| The ninth annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Concert Music Awards will take place on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at The Times Center in New York City. ASCAP member, radio host and performer Peter Schickele will host the invitation-only event, which will recognize the achievements of ASCAP's 2008 Concert Music Honorees who represent the diverse aesthetic spectrum of the concert music world. Those being honored this year are: John Corigliano: (Aaron Copland Award) In celebration of his 70th year, ASCAP presents the Aaron Copland Award to distinguished member, John Corigliano, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Grawemeyer Award, the Academy Award for best film Score, a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters, mentor, teacher, friend and exemplary musical citizen. Joseph Jennings: ASCAP celebrates the 30th Anniversary year of Chanticleer by honoring its distinguished member, composer, arranger, Chanticleer Music Director Joseph Jennings, for his dedication to the enrichment of the vocal repertory and his advocacy for the music of our time. JoAnn Falletta: ASCAP honors JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony as conductor, communicator, recording artist, audience builder, champion of American composers and distinguished musical citizen, whose career-long advocacy for American composers has made her a leading force for the music of our time. David Lang: Recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Little Match Girl Passion. Recipients of the 2008 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards will also be presented and congratulated. The youngest recipients range in age from 6 to 18 and are listed by state of residence: Emily Bear, age 6 (IL); Yuri Boguinia, age 16 (CO); Peng-Peng Gong, age 15 (NY) Andrew Hsu, age 13 (CA); Jane Lange, age 9 (CA); Thomas Reeves, age 13 (NY); Natasha Sinha, age 17 (MA); Conrad Tao, age 13 (NY); and Siddarth Viswanathan, age 15 (NJ). |
Emily Bear (The youngest recipient of the 2008 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
Event: ASCAP Concert Music Awards 2008 Date: May 22 (Thursday), 2008 Location: Times Center New York, NY USA |
| SOURCE: ASCAP Concert Music Awards Press Release |
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