The winners of the premier prix in the  that year were Daniel Morlier, Jean Pierre Eustache, Jean Ornetti, Régis Calle and the British flute player Alexander Murray. Messiaen had a consuming, lifelong interest in ornithology and particularly bird songs.
The winners of the premier prix that year were Daniel Morlier, Jean Pierre Eustache, Jean Ornetti, Régis Calle, and the British flute player Alexander Murray. Messiaen had a strong, enduring fascination with ornithology and bird sounds.