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January 18, 2005
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP) honored 13 chamber music ensembles, festivals
and presenters with plaques and cash awards for their
adventurous programming during the 2004 concert season,
at Chamber Music America’s Annual Conference
held January 13 - 16 at the Westin Hotel in New York
City.
ASCAP’s Vice President of Concert Music, Frances Richard, who presented
the awards, commented: “For the eighteenth year ASCAP recognizes
those members of Chamber Music America who have demonstrated their commitment
to the music of our time, through adventurous programming of works written
within the past twenty five years. These awards are made on behalf of
the members of ASCAP, in appreciation for the Ensembles, Presenters and Festivals,
whose excellent performances enrich and inspire the continuity and vitality
of the great chamber music tradition. “
The ASCAP composers attending the conference were introduced to the conference
attendees on Saturday, January 15, at the awards presentation and reception. The
award winners were invited to share their experiences in winning over audiences
through their commitment to performing adventurous programs at a special session
following the Awards Presentation which was moderated by George Steel, the
Director of the Miller Theater at Columbia University in New York.
Self-Presenting Chamber Ensembles - New Music
First Prize: International
Contemporary Ensemble (Chicago, IL)
Second
Prize (tie): Present Music (Milwaukee, WI) and
Second Prize
(tie): San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (San
Francisco, CA)
Self-Presenting Chamber Ensembles - Mixed Repertory
First
Prize: Imani Winds (New York, NY)
Second Prize: Del Sol
String Quartet (San Francisco)
Presenting Organization - 10 or more concerts
First Prize: Fontana
Chamber Arts (Kalamazoo, MI)
Second Prize: Cleveland
Museum of Art (Cleveland, OH)
Presenting Organization/Festival - 9 or fewer concerts
First
Prize: The Open Ears Concert Series at Suffolk County Community
College (Seldon, NY)
Second Prize: Composers, Inc. (San Francisco,
CA)
Jazz Ensembles
First Prize: Ben Waltzer Trio (Brooklyn,
NY)
Second Prize: Earth
Sounds (New York, NY)
Jazz Presenters
First Prize: Emit (St. Petersburg,
FL)
Special Recognition Award presented to:
The Lied Center of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
The ASCAP Adventurous Programming Awards were conceived
18 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.
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the world’s largest
Performing Rights Organization with over 200,000 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.
ASCAP
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