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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.
2022 Future Jazz Masters Award results in first-ever tie
The BMI Foundation has awarded a first-ever tie for the Seventh Annual BMI Future Jazz Master Award. Argentina native and New School alum Cler Diaz will share the prize with Michigan State University's Ben Turner.
Foundation Honors Charlie Feldman With New Award For Emerging Talent
The BMI Foundation announced that it will honor colleague and retired BMI Creative Vice President Charlie Feldman with the establishment of the Charlie Feldman Award.
24th Annual John Lennon Scholarships Announced
The winners of the BMI Foundation’s 24th Annual John Lennon Scholarships, a program that recognizes the nation’s best and brightest young songwriters between the ages of 17 and 24, were announced by Samantha Cox, Vice President of the BMI Foundation and Director of the competition.
Two Winners share 2021 Charlie Parker Prize
Two winners were selected to share the top honors at BMI’s 32nd annual Jazz Composers Workshop held in New York City and featuring the best new big band and jazz orchestra compositions created in the workshop during the 2020-2021 session. Composers Chuck Iwanusa and Tracy Yang shared the prestigious Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize and split the award money.
Sixth Annual Nashville Songwriter Scholarship Announced
BMI Foundation Trustee and Director of the Nashville Songwriting Scholarship competition Clay Bradley announced California native Chloe Cullen as the winner of the sixth annual Nashville Songwriting Scholarship.
Natalynn Nuñez is 2021 Evelyn Buckstein Winner
The BMI Foundation honored CUNY City College senior Natalynn Nunez as the 2021 winner of the Evelyn Buckstein Scholarship, an award that pays full tuition for one City College of New York (CCNY) music student annually.
2021 BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Winners Announced
The BMI Foundation has announced six members of the Tony-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as the winners of its annual Musical Theatre Awards, encompassing the Jerry Harrington Awards For Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre, the Jean Banks Award, and the Ellen Schwartz Award for Outstanding Literary Merit in Lyric Writing.
Denielle Campbell is 2021 Theodora Zavin Scholarship Winner
BMIF has announced Laguardia High School senior Denielle Campbell as the winner of the 2021 Theodora Zavin Scholarship, a music study prize named in honor of the Foundation’s late founding President, Theodora Zavin.
2021 David N. Baker Jazz Prize Awarded
The BMI Foundation, in partnership with Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music, has selected Garrett Fasig as the winner of the 2021 David N. Baker Jazz Composition Scholarship, named in honor of the revered jazz musician, educator, and founder of IU’s Jazz Studies program.
Stephanie Acosta is 2021 peermusic Award winner
The BMI Foundation has announced Stephanie Acosta as the winner of the 2021 peermusic Latin Scholarship competition for her song "Latinos."
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.
2021 Future Jazz Master Announced
The BMI Foundation has awarded Caelan Cardello for the Sixth Annual BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship. The $5,000 prize was announced as part of BMI's celebration of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Fellows at the April 22nd concert. Cardello is a pianist and composer at William Paterson University in New Jersey.
BMI Foundation to co-sponsor new SOUND SCORE class in 2021!
The BMI Foundation announced it will co-sponsor a new class with SOUND SCORE for composers looking to begin 2021 by experiencing a new community whose sole purpose is to unite composers and top tier performers around the world.
2020 Theodora Zavin Award Winner Announced
The BMI Foundation has announced Laguardia High School senior Ava Henry as the winner of the 2020 Theodora Zavin Scholarship, a music study prize named in honor of the Foundation’s late founding President, Theodora Zavin.
2020 Curtis Mayfield Scholarships Announced with New School Partnership
The BMI Foundation, in partnership with the Curtis Mayfield Foundation, Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts), and Dekalb School of the Arts in Atlanta has announced ChiArts senior Alisha Greenidge and Dekalb School of the Arts senior Sydney Queen as the winners of the 2020 Curtis Mayfield Scholarships.
2020 John Lennon Scholarship Winners Announced
The winners of the BMI Foundation’s 23rd Annual John Lennon Scholarships, a program that recognizes the nation’s best and brightest young songwriters between the ages of 17 and 24, were announced today by Samantha Cox, Vice President of the BMI Foundation and Director of the competition.
Kristina Sarro awarded Fifth Annual Nashville Songwriting Scholarship
Clay Bradley, BMI Foundation Trustee and Director of the Nashville Songwriting Scholarship competition, has announced Texas native Kristina Sarro as the winner of the fifth annual Nashville Songwriting Scholarship.
Alec Schulman is Fifth Annual Future Jazz Masters Winner
The BMI Foundation has awarded Alec Schulman the 2020 BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship. The $5,000 prize is typically awarded at BMI's celebration of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Fellows, but with that event delayed, the winner was announced online by BMI Director of Musical Theater and Jazz Patrick Cook.
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.