Recent Foundation News

BMI Honors Jill Abramovitz and Aron Accurso With Jerry Bock Awards

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From News, posted 6.13.13. The Jerry Bock Awards, which are given for the most promising new musical to be written in the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, were presented at a luncheon at Broadcast Music Inc.’s New York office on June 10, 2013. With the sad death of Jerry Bock in 2010, the awards were… Read more...


BMI Foundation Establishes the ‘Ralph N. Jackson Fund for New Music’

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From News, posted 6.04.13. The BMI Foundation has established the Ralph N. Jackson Fund for New Music in honor of the former Director of the Student Composer Awards and President Emeritus of the BMI Foundation, Ralph Jackson. The surprise announcement was made by BMI’s Executive Director of Classical, Deirdre Chadwick, at the reception for the… Read more...


BMI Composer Michael Gilbertson Wins Prestigious Bryant Commission

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From News, posted 6.03.13. 2013 BMI Student Composer Award winner Michael Gilbertson has also been awarded the Boudleaux Bryant Commission for classical composers. Gilbertson, 25, just completed a Master's Degree in Composition at Yale University and recently visited Broadcast Music Inc.’s New York City office to meet with Deirdre Chadwick, BMI’s Executive Director of Classical… Read more...

15th Annual John Lennon Scholarship Winners Announced

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From News, posted 12.12.12. The winners of the BMI Foundation’s 15th Annual John Lennon Scholarships, a program that recognizes the best and brightest young songwriters between the ages of 17 and 24, were announced on November 13, 2012 by Samantha Cox, Director of the competition. Lisa Occhino, a Connecticut native and Berklee College of Music… Read more...

61st Annual BMI Student Composer Awards Competition Underway

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From News, posted 10.24.12. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Student Composer Awards Director Deirdre Chadwick have announced the opening of the 61st annual BMI Student Composer Awards competition. The competition, which is co-sponsored by BMI and the BMI Foundation, will award $20,000 in prizes. Student composers under the ages of 28 who… Read more...

Porfirio Piña Elected President of Board of BMI Foundation, Inc.

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From News, posted 7.18.12. Porfirio Piña has been elected President of the Board of Directors of the BMI Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging the creation, performance and study of music. Formed by BMI employees in 1985, the organization sponsors a variety of programs designed to support music education,… Read more...

Harrington Awards Put Spotlight on Creativity

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From News, posted 6.19.12. The 13th Annual BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were presented during a ceremony held on June 18 at BMI’s New York offices. The 2012 recipients of the prestigious awards are Natalie Tenenbaum, Suzanne Bradbeer, Greg Edwards, and Benjamin Velez. Funded by BMI Assistant Vice President and BMI Foundation… Read more...

Jean Carlos Almonte Wins Peermusic Latin Scholarship

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From News, posted 5.23.12. Porfirio Piña, Director of the BMI Foundation's peermusic Latin Scholarship, has announced that Jean Carlos Almonte is the winner of the 9th annual peermusic Latin Scholarship, a competition for original Latin songs and instrumental compositions. Almonte, a native of Dominican Republic and a… Read more...

60th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced

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From News, posted 5.14.12. 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… Read more...

Deirdre Chadwick Elected to Board of BMI Foundation, Inc.

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From News, posted 4.05.12. Deirdre Chadwick has been elected to the Board of Directors of the BMI Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging the creation, performance and study of music. Formed by BMI employees in 1985, the organization sponsors a variety of programs designed to support music education, encourage talented young musicians in… Read more...

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