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THE ASCAP FOUNDATION MAKING MUSIC GROW SINCE 1975 NotationsSUMMER 2014 ISSUE

NE-YO HONORED AT ASCAP FOUNDATION AWARDS CEREMONY

The ASCAP Foundation held its 18th Annual Awards Ceremony at the Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of at Lincoln Center, in City on December 11, 2013. Hosted by ASCAP Foundation President, Paul Williams, the event honored prolific -songwriter Ne-Yo with The ASCAP Foundation Champion Award in recognition of his leadership in efforts to increase aware- ness of disadvantaged children in American cities.

A wide variety of ASCAP Foundation Scholarship and Award re- cipients were also honored at the event, which included special performances by some of the honorees. For additional photos of Champion Award Recipient Ne-Yo (center left) poses with (l-r) ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento, ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams & the event, please see pages 4 and 5. • ASCAP Foundation Executive Director Karen Sherry .

- SAVE THE DATE - The ASCAP Foundation invites YOU to a once in a lifetime celebration...a one-of-a-kind, historic event to benefi t The ASCAP Foundation In honor of ASCAP’s Centennial Year, we are planning a very special 100th birthday gala titled:

THE Monday, at The November 17, 2014 Waldorf=Astoria 6pm: Cocktails 301 Park Avenue CENTENNIAL 7pm: Dinner, NYC AWARDS Performances & Awards HONORING , , , and one more to come!

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• NE-YO HONORED • SONGWRITERS: THE NEXT GENERATION • CENTENNIAL AWARDS • ASCAP DAY @ BERKLEE • PRIZE • ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY PICTURES • GEORGE M. COHAN AWARD • DONOR HONOR ROLL In This Issue • MICHELLE & DEAN KAY AWARD • YOUNG JAZZ COMPOSER AWARDS

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JOHNNY MANDEL GIVES BACK Film & Television composer, arranger and jazz musician, Johnny Mandel, and his wife Martha, have established The ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize to support an aspiring jazz composer. The Prize is based on talent and career potential and the recipient is identifi ed from our pool of Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award winners. Johnny Mandel may be best-known as the composer of “The Shadow of Your ,” the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning theme from the fi lm, . Mandel, an inductee of the and the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Mas- ters Award, also composed the theme for the classic fi lm and television program, M*A*S*H*, among many more notable fi lm scores. In the and 50s, Mandel played trombone in bands led by , , , and . A prolifi c jazz composer, Mandel’s compositions have been recorded by artists that include Stan Johnny Mandel Getz, , and Count Basie. A three-time Grammy-winner for arrange- ments, he has worked on recorded by , Barbra , , , , , , , and . Commenting on the establishment of the Mandel Prize, Johnny Mandel said, “Jazz is America’s unique gift to history, I feel that it is vital that we pass this on to our children. This program is an excellent way to do this.” The inaugural recipient of the Johnny Mandel Prize was composer, saxophonist, and multi-talented performer Zac Zinger, who leads the Zac Zinger Group. The 2014 recipient is Erica Sequine, a composer, arranger, pianist and teacher who co-leads an 18-musician , the Erica Sequine/Shannon Baker Jazz Orchestra. •

NEW AWARD ESTABLISHED HONORING GEORGE M. COHAN The ASCAP Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the George M. Cohan Award made possible by the Friars Foundation. The award is presented to a multi-talented individual connected to the who has had a multi-faceted career and has achieved success in a variety of roles including, but not limited to composing performing, writing, directing and producing. was the inaugural recipient of the George M. Cohan Award. Charnin started his career in 1957 when he created the character Big Deal in the original of , playing the role for 1000 performances. Since then he has been involved in over 135 theatrical, television, fi lm, and night club productions as a director, producer, composer, or lyricist, and has won Emmys, Tonys, Grammys, and the Peabody Award for Broadcast- ing. He produced and directed the television special “George M” based on the musical of the same name. George M. Cohan was an American entertainer, playwrite, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, George M. Cohan dancer, director and producer. He wrote more than fi fty plays, including several variety sketches, and hundreds of songs of every description including , “Over There,” “Give My Regards to ,” “The Yankee Doodle Boy” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” •

THE ASCAP FOUNDATION MICHELLE & DEAN KAY AWARD In 2010 Michelle and Dean Kay established an award to support careers in music, partic- ularly for those who concentrate their eff orts in the area. Award recipients to date include: writers Matt Gould and Griffi n Matthews whose work Witness Uganda had its world premier at The American Repertory Theatre (ART) where it was directed by Tony-awarding winning ART Artistic Director Diane Paulus; singer, songwriter and multi-in- strumentalist Jeremy Silver whose song was featured in a Lexus LUV commercial; composer, conductor and orchestrator Nicholas Jacobson-Larson whose piece Fantasia for Four Harps and Orchestra was premiered by the Naples Philharmonic; and, the 2013 recipient, producer and jazz/pop writer Jason Weiss (aka Jay Vice).

