The Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award is an international composers' competition held annually in memory of Salvatore Martirano (1927–1995), who was an internationally acclaimed American composer and served as professor of composition at the University of Illinois from 1963 to 1995.
The Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Competition is a yearly international competition honoring renowned American composer and University of Illinois composition professor Salvatore Martirano (1927–1995).