Tania León is awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music
Congratulations to Tania León for being awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her work Stride. The piece was commissioned and premiered by the New York Philharmonic as part of…
Threadgill Wins Pulitzer
Congratulations to composer and multi-instrumentalist Henry Threadgill, who has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in music. One of the original AACM members, Threadgill’s recent work has been distinguished by an…
NY Phil’s Contact Leans Away From US (Musical America)
My article today in Musical America reviews the NY Philharmonic’s Contact! Concert on 12/16 at the Met Museum. While I enjoyed the music – hearing HK Gruber perform Frankenstein!! was…
ASCAP, League of American Orchestras Present 26 Adventurous Programming Awards
ASCAP and the League of American Orchestras presented 26 Adventurous Programming awards to orchestras who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to contemporary composers at a special Awards Presentation held today during…
Seattle Symphony Celebrates Asia
The 2011 Celebrate Asia competition from the Seattle Symphony is now open! Seattle Symphony’s Celebrate Asia announces the second Seattle Symphony Celebrate Asia Composition Competition. The Competition seeks to promote…
RIP Peter Lieberson (1946-2011)
We’re saddened to learn from David Starobin of the passing of composer Peter Lieberson in Israel, due to complications from Lymphoma. He had been battling the disease since 2006 and…
Zhou Long Wins 2011 Pulitzer Prize
Madame White Snake by Zhou Long has been awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Frank J. Oteri has the details at NewMusicBox.
Congrats to Daugherty and the Nashville SO
Sure, we all can complain about the Grammy Awards. For me, the lack of representation of classical music and jazz on the telecast is just one of many disappointments. But…
Composers get big nods from Gerbode and Hewlett Foundations
When the 2010 Composer Collaboration Awards call for proposals went out on May 10, 2010, music presenters, ensembles, and composers all over the San Francisco Bay Area called, paged, and…
And the Grammy nominees are…
The 53rd Annual Grammy nominations have been announced (list of nominees in the Classical category here). Lots of contemporary classical represented, even in the more general categories. Congratulations to Steve Mackey…