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Recent BMI Student Composer Awards News

57th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

Nine young classical composers, ranging in age from 17 to 26, have been named winners in the 57th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Newly appointed Awards Chair Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson announced the decisions of the jury and presented the awards at a reception held May 15 at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel in New York City.


From News, posted 5.15.09

56th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

Nine young classical composers, ranging in age from 11 to 26, have been named winners in the 56th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson and BMI Foundation Advisory Panel member Ellen Taaffe Zwilich announced the decisions of the jury and presented the awards at a reception held May 20 at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel in New York City. Read bios of the Student…


From News, posted 5.20.08

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…


From News, posted 5.24.07

BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

Ten young classical composers ranging in age from 17 to 26, have been named winners in the 54th 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 22 at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel in New York City. Milton Babbitt, Chairman of the Awards, and Ralph N. Jackson, President…


From News, posted 5.23.06

53rd Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

Composer George Crumb Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Eight young classical composers, ranging in age from 10 to 25, have been named winners in the 53rd Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Del R. Bryant, BMI President & CEO, announced the decisions of the jury and presented the awards at a reception held June 6 at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City. Composer Milton…


From News, posted 6.06.05

52nd Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

Eight young composers, ranging in age from 18 to 26, have been named winners in the 52nd 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 18 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Awards Chairman Milton Babbitt and BMI Foundation President Ralph N.…


From News, posted 6.20.04

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


From News, posted 6.15.03

Student Composers Honored at 50th Annual Awards Presentation

Nine young composers, ranging in age from 14 to 26, have been named winners in the 50th 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 7 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Milton Babbitt, Chairman of the awards, and Ralph N. Jackson, Director of the awards, joined in…


From News, posted 6.09.02

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

BMI Honors Student Composers at 48th Annual Awards

Nine young composers, ranging in age from 19 to 25, have been named winners in the 48th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston will present the awards at a reception to be held today at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Milton Babbitt, Chairman of the awards, and BMI's Ralph N. Jackson, Director of the awards, will join in the…


From News, posted 6.05.00

BMI Student Composer Awards: 1999

47TH ANNUAL BMI STUDENT COMPOSER AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Winners of the 1999 BMI Student Composer Awards (l-r):  Ricardo A. Coelho de Souza, Stefan Freund, Gabriel Ian Gould, Tellef Johnson, Alexander Temple, Gregory Spears, Anthony Barrese, Andrew Dionne, and Leonard Mark Lewis. New York, New York, June 4, 1999 -- Nine young composers, ranging in age from 15 to 26,…


From News, posted 1.01.99

BMI Student Composer Awards: 1998

46TH ANNUAL BMI STUDENT COMPOSER AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED; PULITZER PRIZE WINNER AARON JAY KERNIS AWARDED BMI SPECIAL CITATION New York, New York, June 9, 1998—Eight young composers, ranging in age from 18 to 26, have been named winners in the 46th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Ralph N. Jackson, Assistant Vice President, BMI Classical Music Relations and Director of the Student Composer Awards, and Awards Chairman Milton Babbitt announced the…


From News, posted 1.01.98

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