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Marco Godoy Wins peermusic Latin Scholarship
Pictured after the presentation of the BMI Foundation/peermusic Latin Scholarship are BMI Foundation President Ralph Jackson, BMI President & CEO Frances Preston, scholarship recipient Marco Godoy, and peermusic Chairman & CEO Ralph Peer II.
BMI Foundation Announces peermusic Latin Scholarship
Ralph N. Jackson, President of the BMI Foundation, Inc., and Ralph Peer II, Chairman and CEO of peermusic, announced today the establishment of the peermusic Latin Scholarship for young songwriters and composers. Funded through the generosity of the peermusic companies, the new $5,000 scholarship will be awarded annually through a competition for original Latin songs and instrumental compositions.
52nd Annual BMI Student Composer Awards Competition Opens
The 52nd annual BMI Student Composer Award competition will award $20,000 to young composers, it was announced by BMI President and CEO, Frances W. Preston.
BMI Foundation Commissions Schober
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.
BMI Foundation Congratulates Pete Carpenter Fellows
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.
BMI Foundation Announces 7th Annual John Lennon Scholarships For Songwriters
The BMI Foundation has announced the opening of the 7th Annual John Lennon Scholarship competition for young songwriters. Established by Yoko Ono in 1997, John Lennon Scholarships are made possible through generous donations from Ono with matching funds from Gibson Musical Instruments.
BMI Foundation Announces 16th Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship
The BMI Foundation has announced the opening of the 16th annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship for aspiring film composers under the age of 35.
BMI Partners With SupportMusic.com
BMI has partnered with SupportMusic.com in a new initiative in BMI’s array of efforts to support music education and school music programs. BMI’s dedicated partnership with SupportMusic.com will provide resources to community members to act locally, focused on informing and empowering parents to help restore local school music programs.
Jon Schapiro Wins BMI Foundation’s Charlie Parker Jazz Prize
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.
BMI Foundation Welcomes Lennon Scholarship Winner
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.”
BMI Foundation names 4th Annual Jerry Harrington Musical Theatre Award Winners
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.
51st Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced
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 Names 2003 Pete Carpenter Film Composing Fellows
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 Foundation Announces Lennon Scholarship Winners
BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson has announced the winners of the 6th annual John Lennon Scholarships, a program that recognizes the talent of young songwriters between the ages of 15 and 24. This year’s winners include University of Miami senior Jaide Fried, who received first place honors and a $5,000 scholarship for her piece “Love Me Tonight.”
BMI Foundation, Inc. / Carlos Surinach Commissions Awarded To Gordon Beeferman and David Schober
Ralph N. Jackson, President of the BMI Foundation, Inc., announced today that Gordon Beeferman and David Schober are recipients of Carlos Surinach Commission awards. They were selected from an impressive pool of young BMI affiliated classical composers, all of whom were recent winners of the BMI Foundation’s prestigious Student Composer Awards program.
BMI Classical Composers Win Awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
BMI congratulates five young classical composers who are recent winners of major music prizes awarded by the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters. The membership of the Academy, which is comprised of some of America’s most prominent composers, artists, architects and writers, nominates candidates for these awards.
BMI Foundation, Inc. Elects New Board Members
Frances W. Preston, President and CEO of BMI, announced today that the BMI Foundation, Inc. has elected seven new members to the Board of Directors, all of whom are also BMI executives.
Pete Carpenter Winners Congratulated
BMI composer Mike Post (2nd left) congratulates the winners of the 2002 Pete Carpenter Fellowship for Aspiring Film Composers.
BMI Foundation Announces 15th Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship for Aspiring Film Composers
The BMI Foundation, Inc. has announced the opening of the 15th annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship for aspiring film composers under the age of 35.
John Austria receives the Milton Adolphus Award
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.