ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Awards

It's Edvard Grieg's birthday today!  I've had the opportunity to play his Peer Gynt Suite #1 (perhaps too many times), and I've conducted the sparkling Holberg Suite.  As much as I love the work of this late-Romantic composer, I am really excited by new music as well.


The ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Awards were announced just a few days ago.  Whenever I hear about "new" music, innovative programming, and ways to make concerts more lively and engaging, I get all goose-bumpy.


The awards are designed "to salute those orchestras who have a commitment to the music creators of our time.”