Americas
AMC Letter of Distinction goes to Joan Tower
Seven Young Composers Participate in 2008 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
USA: Obituary - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, 52
American mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson died on July 3 at home in Santa Fe. She was 52. Widely praised by critics and audiences, her superior musicianship and unassuming personality made her a much loved and respected colleague.
USA: ACO's Emerging Composers Commission
Composer Fang Man has won the American Composers Orchestra's 2006 Underwood Emerging Composers Commission.
50 Young Composers Honored by ASCAP and BMI
In late May, fifty young composers were honored by the charitable foundation branches of American performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI. Both organizations collective distributed approximately $60,000 in scholarships, grants, and cash awards which were divided among all of the winners.
Canada: May 2006 Report
With support from the Audio Visual Preservation Trust, the Canadian Music Centre begins digitization of its Anne Southern Archive, one of the largest sources of non-commercially recorded Canadian concert music.
United States: May 2006 Report
Honorees of the American Music Center's annual awards are announced; professional development workshops are held in New York and Minneapolis; AMC publications available online; NewMusicBox marks its seventh anniversary.
