BMI Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an honor society of 50 composers, 100 architects and artists, and 100 writers, is considered the highest formal recognition of artistic merit in the United States. Members are elected for life and pay no dues. As vacancies occur, the Academicians nominate and elect new members. As of 2009, BMI is proud to represent 27 of the 46 composer members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
John Adams (elected 1997)
T. J. Anderson (elected 2005)
Milton Babbitt (elected 1965)
Leslie Bassett (elected 1981)
Robert Beaser (elected 2001)
William Bolcom (elected 1993)
Elliott Carter (elected 1956)
Chou Wen-chung (elected 1986)
George Crumb (elected 1975)
Mario Davidovsky (elected 1982)
Lukas Foss (elected 1962)
John Harbison (elected 1992)
Karel Husa (elected 1994)
Leon Kirchner (elected 1962)
Peter Lieberson (elected 2006)
Bernard Rands (elected 2004)
Steve Reich (elected 1994)
Christopher Rouse (elected 2002)
Gunther Schuller (elected 1967)
Joseph Schwantner(elected 2002)
Steven Stucky(elected 2007)
Francis Thorne (elected 1988)
Joan Tower (elected 1998)
Robert Ward (elected 1967)
Charles Wuorinen (elected 1985)
Yehudi Wyner (elected 1999)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (elected 1992)
