 Quincy Porter (1897-1966). Concerto Concertante for Two Pianos and Orchestra 1955 Gian-Carlo Menotti (b. 1911). The Saint of Bleecker Street (Opera in three acts.) 1956 Ernst Toch (1887-1964). Symphony No. 3 1957 Norman Dello Joio (b. 1913). Meditations on Ecclesiastes 1958 Samuel Barber (1910-1981). Vanessa. (Opera.) 1959 John La Montaine (b. 1920). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op. 9 1960 Elliott Carter (b. 1908). Second String Quartet 1961 Walter Piston (1894-1976). Symphony No. 7 1962 Robert Ward (b. 1917). The Crucible. (Opera.) 1963 Samuel Barber (1910-1981). Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 38 1964 Not awarded 1965 Not awarded 1966 Leslie Bassett (b. 1923). Variations for Orchestra 1967 Leon Kirchner (b. 1919). Quartet No. 3 for strings and electronic tape 1968 George Crumb (b. 1929). Echoes of Time and the River 1969 Karel Husa (b. 1921). String Quartet No. 3 1970 Charles Wuorinen (b. 1938). Time's Encomium 1971 Mario Davidovsky (b. 1934). Synchronisms No. 6 1972 Jacob Druckman (b. 1928). Windows 1973 Elliott Carter (b. 1908). String quartet No. 3 1974 Donald Martino (b. 1931). Notturno 1975 Dominick Argento (b. 1927). From the Diary of Virginia Woolf 1976 Ned Rorem (b. 1923). Air Music 1977 Richard Wernick (b. 1934). Visions of Terror and Wonder 1978 Michael Colgrass (b. 1932). Deja Vu for Percussion and Orchestra 1979 Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943). Aftertones of Infinity 1980 David Del Tredici (b. 1937). In Memory of a Summer Day 1981 Not awarded 1982 Roger Sessions (1896-1985). Concerto for Orchestra 1983 Ellen Zwilich (b. 1939). Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1.) 1984 Bernard Rands (b. 1934). Canti del Sole 1985 Stephen Albert (1941-1992). Symphony RiverRun 1986 George Perle (b. 1915). Wind Quintet No. 4, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon 1987 John Harbison (b. 1938). The Flight into Egypt 1988 William Bolcom (b. 1938). 12 New Etudes for Piano 1989 Roger Reynolds (b. 1934). Whispers Out of Time 1990 Mel D. Powell (b. 1923). Duplicates: A Concerto 1991 Shulamit Ran (b. 1947). Symphony 1992 Wayne Peterson (b. 1927). The Face of the Night 1993 Christopher Rouse (b. 1949). Trombone Concerto 1994 Gunther Schuller (b. 1925). Of Reminiscences and Reflections 1995 Morton Gould (1931-1996). Stringmusic 1996 George Walker (b. 1922). Lilacs for soprano and orchestra 1997 Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961). Blood on the Fields. Oratorio 1998 Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) String Quartet No. 2, Musica Instrumentalis 1999 Melinda Wagner Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion -Dave]