The BMI Foundation, in collaboration with BMI, has announced seven young classical composers, ages 19 to 28, as winners of the 70th annual BMI Student Composer Awards. This year’s ceremony was held yesterday at Tribeca 360 and winners were announced by the Chair of the BMI Student Composer Awards,…
BMI Foundation Honors Retired BMI Vice President Charlie Feldman With New Scholarship in His Name
The BMI Foundation has proudly announced that it will honor colleague and retired BMI Creative Vice President Charlie Feldman with the establishment of the Charlie Feldman Award. The prize of $2,000 will be given annually to an emerging songwriter in any genre. BMI Foundation Vice President and BMI Creative VP Samantha…
BMI and the BMI Foundation Announce 69th Annual Student Composer Award Winners
BMI, in collaboration with the BMI Foundation (BMIF), is proud to announce six young classical composers, ages 18 to 27, as winners of the 69th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Each year these awards recognize superior musical compositional ability with educational scholarships totaling $20,000. This year’s group of talented composers are…
22nd Annual John Lennon Scholarship Winners Announced
The winners of the BMI Foundation’s 22nd Annual John Lennon Scholarships, a program that recognizes the nation’s best and brightest young songwriters between the ages of 17 and 24, have been announced by Samantha Cox, BMI Vice President, Creative, and Vice President of the BMI Foundation and Director of the competition.…
BMI Sponsors NEA Jazz Masters Annual Dinner, Presents Future Jazz Master Scholarship
Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s NEA Jazz Master’s annual dinner are: BMI Director of Jazz and Musical Theater Patrick Cook, BMI Foundation President Deirdre Chadwick, 2019 NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim, 2019 NEA Jazz Master Maria Schneider, 2019 BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship winner August Arnold, John F. Kennedy Center for the…
BMI Brings “How I Wrote That Song” to Miami
On October 17, BMI hosted its How I Wrote That Song® panel featuring hit songwriters and producers Yasmil Marrufo, Mario Cáceres, Servando Primera, Haze, and Patrick Ingunza at Hoy Como Ayer in Miami, on the eve of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame induction gala. The private event kicked off with…
BMI Congratulates the 2018 Abe Olman Scholarship Winners
BMI songwriters shined brightly in the competition for the 2018 Abe Olman Scholarships, with two burgeoning, young writers earning the distinguished accolades. Presented by BMI and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and made possible each year by the Olman family to help promising songwriters in the early stages of their careers…
BMI Congratulates its Student Composer Award Winners
The BMI Foundation, in collaboration with BMI, has announced the nine young classical composers, ages 18 to 26, who have been named winners of the 66th annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Renowned American composer and Chair of the Student Composer Awards Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, BMI President and CEO and BMIF Honorary…
BMI Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2018 Scholarships
The BMI Foundation has announced that it is now accepting online applications for its 2018 scholarship season. Open to young musicians and songwriters attending colleges and universities nationwide, the Foundation will administer seven distinct scholarship competitions aided by panelists of international musical acclaim. These annual programs include the BMI Future Jazz…
Applications Open for Pete Carpenter Fellowship – Apply Now!
The BMI Foundation has announced the opening of this year’s Pete Carpenter Fellowship, a competitive residency for aspiring film, television, and video game composers. The program will award a $2,000 stipend for four to five weeks of intensive mentorship with award-winning BMI composers Christopher Lennertz and Timothy Wynn at their Sonic…