CONGRATS! Our #BMIComposers are really making strides this year and we are very proud to honor them all. #BMIClassical Photo 1: JPComposer received the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music for his work as a composer and conductor of orchestral music that draws on his Mexican heritage. “By writing music that brings Latinx culture to the fore…I seek to inspire orchestras to diversify their programming and become more inclusive institutions,” he says. Photo 2: #IkueMori has been named a recipient of the ‘Genius Grant’ from the MacArthur Foundation. Only two composers were named this year, out of 25 grants total. It’s a huge honor. Photo Credit: carolinemardok Photo 3: DaveRaglandMusic was awarded the Adams-Owens Prize this weekend at the African American Art Song Alliance conference, held this year at UC-Irvine. The prize is in memory of two giants of art song writing, H. Leslie Adams (BMI) and Robert Owens, and is for composers who’ve achieved a high level of distinction in the...