Recent Osvaldo Golijov Updates
Sheryl Crow, Eminem, Norah Jones Top Grammy Nominees List
BMI songwriter/artists Sheryl Crow, Eminem and Norah Jones lead the list of nominees for this year's Grammy Awards with five nods each. Nominees were announced today (1/7) at a press conference at New York's Madison Square Garden. The 45th Grammy Awards will be held on February 23 at the Garden, and will be broadcast live on CBS from 8-11:30 (ET/PT).
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…
‘La Pasion’ Puts Osvaldo Golijov in the Spotlight

A classical piece celebrating Bach by employing the modern sounds of the rumba, tango, and other Latin American genres contradicts itself as much as the Eastern European, Jewish composer from Argentina living in the United States, who wrote it. However, Osvaldo Golijov has proved both paradoxes can exist and, better yet, thrive. Born in La Plata, Argentina, this 40-year-old has studied with some of the most prominent…
