Warner Brothers Takes Part in Humanitarian Cultural Aid Project
in response to a request from the Humanitarian Cultural Aid Project, Warner Brothers Publications donated a set of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue to the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra. “We're very pleased and honored to be participating in this effort on behalf of the Iraqi National Symphony,” said Fred S. Anton, CEO of Warner Brothers Publications. “I think their effort speaks volumes about the importance of music in society and its unique power to transcend differences of time, place, and culture in a way that speaks to the common humanity in us all.” For more information, contact info@fucinipro.com.
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mark o'connor thirty-year retrospective released
Grammy award-winning violinist, fiddler, and composer Mark O'Connor returns to his fiddling, bluegrass, and newgrass roots with the release of Mark O'Connor Thirty-Year Retrospective, a live concert recording featuring fellow virtuoso instrumentalists; mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Bryan Sutton, and double bassist Byron House. The two compact discs feature more than two and one-half hours of music. The OMAC Records release became available in November 2003. For more information, contact Ellen Jones Pryor at ejpryor@aol.com.
Composer Stephen Hartke Receives
Charles Ives Award
the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced that Stephen Hartke has been chosen to receive the Charles Ives Living Award, which gives a talented composer an income of $75,000 a year for a period of three years, for a total of $225,000.
Stephen Hartke, professor of composition at the Thorton School of Music at the University of Southern California, will begin the three-year term in July 2004. The purpose of the Ives Living Award is to free a promising American composer from the need to devote his or her time to any employment other than music composition.
