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2008 BMI Student Composer Awards Competition Opens
The opening of the 56th annual BMI Student Composer Awards competition was announced today by BMI President and CEO Del Bryant and BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson. The competition, which is co-sponsored by BMI and the BMI Foundation, will award $20,000 in prizes. Student composers under the age of 28 who are citizens of the Western Hemisphere (North, South and Central America, the Caribbean island nations…
55th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced
Eleven young classical composers ranging in age from 15 to 25 have been named winners in the 55th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. BMI President and CEO Del R. Bryant announced the decisions of the jury and presented the awards at a reception held May 21 at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel in New York City. Milton Babbitt, chairman of the awards, and Ralph N. Jackson, President…
First Women’s Music Commission Awarded to Asha Srinivasan
Ralph N. Jackson, President of the BMI Foundation, Inc., has announced that Asha Srinivasan is the recipient of the first Women's Music Commission. The award, which is given in cooperation with the Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL), includes a $5,000 commission to create a new chamber music work to be premiered at OSL's "Notable Women: A Celebration of Women Composers" in June 2007. Joan Tower, OSL…
2007 Student Composer Awards Competition Opens
The 55th annual BMI Student Composer Awards competition will award $20,000 to young composers, it was announced today by BMI President and CEO Del Bryant and BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson. The postmark deadline for entering the 2007 competition, which is co-sponsored by BMI and the BMI Foundation, is Saturday, February 3, 2007. The Student Composer Awards were established in 1951 to encourage young…
54th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards Competition Opens
The 54th annual BMI Student Composer Awards competition will award $20,000 to young composers, it was announced by BMI President and CEO Del Bryant and BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson. Co-sponsored by BMI and the BMI Foundation, the Student Composer Awards were established in 1951 to encourage young composers in the creation of serious music and, through cash prizes, to aid in continuing their musical education.…
BMI Composer Steven Stucky Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music
BMI composer Steven Stucky has won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his "Second Concerto for Orchestra," it was announced by the Pulitzer Board on April 4 in New York. The Los Angeles Philharmonic premiered his winning piece on March 12, 2004 at Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles. The $10,000 prize is awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board for…
53rd Annual BMI Student Composer Awards Competition Opens
The 53rd annual BMI Student Composer Awards competition will award $20,000 to young composers, BMI President and CEO Del Bryant announced today. The postmark deadline for entering the 2005 competition, co-sponsored by BMI and the BMI Foundation, is Friday, February 11, 2005. The BMI Student Composer Awards were established in 1951 to encourage young composers in the creation…
52nd Annual BMI Student Composer Awards Competition Opens
The 52nd annual BMI Student Composer Award competition will award $20,000 to young composers, it was announced by BMI President and CEO, Frances W. Preston. The postmark deadline for entering the 2004 competition, which is co-sponsored by the BMI Foundation, is Friday, February 6, 2004. The BMI Student Composer Awards were established in 1951 to encourage young composers in the creation…
51st Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced
Nine young composers, ranging in age from 19 to 26, have been named winners in the 51st Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Frances W. Preston, BMI President and CEO, announced the decisions of the jury and presented the awards at a reception held June 13 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Milton Babbitt, Chairman of the awards, and Ralph N. Jackson, President of the
BMI Honors Student Composers at 48th Annual Awards: Bios
Delvyn Case BMI award-winning work: No Secret Hidden, for baritone and piano Delvyn Case was born in New York City in 1974 and is the son of Delvyn and Carole Case of Cumberland Foreside, Maine. He received a B.A. degree summa cum laude in Music, with Distinction in the Major, from Yale University in 1997 and he is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Musical…
