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Ellen Reid Wins 2019 Pulitzer Prize
p r i s m, an opera by Ellen Reid, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music. The annually awarded $15,000 prize is for a distinguished musical composition by...
A Newly Endowed Residency Program for Underrepresented Composers
Why are the seventy northeastern Ohio high-schoolers in this room so psyched to be playing music nobody’s ever played before? The short answer: because of Arlene and Larry Dunn, whose...
2019 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Awards Announced
ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams today announced the recipients of the 2019 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.
18 Composers Receive 2019 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards
The ASCAP Foundation has announced the 18 recipients and 4 honorable mentions of the 2019 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age...
The Grammys You Care About Will Not All Be Televised
The Recording Academy handed out many other awards yesterday aside from the ones featured in the televised presentations during last night’s 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. Here are some of...
Devotion to a Personal Vision—Remembering George Walker (1922-2018)
In our day and age of dazzling musical talent that's available at the push of a button or the click of a link, the music and legacy of George Walker may...
Always In The Moment—Remembering Roy Hargrove (1969-2018)
Roy Hargrove (1969-2018) was always only in the moment, hard and sincerely. In that moment, he meant everything he did; he meant every word he said; he felt everything he...
New Music USA Announces Interim Plans During Nationwide Search for New President and CEO
New Music USA staff member Deborah Steinglass has assumed the role of Interim CEO (effective October 1, 2018) while the organization’s board of directors is involved in a nationwide search...
Remembering Randy Weston (1926-2018)—A True Musical Giant
On September 1, 2018, we lost a true musical giant, innovator, NEA Jazz Master, and a warrior for the elevation of African-American pride and culture.