The Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards
Awarded by ASCAP Foundation
Purpose
To encourage talented young jazz composers by providing recognition, appreciation and monetary awards.
For guidelines and application: external link.
Eligibility
Open to United States citizens or permanent residents who have not reached their 30th birthday by December 31st in the year of the competition. Only completely original music will be considered. Arrangements are not eligible. Compositions which have previously earned awards or prizes in any other national competition are ineligible.
Quantity Available
Varies from year to year
Frequency
- Annual
Award Value
US$25,000
Application procedure
Applicants must complete an application form and other materials.
Closing date
December 1st
Contributor
The Gibson Foundation and The ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Fund
Study Level
- Unrestricted
ASCAP Foundation
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of over 260,000 composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. It is dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past and sustaining the creative incentive for today's creators through a variety of educational, professional and humanitarian programmes and activities which serve the entire music community. ASCAP's function is to protect the rights of its members by licensing and paying royalties for the public performances of their copyrighted works.
Contact Details
- www.ascapfoundation.org
- [email protected]
- 212 621 6219
- 212 595 3342
- One Lincoln Plaza
New York, NY
10023 7142
United States of America
More information
For more information regarding this award, please contact the ASCAP Foundation by using the links below.
