The American Academy in Rome announced the winners of the 105th annual Rome Prize Competition on Thursday, April 19, 2001 in New York City. The prestigious Rome Prize provides fellowships for American artists …

Eric LyonPhoto by Paul Herman Reller

Last month, I shared my enthusiasm for Nick Didkovsky’s fusion of computer programming and composition. This month, I continue my explorations with the work of two other composer/programmers, …

New York Youth Symphony

Four composers have recently received commissions from the New York Youth Symphony‘s First Music Program. Emily Lenore Doolittle, Anthony Cheung, and John Kaefer will each receive premieres of a new …

Bill IveyPhoto by Max Hirshfeld

On April 24, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Bill Ivey announced his resignation, effective September 30, 2001, eight months before the end of his four-year term. Ivey has …

Paquito D’RiveraPhoto by Mary Kent

Cuban-born composer and saxophonistBased in New Jersey
In the last few years, an increasing number of artists with the most diverse backgrounds have been attracted towards musical currents coming …

Robert StarerPhoto courtesy of Sigma Alpha Iota

Robert Starer, a respected composer of operas, ballets and many orchestral and instrumental works, and the author of two books on rhythm that are widely used by …

Jin Hi KimPhoto by Camilla Van Zuylen

Korean-born komongo virtuoso and composerBased in Connecticut
Compared to the Western music tradition, Korean music is not precisely written for every nuance of notes. The music is …

Billy HigginsPhoto by Dimitri Ianni

Billy Higgins, one of the best-loved and most-recorded drummers in postwar jazz, died on May 3, 2001, at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood, Calif. He had been in failing …

Ali Akbar KhanPhoto courtesy The Ali Akbar School of Music

In the history of America, people never had a chance to learn or hear Indian music, so this has been a completely new …

Van Cliburn Foundation

Original works by four American composers – C. Curtis-Smith, Lowell Liebermann, James Mobberley, and Judith Lang Zaimont – have been chosen by the competitors for possible performance during the Eleventh Van …