Fifth Miami International Organ Competition winners announced

The final round of the Fifth Miami International Organ Competition was held at the Church of the Epiphany, Miami, Fla., on February 26, 2010. Sponsored by Fratelli Ruffatti and the Church of the Epiphany, the evening featured three finalists each playing a 25-minute program on the 61-rank Ruffatti organ; an enthusiastic audience of almost one thousand people was in attendance.



The first prize of $5,000 as well as the $500 audience prize was awarded to David Baskeyfield, originally from England, now a doctoral student of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music.



Jared Ostermann, currently a doctoral student of James Higdon at the University of Kansas, received the $1,500 second prize.



Third prize of $1,000 went to Clayton Roberts, currently a master’s student of Robert Bates at the University of Houston.



Michael Barone from Pipedreams was on hand as part of a weekend of organ events in South Florida. Judges for the 2010 competition were Cristina Garcia Banegas, Robert Bates, Andrew Canning, Douglas Cleveland, Brian Neal, and Peter Sykes.



The Sixth Miami International Organ Competition will take place in early 2012; please check the Fratelli Ruffatti website for more information. www.ruffatti.com.