Michelle and Dean Kay Highly regarded in the music industry for over 30 years, Mr. Kay is also a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded, including “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra. He was a recording artist for RCA Records, appeared daily on the nationally televised Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, performed live across the nation and produced dozens of phonograph records and radio and television commercials. Dean Kay is President/CEO of his own Demi Music Corp. and its affi liates, Lichelle Music Company and Yak Yak Music, while Michelle Kay is Vice President and CFO of Demi Music Corp. Mr. Kay is on the Board of Directors of ASCAP, The ASCAP Foundation, the National Music Publishers Association and the Harry Fox Agency. His daily news digest, “The Deans List” chronicles the rapid transformation taking place in the entertainment industry and is available to ASCAP members, without charge, as the “ASCAP Daily Brief (powered by The Dean’s List.)” Together the publications reach 165,000 subscribers each morning. • THE ASCAP FOUNDATION Summer 2014 Notations Page 3

1 THE ASCAP FOUNDATION SONGWRITERS: THE NEXT GENERATION SHOWCASES FOUR ARTISTS AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Songwriters: The Next Generation, a program of The ASCAP Foundation and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which is made possible by the Estate, showcased the work of four emerging songwriters and com- posers on the Kennedy Center’s Stage on March 12 and 13, 2014. 2 The program featured: Nii Akwei Adoteye, a saxophonist, educator, producer, composer and arranger who won the Christopher Newport University (CNU) concerto competition every year he was eligible to compete; Nicky Egan, an ac- complished songwriter and keyboardist who just completed her sophomore re- lease entitled, The 45 Homestead Project; Tyler Lyle, a songwriter who, since the release of his 2012 , The Golden Age & The Silver Girl, has seen his songs placed in major-network TV shows such as Private Practice and Hart of Dixie; and Kavita Shah, a singer, composer, and arranger who incorporates elements of world music into her jazz-based repertoire. Her debut album Visions was re- leased in May 2014. 3 Each evening’s hour-long program, designed to spotlight the talent of young songwriters and composers, was hosted by ASCAP singer/songwriter and arts entertainment producer Larry Groce who is also one of the founders of Mountain Stage, a live music program on NPR. Songwriters: The Next Generation, was conceived in 2010 by the late jazz pia- nist, educator, composer and ASCAP Foundation Board member Dr. Billy Taylor. Throughout his life, Dr. Taylor stressed the importance of showcasing the talent of contemporary composers who are also performers. 4 Songwriters: The Next Generation, is part of The Kennedy Center’s free, daily per- formance series. The concerts and Q&A with the artists were webcast live and ar- chived for viewing at: www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/archive. html. •

PICTURED: 1. Nii Akwei Adoteye (center) with Larry Groce (l) and ASCAP Foundation Director Colleen McDonough 2. Songwriter Nicky Egan (center) performs with her band (l-r) Kyle LaLone, Nick D’Agostino and Dan Africano 3. Singer/Songwriter Tyle Lyle performs his original works 4. Composer Kavita Shah (center) and her group: (l to r) Guy Mintus, Or Bareket and Guilhem Flouzat.

