6 3 ▁points ▁and ▁the ▁j ury ▁awarded ▁ 1 2 th ▁place ▁with ▁ 8 5 ▁points . ▁ ▁Point s ▁awarded ▁to ▁Cy pr us ▁ ▁Point s ▁awarded ▁by ▁Cy pr us ▁ ▁Sem i - final ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Count ries ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Category : Cy pr us ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁Euro vision <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Re a ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Montreal - based ▁composer ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Jules ▁Lé ger ▁Prize ▁for ▁New ▁Chamber ▁Music ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁obtained ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁at ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁( 1 9 6 7 ), ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁( 1 9 6 9 ), ▁and ▁his ▁Ph D ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University . ▁His ▁children ' s ▁opera ▁The ▁Pr ison ers ▁Play ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁uses ▁serial ▁techniques . ▁His ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁Nouvelle ▁Ens emble ▁Mod erne , ▁the ▁Ar d itt i ▁Quart et , ▁the ▁Es prit ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁previous ▁de an ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁composition ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁Schul ich ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁of ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁where ▁he