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60th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

Nine young classical composers, ages 16 to 27, have been named winners in the 60th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Composer and Jury member Joseph Schwantner, BMI President and 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 11, 2012 at the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel in New York City.…
59th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

59th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced; Outstanding Musical Citizen Award Presented To Barry Goldberg Eleven young classical composers ranging in age from 14 to 27 have been named winners in the 59th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson and BMI Student Composer Award Chair Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, announced the decisions of the jury and…
Composer Sean Shepherd Steps Out with N.Y. Phil Commission

When it comes to getting their music heard, aspiring songwriters have it fairly easy. They can just pick up a guitar and start playing. It’s a lot tougher for an up-and-coming composer — the creative process is time-intensive, not to mention that staging a performance involves countless logistical and financial hurdles. So imagine composer Sean Shepherd’s surprise and elation when he learned that he’d won a high-profile…
