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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…
Kirsten Volness Wins BMI Foundation’s 2nd Annual Women’s Music Commission

Kirsten Volness has been named the winner of the BMI Foundation’s 2nd Annual Women’s Music Commission and will receive $5,000 to create a new work to be premiered by the Colorado Quartet at Symphony Space in New York City in May, 2008. In making the announcement, BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson said that “the commission commemorates both the 25th anniversary of the Colorado Quartet and the…
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…
White House Honors BMI Classical Composer, Bluegrass Legend
Pulitzer Prize-winning classical composer William Bolcom and legendary bluegrass artist Ralph Stanley are among the recipients of the 2006 National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons through the U.S. government. Presented by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in an Oval Office ceremony at the White House on Nov. 9, the Arts Medal is awarded to those who "are deserving of…
BMI Writers Take Home Majority of This Year’s Grammys
Some of BMI's biggest songwriters and artists were among the top winners at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mariah Carey Alison Krauss Adding…
It’s Eight Grammy Nods for Mariah, Kanye and Legend
BMI superstars Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend led the list of nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards with eight nods each when contenders were announced at a star-studded press conference held December 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. Their three-way tie pushed the total number of BMI-nominated songwriters and artists to an astounding 70% in the general fields.
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.…
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…
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…
