The American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) recently honored 19 chamber
music ensembles, festivals and presenters for their
adventurous programming during the 2003 concert season,
at Chamber Music America’s Annual Conference
held January 15 - 18 at the Westin Hotel in New York
City.
ASCAP’s Vice President of Concert
Music, Frances Richard, who presented the awards, commented: “This
is the seventeenth year of ASCAP’s collaboration
with Chamber Music America to present Adventurous Programming
Awards. These awards are made on behalf of the members
of ASCAP, in appreciation for the Ensembles, Presenters
and Festivals, which feature performances of the music
of our time for audiences throughout the United States.
With special emphasis upon works written since 1980,
we celebrate the exciting and vibrant Chamber Music
tradition through adventurous programming.”
The ASCAP composers attending the conference
were presented to the conference attendees during a
special reception on Friday, January 16. Recipients
for the 2003 Season received plaques and cash awards:
Festivals
First: Moab Music Festival
Second Prize: La Jolla Music Society
Third Prize: Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Presenting Organization (10 or more concerts)
First Prize: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Second Prize: Cornish Music Series
Third Prize: University of Maryland, Baltimore
County
Presenting Organization (9 or fewer concerts)
First Prize: Anchorage Concert Association
Second Prize: Cooper Union
Chamber Ensemble (Self-Presenting/ New Music Ensembles)
First Prize: Boston Musica Viva
Second Prize: Seattle Chamber Players
Third Prize: Earplay
counter)induction
(TIE)
Chamber Ensemble (Self-Presenting/Mixed Repertory Ensemble)
First Prize: Pacific Serenades
Touring Chamber Ensemble (Mixed Repertory)
First Prize: Antares
Second Prize: Corigliano Quartet
Third Prize: Fine Arts Quartet
Touring Chamber Ensemble (New Music)
First Prize: So Percussion Group
Second Prize: Rova Saxophone Quartet
Touring Chamber Ensemble (Jazz)
First Prize: David Ornette Cherry Ensemble
The ASCAP Adventurous Programming Awards
were conceived 17 years ago to encourage ensembles,
festivals and presenters to program new works. The
ASCAP winners are members of Chamber Music America
chosen by a panel selected by CMA.
February 2004 marks the 90th anniversary
of the founding of ASCAP. As the world’s largest
performing rights organization, ASCAP has over 170,000
composer, lyricist and music publisher members representing
all genres of music. ASCAP is committed to protecting
the rights of its members by licensing and collecting
royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted
works, and then distributing these fees to the Society’s
members based on performances. ASCAP’s Board
of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers,
elected by the membership every two years.