ASCAP DAY @ FEATURED EMMY-NOMINATED TV/FILM COMPOSER ASCAP Day @ Berklee College of Music in , which is open to all Berklee students took place on April 2, 2014. ASCAP TV/fi lm composer Mark Snow headlined the day. Snow is known for scoring many popular television series including The X-Files, , One Tree Hill, Dynasty, T.J. Hooker, Cagney & Lacey, Starsky & Hutch, Gemini, Family and . ASCAP Day provides both Film Scoring and Songwriting students with information on current trends in their fi elds. Snow discussed his own career in classes with students, and ASCAP staff was on-hand to answer student questions about the state of the music business and performing rights organizations. (Back row l-r) ASCAP’s Sue Devine, ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Songwriting Scholarship recipient, Khiyon “Through ASCAP Day @ Berklee we show our support for young and emerging com- Hursey, , Chair of Berklee Film Scor- posers and songwriters at the college level,” stated ASCAP Foundation President Paul ing Dept, Mark Snow, ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Williams. Scholarship recipient Steve Winarto. (Front row l-r) Bon- nie Hayes , Chair of Berklee Songwriting Dept and Alison As part of the Day, The ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Songwriting Scholarship and The Plant, Berklee Film Scoring Dept, and ASCAP Special Con- ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Scholarship were presented, respectively, to saxophon- sultant/Film & TV Music Nancy Knutsen . ist Khiyon Hursey and pianist, composer, arranger and songwriter Steve Winarto. Each scholarship recognizes talent, professionalism, musical ability and career potential in fi lm scoring and songwriting. ASCAP Day @ Berklee College of Music and the two scholarships are supported by The ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Fund. • THE ASCAP FOUNDATION Page 4 Notations Summer 2014

THE ASCAP FOUNDATION HONORS A WIDE VARIETY OF SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD RECIPIENTS December 11, 2013 ~

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Pictured: 1. ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams presents The ASCAP Foundation Champion Award to Ne-Yo. 2. Jennifer Ross, great-granddaugh- ter of George M. Cohan with the George M. Cohan Award recipient, Martin Charnin. 3. Mariana and Paul Williams present the Mariana & Paul Williams Award to Adam Gerver. 4. Ann Hutchinson School special education teacher Joe Ginnane accepts the Barbara and John LoFrumento Award on behalf of the Music Conservatory of Westchester Music Therapy Institute from Barbara and John LoFrumento 5. Joan & Irwin Robinson Scholarship recipient Brit- tany Holloway with Joan & Irwin Robinson. 6. The “Reach Out and Touch” Award in honor of Nick Ashford is presented to Charisa the ViolinDiva by Valerie Simpson. 7. Kiah Victoria performs her song “Rooftop.” 8. New Horizons Award recipient Malloy (r) accepts his award from Stephen Schwartz. 9. ’s grandson, Chris Mancini Jr., and Henry Mancini Music Fellowship recipient Francis Rodriguez. 10. Jamaican songwriting legend Irving Burgie with Champion Award recipient Ne-Yo. 11. Tita Cahn with Award recipient Sandy Emory Lawrence. 12. President of the Educational Foundation Stanley Crouch presents University of student Gregory Agid with the Louis Armstrong Scholarship. THE ASCAP FOUNDATION Summer 2014 Notations Page 5

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13. Robert Bienstock with the Scholarship & Internship recipient Suzanne Rollins. 14. Eunice and Merit Award recipient Lilliana Villines with Eunice David. 15. Desmond Child with Desmond Child Anthem Award recipient Kiah Victoria. 16. Mary Rodgers/Lorenz Hart Award recipients Kellen Blair (l) & Joe Kino- sian (r) with Stephen Schwartz. 17. Bev Ragovoy presents the Jerry Ragovoy Award to April Bender. 18. Patty Allen presents the Robert Allen Award to Ryan Amador. 19. Vic Mizzy Scholarship recipient Yea-kyung Chung with Lynn Mizzy Jonas. 20. Phoebe Jacobs Prize recipient Camille Thurman performs her original composition “In Due Time.” 21. Great nephew of songwriter , Brook Babcock, presents the Jimmy Van Heusen Award to Joe Twist. 22. Jamie deRoy presents the Jamie de- Roy & friends Award to David Buskin. 23. Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.’s Michael (r) & Doug Brettler (l) with Leon Brettler Award recipient Kris Hitchcock. 24. Joe Raposo Award recipient Lori Henriques with Nick (l) & Joe (r) Raposo 25. Young Composer Award recipient Stephen Feigenbaum with ASCAP Foundation Director Colleen McDonough 26. Louis Prima Jr. with Louis Prima Award recipient Jeff rey Miller. 27. Peter Stoller & Leiber and Stoller Music Scholarship recipient Alexis Hatch. 28. Award recipient Amy Beth Kirsten with Jamie Bernstein. 29. Rod Gorney, Jay Gorney Award recipients Cheryl DaVeiga and Anthony Krizan, and Sondra Gorney. Page 6 Thank You Summer 2014 to all 2013 Donors to The ASCAP Foundation

