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Jazz Appreciation Month Kicks Off In Washington

April has once again been designated as Jazz Appreciation Month, and BMI is proud to again be an anchor sponsor, as it has been since the JAM’s beginnings seven years ago. The month-long celebration pays tribute to jazz as a true American art form and features a variety of activities, including performances, film and displays in venues around Washington, D.C. Pictured (l-r) are…


From News, posted 3.31.08

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

Mancini Institute to Honor Composer John Williams

Academy Award-winning BMI composer John Williams will be honored by the Henry Mancini Institute (HMI) at its 10th Anniversary Concert and Gala Celebration, set for June 17 at Hollywood's famed Kodak Theatre. Williams will receive the prestigious Hank Award for his distinguished contribution to American music. The event will star Tony Bennett and feature the HMI Orchestra, with…


From News, posted 5.22.06

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…


From News, posted 4.04.05

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

BMI Composer Lewis Spratlan Wins Pulitzer Prize

Congratulations to BMI classical composer Lewis Spratlan, winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Mr. Spratlan's winning work was the concert version of Act II of his three act opera, Life is a Dream, which is published by Associated Music Publishers. BMI is proud to represent the catalogs of 27 winners of the Pulitzer Prize in Music.


From News, posted 4.11.00

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

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