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71st Annual BMI Composer Award Winners Announced
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) and BMI Foundation, Inc celebrated the honorees of the 71st annual BMI Composer Awards at a private ceremony held on May 15th at Chelsea Table and Stage in New York City. BMI Foundation President and BMI Executive Director of Classical Deirdre Chadwick, renowned composer and Chair of the Composer Awards Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, and BMI Senior Vice President of Licensing David Levin presented the awards to six emerging composers for excellence in composition.
Ángela Fernández Awarded 2022 peermusic Latin Music Scholarship
Ángela Fernández was awarded the 2022 peermusic Latin Music Scholarship at BMI’s 30th annual Latin Awards in Beverly Hill, CA. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President, Creative, Latin, Jesus Gonzalez, the evening celebrated the top songwriters and publishers of Latin music.
70th Annual Student Composer Award Winners Announced
The BMI Foundation (BMIF), in collaboration with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), has announced seven young classical composers, ages 19 to 28, as winners of the 70th annual BMI Student Composer Awards.
BMI and the BMI Foundation Announce the Winners of the 69th Annual Student Composer Awards
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), 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.
68th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced
The BMI Foundation (BMIF), in collaboration with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), has announced the eight young classical composers, ages 18 to 27, who have been named winners of the 68th annual BMI Student Composer Awards.
BMI Foundation partners with Aspen Music Festival and School for multi-year Fellowship
BMI Foundation President Deirdre Chadwick has announced a new multi-year partnership with the Aspen Music Festival and School, creating the Lionel Newman Conducting Fellowship at the esteemed summer festival. The fellowship will be given annually, with the recipient selected by the Festival.
67th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced
The BMI Foundation, in collaboration with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), has announced the nine young classical composers, ages 20 to 27, who have been named winners of the 67th annual BMI Student Composer Awards.
August Arnold Awarded Fourth Annual BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship
The BMI Foundation has selected August Arnold as the winner of this year’s BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship. The $5,000 award was presented to Arnold at Broadcast Music Inc’s annual dinner and celebration of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Fellows in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, April 14th, 2019.
BMI Foundation Announces Launch of 2019 Scholarship Season
The BMI Foundation announced today that it is now accepting online applications for its 2019 scholarship season, open to students attending colleges and universities nationwide.
BMI Foundation Awards 2018 New Music Grants to Music Nonprofits Nationwide
The BMI Foundation’s 2018 New Music Grants Program has awarded funding for over forty-five music education programs, artistic development organizations and performing arts presenters throughout the United States.
BMI Foundation Remembers Celebrated Composer Patrick Williams
The BMI Foundation mourns the loss of BMIF Artistic Advisory Panelist Patrick Williams. Williams, an Emmy, GRAMMY and BMI Richard Kirk Award-winner, passed away on July 25, 2018 at the age of 79.
66th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced
The BMI Foundation (BMIF), in collaboration with Broadcast Music, Inc. (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.
ChiArts Guitarist Sedrick McKinney Announced as Winner of Inaugural Curtis Mayfield Scholarship
The BMI Foundation, in partnership with the Curtis Mayfield Foundation and Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts), has announced ChiArts senior Sedrick McKinney as the winner of the inaugural Curtis Mayfield Scholarship.
Sara Sithi-Amnuai Awarded Fourth Annual BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship
The BMI Foundation has selected Sara Sithi-Amnuai as the winner of this year’s BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship.
BMI Foundation Announces Launch of Curtis Mayfield Scholarship
The BMI Foundation, in partnership with the Curtis Mayfield Foundation, has announced the launch of their new scholarship program, the Curtis Mayfield Scholarship.
BMI Foundation Announces Launch of 2018 Scholarship Season
The BMI Foundation announced today that it is now accepting online applications for its 2018 scholarship season, open to young musicians and songwriters attending colleges and universities nationwide.
BMI Foundation Awards 2017 New Music Grants to Music Nonprofits Nationwide
The BMI Foundation’s 2017 New Music Grants Program has awarded funding for over fifty music education programs, artistic development organizations and performing arts presenters throughout the United States.
Female Film Composer Ghiya Rushidat Announced As Winner of 2017 Pete Carpenter Fellowship
The BMI Foundation is pleased to announce Ghiya Rushidat as the winner of this year's Pete Carpenter Fellowship, a competitive residency for aspiring film, television, and video game composers.
BMI Foundation Awards 12th Annual Woody Guthrie Fellowship
BMI Foundation President Deirdre Chadwick, Woody Guthrie Center Executive Director Deana McCloud, and Woody Guthrie Foundation President Nora Guthrie have announced Jamie Fenton and Matthew Sutton as the winners of the twelfth annual Woody Guthrie Fellowship, a research program for scholars pursuing topics or themes related to the life and legacy of American folk music progenitor Woody Guthrie.