The Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition (/ˈɡrɔːmaɪ.ər/) is an annual prize instituted by Henry Charles Grawemeyer, industrialist and entrepreneur, at the University of Louisville in 1984. The award was first given in 1985. Subsequently, the Grawemeyer Award was expanded to other categories: Ideas Improving World Order (instituted in 1988), Education (1989), Religion (1990) and Psychology (2000). The prize fund was initially an endowment of US$9 million from the Grawemeyer Foundation. The initial awards were for $150 000 each,[1] increasing to $200 000 for the year 2000 awards. After the economic crash of 2008, the prize was reduced to $100,000.[2]
The selection process includes three panels of judges. The first is a panel of faculty from the University of Louisville, who hosts and maintains the perpetuity of the award. The second is a panel of music professionals, often involving conductors, performers, and composers (most frequently the previous winner). The final decision is made by a lay committee of new music enthusiasts who are highly knowledgeable about the state of new music. This final committee of amateurs makes the final prize determination because Grawemeyer insisted that great ideas are not exclusively the domain of academic experts.
The award has most often been awarded to large-scale works, such as symphonies, concerti, and operas. Only two Award-winning pieces (György Ligeti's Études, for piano; and Sebastian Currier's Static, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano) do not require a conductor in performance.
Only four years have seen no prize awarded. In 1988, the second panel, consisting of professional musicians (which that year included previous winner Harrison Birtwistle) determined that no work was deserving of the award. In 1999, the awarding of the prize was moved from the fall semester to the spring semester due to the University of Louisville's bicentennial celebrations, which meant that that year's winner (Thomas Adès) was given the prize in the spring of 2000 rather than the fall of 1999. The prize has been awarded in the spring each year since.
Recipients of the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
^Teltsch, Kathleen (28 June 1987). "Fund Establishes Prizes in Politics and Education". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ abWakin, Daniel J. (28 November 2010). "Dutch Composer Wins Grawemeyer Award". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^Adler, Andrew (23 September 1985). "'Old fashioned inspiration' is a reality to Grawemeyer award-winning composer". The Courier-Journal (Indiana Editions). Louisville, Kentucky. p. 7. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Mootz, William (24 April 1988). "SPOTLIGHT ON: Grawemeyer awards". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 119. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Adler, Andrew (3 December 2003). "Concerto by composer Chin earns her Grawemeyer award for music". The Courier-Journal (Indiana Editions). Louisville, Kentucky. p. 10. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Adler, Andrew (29 November 2004). "Violin work wins music Grawemeyer". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. pp. B1, B2. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com. continued on page B2
^Adler, Andrew (28 November 2005). "Grawemeyer Award goes to composer". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. B6. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Adler, Andrew (3 December 2007). "Composer's gift wins Grawemeyer". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. B4. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Kramer, Elizabeth (29 November 2010). "Opera earns Grawemeyer". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com. continued on page B4
^Cooper, Michael (29 November 2016). "In Accepting the Grawemeyer Award, a Call for Diversity in Concert Halls". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^Kramer, Elizabeth (29 November 2016). "Young composer gets Grawemeyer Award for 'Play'". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. A10. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Cooper, Michael (3 December 2018). "A Border-Crossing Work Wins One of Music's Biggest Prizes". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^"Music Composition". Grawemeyer Awards. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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The Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition ˈ ɡ r ɔː m aɪ er is an annual prize instituted by Henry Charles Grawemeyer industrialist and entrepreneur at the University of Louisville in 1984 The award was first given in 1985 Subsequently the Grawemeyer Award was expanded to other categories Ideas Improving World Order instituted in 1988 Education 1989 Religion 1990 and Psychology 2000 The prize fund was initially an endowment of US 9 million from the Grawemeyer Foundation The initial awards were for 150 000 each 1 increasing to 200 000 for the year 2000 awards After the economic crash of 2008 the prize was reduced to 100 000 2 The selection process includes three panels of judges The first is a panel of faculty from the University of Louisville who hosts and maintains the perpetuity of the award The second is a panel of music professionals often involving conductors performers and composers most frequently the previous winner The final decision is made by a lay committee of new music enthusiasts who are highly knowledgeable about the state of new music This final committee of amateurs makes the final prize determination because Grawemeyer insisted that great ideas are not