WSO Wins ASCAP Honors
Atlanta, Georgia. June 18, 2010
The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra was recognized with a 2009-2010 ASCAP Award for Programming at the League of American Orchestras’ 65th Annual Conference. ASCAP and the League present the awards each year to orchestras of all sizes for programs that build the repertoire and increase interest in music of our time.
Artistic Administrator Pat Nelson, along with Conductor and Artistic Director Roger Briggs, accepted the award that recognizes the orchestra's recent season. The 2009-2010 season featured programming of American music, beginning with Leonard Bernstein, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin showcased in the first concert of the year. The season also featured premieres by American composers, including Samuel Adler's All Nature Plays and a new piece by Maestro Briggs himself. ASCAP also noted the WSO's performance of The Composer Is Dead by Nathaniel Stookey, the highlight of the 2010 Family Concert.
See the full story on the League of American Orchestras Web site.
League of American Orchestras
The League of American Orchestras leads, encourages, and supports America’s orchestras while communicating the vitality and value of orchestras and the music they perform. The League strives to stimulate the exchange of ideas and practices, promote innovation, and foster unity across the orchestra field. The League delivers meaningful information, learning and leadership opportunities, grass-roots advocacy and other services to its diverse membership, which encompasses nearly 1,000 member symphony, chamber, youth, and collegiate orchestras of all sizes. Founded in 1942 and chartered by Congress in 1962, the League links a national network of thousands of
instrumentalists, conductors, managers, board members, volunteers, staff members, and business partners.
Visit AmericanOrchestras.org to learn more.
ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first U.S. Performing Rights Organization (PRO) representing the world's largest repertory totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 380,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only American PRO owned and governed by its writer and publisher members. ASCAP has representation arrangements with similar foreign organizations so that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world where copyright law exists. Visit ascap.com to learn more.
