Boston College - Ralf Gawlick, Berlin Suite,  original score for documentary film, for string quartet, was  commissioned by the German Embassy and Boston College for the  documentary, Writing on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall.  The score unfolds in eight distinct, dramatic musical reflections that  parallel the images and segments of the documentary that honor the  liberation from Communist oppression. 

Christiane Kenney - Celestial Records, Ceili, instrumental performance in a group, features music by Christiane Kinney on piano. The performance is part of her album, Metamorphosis, which was on the Grammy entry nomination list for best contemporary folk album and best instrumental composition for Ceili. Kinney is currently touring to promote her band Riddle the Sphinx's latest album, Professional Pretender, which was released worldwide in 2012. 

Dave Pierce (Canada), Arab Games Cauldron Lighting,  show music, for the 12th Arab Games Opening Ceremony as a live  spectacle from Doha, Qatar, broadcast to a television audience of 1.1  billion viewers. Under the music direction of Canadian composer Dave  Pierce the Arab world was introduced to the first hybrid presentation of  their music combined with traditional Arabic instruments, symphonic  orchestra and modern Western music driving the rhythm section. 

Federico Ferrandina (Italy), Pardigma,  composition, played by classically trained guitarist Ferrandina. He is  composer and producer of diverse music that also includes jazz and  pop/rock. Ferrandina's compositions have been used in films and  television including HBO's Big Love. 

Jade Yeh (Canada), Europa,  album art/graphics are an exquisite 24 page hard cover limited edition  of beautiful original photography by the designer. Each page illustrates  and enhances the experience of listening to the companion songs on the album. 

Jeremy Soule - Max Steiner Agency, Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack,  video game music, the sound track represents years of development.  Soule says, the heroic and the tragic elements of the saga have brought  forth my own inner struggles with harmony, rhythm and melody. Soule's  soundtracks receive critical acclaim as the best in the video game  industry. Often Soule's music is electronic and is frequently  indistinguishable from live music. 

Jonathan Beard, Three Days (of Hamlet),  original score, stands as one of the flag-bearers of an emerging  generation of young composers who have grown up deeply steeped in worlds  of both orchestral and electronic sound. The score will soon have a big  screen theatrical run as part of the independent film, Three Days (of Hamlet), starring Richard Chamberlin and Stefanie Powers. He is a faculty member at UCLA in electronic music. 

Juan Fourcade (Spain), The End, original soundtrack, composed by Fourcade. The End is  the story of the relationship among a writer and his character, and the  music develops along this fantastic thriller, in occasions  psychologically. This is the second award to Juan Fourcade this year  for original soundtrack. 

Moritz Schmittat (United Kingdom), Shady Lady,  composition, is music for the epic documentary about the B-24 Liberator  aircraft called, Shady Lady. The sound track was recorded by the  Horsham Symphony Orchestra under conductor Steve Dummer. Schmittat has  scored two cinema released features, seven television documentaries,  various television commercials and approximately 40 short films. He is a  graduate of the Royal College of Music in London. 

Ron Korb (Canada), Europa,  is an album of original flute music that takes us across Europe and  back into history. Some of the music is inspired by Bach, Beethoven and  Mozart while others express the flavor of a region or culture.

Stephen P. Brown, Tapestry Tampa Bay,  original score, is an affectionate tribute to the distinct wonders of  the Tampa Bay area, from the beaches to the local arts scene to the  inexplicable number of churches. He even included a movement called Grouper in  honor of the fish that strikes him as funny. Brown's career spans more  than 30 years performing and conducting music in Europe, the United  States and Africa. 

Swara Sisters (Malaysia), Vrnda,  vocal group, are classically trained musicians and are established  performers in the Malaysian music circuit. They have their own brand of  vocal, reggae-fused Carnatic music. Carnatic music is written to be  sung, even when played on instruments it is meant to be performed in  gyaki (singing) style. The Swara Sisters are 100% Malaysian although the  origin of their music is the classical musical tradition of Southern India.