exclusively the domain of academic experts The award has most often been awarded to large scale works such as symphonies concerti and operas Only two Award winning pieces Gyorgy Ligeti s Etudes for piano and Sebastian Currier s Static for flute clarinet violin cello and piano do not require a conductor in performance Only four years have seen no prize awarded In 1988 the second panel consisting of professional musicians which that year included previous winner Harrison Birtwistle determined that no work was deserving of the award In 1999 the awarding of the prize was moved from the fall semester to the spring semester due to the University of Louisville s bicentennial celebrations which meant that that year s winner Thomas Ades was given the prize in the spring of 2000 rather than the fall of 1999 The prize has been awarded in the spring each year since Recipients of the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition EditYear Recipient Composition Notes1985 Witold Lutoslawski 3 Symphony No 3 1973 1983 for orchestra1986 Gyorgy Ligeti Etudes Book 1 1985 for piano1987 Harrison Birtwistle The Mask of Orpheus 1984 opera1988 not awarded 4 1989 Chinary Ung Inner Voices 1986 for orchestra1990 Joan Tower Silver Ladders 1986 for orchestra1991 John Corigliano Symphony No 1 1988 for orchestra1992 Krzysztof Penderecki Symphony No 4 Adagio 1989 for large orchestra1993 Karel Husa Concerto for Cello and Orchestra 1988 1994 Toru Takemitsu Fantasma Cantos 1991 for clarinet and orchestra1995 John Adams Violin Concerto 1993 1996 Ivan Tcherepnin Double Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra 1995 1997 Simon Bainbridge Ad Ora Incerta Four Orchestral Songs from Primo Levi 1994 for mezzo soprano bassoon and orchestra poems by Primo Levi1998 Tan Dun Marco Polo 1995 opera1999 not awarded2000 Thomas Ades Asyla Op 17 1997 for orchestra2001 Pierre Boulez Sur Incises 1996 1998 for 3 pianos 3 harps and 3 mallet instruments2002 Aaron Jay Kernis Colored Field 1994 2000 for cello and orchestra2003 Kaija Saariaho L Amour de loin 2000 opera2004 Unsuk Chin 5 Violin Concerto 2001 2005 George Tsontakis 6 Violin Concerto No 2 2003 2006 Gyorgy Kurtag 7 Concertante Op 42 2003 for violin viola and orchestra2007 Sebastian Currier Static 2003 for flute clarinet violin cello and piano2008 Peter Lieberson 8 Neruda Songs 2005 song cycle for mezzo soprano and orchestra poems by Pablo Neruda2009 Brett Dean The Lost Art of Letter Writing 2006 violin concerto2010 York Holler Spharen 2001 2006 for orchestra2011 Louis Andriessen 2 9 La Commedia 2004 2008 multimedia opera based on Dante s The Divine Comedy2012 Esa Pekka Salonen Violin Concerto 2008 2009 2013 Michel van der Aa Up Close Concerto 2010 for cello string ensemble and film2014 Đuro Zivkovic On the Guarding of the Heart 2011 for chamber orchestra2015 not awarded 10 2016 Hans Abrahamsen let me tell you 2013 for soprano and orchestra2017 Andrew Norman 11 12 Play 2013 2016 for orchestra2018 Bent Sorensen L isola della Citta 2016 for violin cello piano and orchestra2019 Joel Bons Nomaden 2016 13 for cello solo with multinational instrumental ensemble2020 not awarded 14 2021 Lei Liang A Thousand Mountains A Million Streams 2017 for orchestra2022 Olga Neuwirth Orlando 2019 opera based on the novel by Virginia Woolf2023 Julian Anderson Litanies 2018 concerto for cello and orchestraReferences Edit Teltsch Kathleen 28 June 1987 Fund Establishes Prizes in Politics and Education The New York Times New York Retrieved 3 September 2017 a b Wakin Daniel J 28 November 2010 Dutch Composer Wins Grawemeyer Award The New York Times New York Retrieved 3 September 2017 Adler Andrew 23 September 1985 Old fashioned inspiration is a reality to Grawemeyer award winning composer The Courier Journal Indiana Editions Louisville Kentucky p 7 Retrieved 18 May 2020 via Newspapers com Mootz William 24 April 1988 SPOTLIGHT ON Grawemeyer awards The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky p 119 Retrieved 18 May 2020 via Newspapers com Adler Andrew 3 December 2003 Concerto by composer Chin earns her Grawemeyer award for music The Courier Journal Indiana Editions Louisville Kentucky p 10 Retrieved 18 May 2020 via Newspapers com Adler Andrew 29 November 2004 Violin work wins music Grawemeyer The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky pp B1 B2 Retrieved 18 May 2020 via Newspapers com continued on page B2 Adler Andrew 28 November 2005 Grawemeyer Award goes to composer The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky p B6 Retrieved 19 May 2020 via Newspapers com Adler Andrew 3 December 2007 Composer s gift wins Grawemeyer The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky p B4 Retrieved 19 May 2020 via Newspapers com Kramer Elizabeth 29 November 2010 Opera earns Grawemeyer The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky pp B1 B4 Retrieved 19 May 2020 via Newspapers com continued on page B4 Music Composition Previous Winners Grawemeyer Awards Retrieved 15 September 2017 Cooper Michael 29 November 2016 In Accepting the Grawemeyer Award a Call for Diversity in Concert Halls The New York Times New York Retrieved 3 September 2017 Kramer Elizabeth 29 November 2016 Young composer gets Grawemeyer Award for Play The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky p A10 Retrieved 19 May 2020 via Newspapers com Cooper Michael 3 December 2018 A Border Crossing Work Wins One of Music s Biggest Prizes The New York Times New York Retrieved 4 December 2018 Music Composition Grawemeyer Awards Retrieved 22 October 2020 External links EditThe Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition amp oldid 1125741658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
