Announcing our 2025 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence winners!
This year there were 140 submissions from 28 publishers, including three new members. Judging took place on Monday, July 7 2025 at the offices of Concord.
Chaired by Lawrence Tarlow (Principal Librarian, New York Philharmonic), this year’s engraving Judges were Michel Léonard (Librarian, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal), Jane Cross (Music Archivist, Library of Congress) and Robert Sutherland (Principal Librarian, Metropolitan Opera, retired).
In an effort to best evaluate submissions intended for young learners two additional judges, Alaina Ferris and Kathryn Knight, were brought in to assess Classroom & Educational as well as Video & Interactive categories. This year’s graphics judges were Nim Ben-Rueven, a freelance, book and packaging designer based in Brooklyn and Emmanuel Wisdom, a lettering artist and graphic designer based in Philadelphia.
Cover Design
1st Prize: A Recipe for Ms. Chalice (Kristofer Maddigan)
Marimba Productions, Inc.
Cover Design: Studio MDHR
Book Design: Molly Crerand
Production Coordinator: Maggie Stupar
2nd Prize: Symphony in Blue & Gold (Erika Svanoe)
Swan Maiden Press
Book & Cover Design and Production Coordinator: Erika Svanoe
3rd Prize: The Candy Factory (Erika Svanoe)
Swan Maiden Press
Book & Cover Design and Production Coordinator: Erika Svanoe
Book Design
1st Prize: Total Picking Control (Troy Stetina)
Hal Leonard
Book Design: Chris Manders
Production Coordinator: Kurt Plahna
2nd Prize: Better By Sight (Tyler Arcari)
Excelcia Music Publishing
Book Design: Harrison Morgan
Production Coordinator: Tyler Arcari
3rd Prize: Boom! Wack! Pop! (Tom Anderson)
Alfred Music
Book Design: Chris Gilbert
Production Coordinator: Kelly Kelso
Choral Music
1st Prize: The Song of Terezin (Franz Waxman)
G. Schirmer, Inc. & Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
Notesetter: Dejan Badnjar
Book Design and Production Coordinator: Drew Fleming
Video & Interactive – Instructional & Educational
1st Prize: The Flying Car – Solo Foundations for String Orchestra (John Williams, Exercises by Brian Balmages, Audio Production by Fred Flowerday)
MakeMusic
Notesetters: Brian Balmages, Morgan Denney
Book Design: Brian Balmages, Fred Flowerday
Production Coordinator: Morgan Denney
1st Prize: Mandalorian Main Theme – Solo Foundations for Concert Band (Ludwig Göranssone, Exercises by Brian Balmages, Audio Production by Fred Flowerday)
MakeMusic
Notesetters: Brian Balmages, Morgan Denney
Book Design: Brian Balmages, Fred Flowerday
Production Coordinator: Morgan Denney
Classroom & Instructional Method – Lessons, Scales, Theory, Classroom, Workbook
1st Prize: Rode: 12 Etudes for Violin Solo
International Music Co.
Notesetter: International Music Co.
Book Design & Production Coordinator: International Music Co.
2nd Prize: Boom! Wack! Pop! (Tom Anderson)
Alfred Music
Notesetter: Steve Fiskum
Book Design: Chris Gilbert
Production Coordinator: Kelly Kelso
3rd Prize: Total Picking Control (Troy Stetina)
Hal Leonard
Notesetter: Elliot Unkefer
Cover Design: Kristen Anhalt
Production Coordinator: Kurt Plahna
Keyboard Music – Piano, Organ, Accordion, Synthesizer
1st Prize: Play Me Something (T.J. Anderson)
American Composers Alliance
Notesetter: Henry Gale
Production Coordinator: Gina Genova
2nd Prize: Plena (Roberto Sierra)
Subito Music Corporation
Notesetter: Roberto Sierra
Production Coordinator: David Murray
Music for Fretted Instruments – Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Lute
1st Prize: 20 Christmas Songs for Solo Classical Guitar (John Hill)
Hal Leonard
Notesetter: Elliot Unkefer
Book Design: Linda Nelson
Production Coordinator: Jim Schustedt
Percussion & Drum – Kit, Hand Drums, Handbells, Marimba
1st Prize: A Recipe for Ms. Chalice (Kristofer Maddigan)
Marimba Productions, Inc.
Notesetter: Molly Crerand
Book Design: Molly Crerand
Production Coordinator: Maggie Stupar
Piano/Vocal Music
1st Prize: Love Life (Kurt Weill)
Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Notesetter: John Baxindine
Book Design: Elmar Juchem and Ed Harsh
Production Coordinator: Ed Harsh
2nd Prize: Frederick Douglass, An Opera in Three Acts (Dorothy Rudd Moore)
American Composers Alliance
Notesetter: Phil Carlsen
Book Design & Production Coordinator: Gina Genova
Full, Study, & Conductor’s Scores
1st Prize: Der Silbersee (Kurt Weill, ed. Elmar Juchem)
Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Notesetter: New Notations London
Book Design: Elmar Juchem
Production Coordinator: Elmar Juchem
2nd Prize: Sweetie Pie (Jerry Tolson)
Kendor Music Publishing
Notesetter: Porter Eidam
Book Design: Porter Eidam
Production Coordinator: Peter Blair
3rd Prize: Robert Browning Overture (Charles E. Ives, ed. Jonathan Elkus)
Peermusic Classical
Notesetter: Thomas M. Brodhead
Book Design: Todd Vunderink
Production Coordinator: Victoria Policht
Instrumental Solos with Accompaniment
1st Prize: Concertino for Bassoon (James Barnes)
Keiser Productions Inc.
Notesetter: Ruslan Gulidov
Book Design & Production Coordinator: Joe Derhake
2nd Prize: Sonata No. 1 (Eric Ewazen)
Theodore Presser Company
Notesetter: Zachary Fick-Cambria
Book Design & Production Coordinator: Daniel Dorff
Instrumental Solos without Accompaniment
1st Prize: Spinner (George Lewis)
G. Schirmer, Inc. & Associated Music Publishers, Inc. and C.F. Peters Corp.
Notesetter: Kevin Kay
Book Design & Production Coordinator: Stephanie Woodworth
2nd Prize: Twelve Characteristic Preludes, Opus 9 (Leopold Auer, ed. Tyrone Greive)
International Music Co.
Notesetter: International Music Co.
Book Design & Production Coordinator: International Music Co.
Chamber Ensemble – for three or more instruments
1st Prize: Big Sky (Daniel Dorff
Theodore Presser Company
Notesetter: Daniel Dorff
Book Design & Production Coordinator: Daniel Dorff
2nd Prize: Slippery Slopes (Daniel Dorff)
Theodore Presser Company
Notesetter: Daniel Dorff
Book Design & Production Coordinator: Daniel Dorff
Band, Orchestra & Large Ensemble
1st Prize: Voyager 130 (Daniel Slatkin)
E. C. Schirmer Music Company
Notesetter: Doug Biggs
Book Design: Kristen Schade
Production Coordinator: Doug Biggs
Non-Traditional Notation
1st Prize: Ritual (Nick Virzi)
American Composers Alliance
Notesetter: Nick Virzi
Book Design: Nick Virzi
Production Coordinator: Will Rowe