American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces
2007 Music Award Winners

The American Academy of Arts and Letters has announced fifteen recipients of this year's awards in music, which total $165,000. ASCAP composers receiving awards this year include: Leonardo Balada, Mason Bates and Ben Johnston with Academy Awards in Music; Shih-Hui Chen and Seung-Ah Oh (BUMA) with Goddard Lieberson fellowships; Arlene Sierra and Aleksandra Vrebalov with Charles Ives Fellowships; and Zachary Wadsworth and Orianna Webb with Charles Ives Scholarships.