BMI composer David Schober (right) is seen here with marimba virtuoso Makato Nakura (center) and BMI Foundation President Ralph Jackson at the US premiere of Schober’s solo marimba work entitled Taepoong.

Congratulations to composers Ryan Amon (left) and Jonathan Kupper (right), winners of the BMI Foundation’s 15th Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship for aspiring film composers under the age of 35.

The BMI Foundation has named jazz composer Jon Schapiro the winner of the 4th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Prize for his work, “A Bounce in Her Step.” The $3,000 award, given to the writer of the best new work composed in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, was presented during the Workshop’s annual showcase concert at Merkin Hall on July 17.

Stacy Allyn Baker (center), who won second place in the recent John Lennon Scholarship program, was welcomed in the BMI New York office. Baker is a Berklee College of Music student and took home a $2,500 scholarship for her song, “Too Late For Love Songs.”

The BMI Foundation, Inc. recently celebrated the 2003 Jerry Harrington Awards at a reception at the BMI New York office. Winners were congratulated in recognition of Outstanding Creative Achievement in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

Nine young composers, ranging in age from 19 to 26, have been named winners in the 51st Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Frances W. Preston, BMI President and CEO, announced the decisions of the jury and presented the awards at a reception held June 13 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City

BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson has announced that Ryan Amon and Jonathan Kupper are the winners of the 15th Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship, a competition open to aspiring film and TV composers under the age of 35.

BMI composer Mike Post (2nd left) congratulates the winners of the 2002 Pete Carpenter Fellowship for Aspiring Film Composers.

18 year old pianist John Austria (center) recently received the Milton Adolphus Award, given annually by the BMI Foundation to a student at LaGuardia High School who has demonstrated excellence in jazz performance.

The BMI Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 3rd Annual Jerry Harrington Musical Theatre Awards in recognition of Outstanding Creative Achievement in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Certificates and cash prizes were given out during a reception on June 17 at BMI’s New York office.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. recently awarded a Special Citation to Barry Jekowsky and the California Symphony for their “visionary and passionate support of Young American Composers.”