For distinguished musical composition of significant dimension by an American that has had its first performance in the United States during the year, Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).

Awarded to "Ice Field" by Henry Brant; premiered on December 12, 2001 at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, California.

Columbia University President George Rupp (left) presents Henry Brant with the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in Music.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: "Rilke Songs" by Peter Lieberson, premiered on July 18, 2001, in Santa Fe, NM, and "Ten of a Kind (Symphony No.2)" by David Rakowski, premiered on May 20, 2001, at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.