ASCAP Headlines

14th Annual Concert Music Awards to Honor Tania Leon, Jon Deak, Steve Smith and Morton Gould

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:35:00 -0400

The ASCAP Concert Music Awards will recognize the achievements of our 2013 honorees, who represent the diverse aesthetic spectrum of the concert music world. Composer, musician and author Peter Schickele will host the event.

Patty Larkin Addresses Students During ASCAP Day @ Berklee College of Music

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:38:00 -0400

The special day provided both Film Scoring and Songwriting students an opportunity to talk to singer-songwriter Patty Larkin, as well as ASCAP staff, about current trends in the music industry. Two students also received tuition-based scholarships recognizing talent, professionalism, musical ability and career potential in film scoring and songwriting.

The ASCAP Foundation Names Recipients of the 2013 Morton Gould Young Composers Awards

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:50:00 -0400

The Awards program provides recognition and cash awards to gifted young composers of Concert Music. This year, 28 composers between the ages of 8 to 30 years of age were selected from nearly 600 submissions.

ASCAP Day @ Berklee College of Music to Feature Singer Songwriter Patty Larkin

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:56:00 -0400

ASCAP Day is designed to provide both Film Scoring and Songwriting students with information on current trends in their fields. Larkin will discuss her own career in classes with Songwriting students, and ASCAP staff will meet with students in the Film Scoring classes.

The ASCAP Foundation Establishes Innovative Conductors Program Honoring Marvin Hamlisch

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:49:00 -0400

The ASCAP Foundation Marvin Hamlisch Broadway Conductors Program, made possible by an unrestricted bequest by Hamlisch to The ASCAP Foundation, is a unique initiative aimed at aspiring musical theater conductors, by giving them hands-on experience with current Broadway professionals.

ASCAP Foundation Pop Workshop Renamed to Honor Legendary Rock and Pop Songwriter

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:23:00 -0500

The ASCAP Foundation is pleased to announce that its annual East Coast Pop Songwriters Workshop has been renamed The ASCAP Foundation Jerry Ragovoy Songwriters Workshop, in memory of the great R&B, rock and pop songwriter who passed away in 2011.

WriteGirl Brings Together Teens and ASCAP Songwriters

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:35:00 -0500

Imagine hearing your music performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Nearly 100 teen girls experienced just that at WriteGirl’s 12th Annual Songwriting Workshop, supported by ASCAP and The ASCAP Foundation. The event brought together teens with pro songwriting mentors, including over a dozen prominent ASCAP members.

The ASCAP Foundation "Songwriters: The Next Generation" To Showcase Four ASCAP Artists at Kennedy Center

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:05:00 -0500

"Songwriters: The Next Generation," a program of The ASCAP Foundation and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, showcased the work of four emerging songwriters and composers on March 14th - 15th on the Center's Millennium Stage.

John Debney Mentors Students in USC Scoring Program

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:05:00 -0500

The 2012 edition of the ASCAP Foundation Composer-in-Residence Program at USC brought Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated ASCAP composer John Debney (jOBS) together with students from USC’s Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television graduate program for three intensive workshop sessions.

2013 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Established by The ASCAP Foundation in 2002 to encourage gifted jazz composers under the age of 30, the program awards recipients with cash prizes after a juried national competition.