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Carlos Carrillo Wins BMI Foundation Surinach Commission Award

American Composers Orchestra to Present Premiere Ralph N. Jackson, President of the BMI Foundation, Inc., announced today that Carlos Carrillo has been named the winner of a Carlos Surinach Commission Award. Carrillo was selected for the honor by the artistic staff of the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) from a pool of BMI affiliated composers who were recent winners of the BMI Student…


From News, posted 12.13.04

BMI Classical Composers Win Awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

BMI congratulates five young classical composers who are recent winners of major music prizes awarded by the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters. The membership of the Academy, which is comprised of some of America’s most prominent composers, artists, architects and writers, nominates candidates for these awards. Kevin Puts is the first winner of the newly inaugurated Benjamin H. Danks Award, a $20,000 prize given to an “exceptional young…


From News, posted 3.05.03

BMI Names Student Composer Award Winners

Nine young composers, ranging in age from 15 to 26, have been named winners of the 49th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston presented certificates and cash awards totaling $20,000 at a reception held June 15 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, along with Awards Chairman Milton Babbitt and BMI Assistant Vice President of Classical Music Ralph N. Jackson, who also…


From News, posted 6.14.01

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