Leaders Charitable Fund Inc. of New York Larry Clinton, Jr. Gifts of $25,000 or more James Brockman Estate in memory of Larry Clinton Irving Burgie Dan Foliart Esther Cohen Al Byron Audrey Gillespie in memory of Kal Mann Harold Adamson Estate in memory of Beatrice Schwartz Susan Jane Hut Mercer Cook The Herb Alpert Foundation Mae Cohen Estate in honor of Leo Kaplan in memory of Will Marion Cook David E. Amerson and Family Charles Gates Dawes Estate Elvin L. Jones Marie Corliss, Esq. The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. Mitchell B. DeGroot, Jr. Trust Charles Kingsford Estate in memory of Eleanor Pulzone ASCAP Jamie deRoy Dr. Yi Chen & Dr. Long Zhou Paul and Florence Irving Caesar Estate Exploring the Arts, Inc Keith Mardak Cunningham Estate The Cain Foundation Friars National Association Sidney Prosen Estate Michael G. Cunningham Thomas Fowler Charitable Foundation Frank Proto Buster Davis Estate Remainder Trust Audrey Geisel & the Dr. Seuss Fund Dana & Richard Reimer Warren DeLange Bart Howard Estate at The Foundation Irwin & Joan Robinson Stephanie DeLange Body The Nelson Trust Joe Henry in memory of The Sigmans @ Major Songs in memory of Eddie DeLange Rose Family Trust Winnie Holzman in honor of Rosalind Devon The Virgil Thomson Foundation, Ltd. in memory of Bruce Franchini Morton & Joan Sklaroff Charles Dimston Lucille and Jack Yellen Foundation Molly Hyman Dorothy Ebsen Mizzy Jonas Family Foundation in memory of Buddy Ebsen Makers Pat Collins & Jonico Music Inc. Colleagues Stephen Edwards Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 Theodore N. Kaplan Gifts from $100 to $499 in memory of Rosalie Edwards in honor of Leo Kaplan Ingrid Edwards Anonymous (9) Patty K. Allen Leiber/Stoller Songs, Inc in memory of Sherman Edwards Anonymous Babcock Family General Partnership Phyllis Feder in memory of Giampaolo Bracali in memory of Jimmy Van Heusen Orlando and Lura Murden in honor of Karen Sherry Anonymous Tita Cahn in memory of Sammy Cahn Jody & Ed Murphy Todd Gordon & Susan Feder in memory of Mack Discant Raymond Hubbell Musical in memory of Christopher Amenita in honor of Fran Richard Samuel Adler Scholarship Fund Nathan Associates Inc. Stephanie Feyne at The Miami Foundation Katherine Ahlert The Newburgh Institute for the Arts in honor of John & Barbara LoFrumento and Ideas & Brandon Fradd William Arms Fisher Estate Jack & Amy Norworth Estate in memory of Mickey Goldsen in honor of Tania León David Frank Beverly Ragovoy John Murray Anderson Estate Notable Music Company, Inc. in honor of Virginia Frank in memory of Jerry Ragovoy Dave Apell Music Joan O’Brien in memory of Josef Freudenthal Estate Larry Stock Estate Kenneth Lee Ascher Steve & Audrey Nelson Dean Fuller The Wooden Nickel Foundation The PATH Fund, Inc in memory of Marshall Barer Randall, Travis & Gloria Barker The Musical & Literary Douglas Gallop Supporters Eric Bazilian Property Trusts Adriana Garcia Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Richard Bellis James Royce Shannon Estate in honor of Tania León Joan Benny BMG Rights Management LLC aka James Stanley Royce William H. Gardner Estate Charles Bernstein Eunice David in memory of Hal David The Streisand Foundation Charles Garrett Helene Musique Ltd Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts in honor of in memory of Tholen Jeff ries Seth Andrew Brenzel Philanthropic Fund Albert and Barbara Trace Estate Maria Giacchino The Bridges/Larson Foundation The Jerome Leiber Charitable The University of Nebraska Harold L. Graham & & Jack Larson Foundation in honor of Michael Kerker The Letha Graham Trust in memory of James Bridges Edward & Amelia Madden Estate Richard Grossberg & Tobie Stein Philip Browne Ginny Mancini Benefactors in honor of Tania León Lorraine Buch Johnny & Martha Mandel Gifts of $500 to $999 Jane Haff ner in memory of Theodore H. Lehrman Joseph & Rosalie Meyer Estate Fredrick E. Harrison Anonymous Lee Bufalini in memory of Valerie Simpson in memory of Elaine Harrison and Neil Costa Harry K. McClintock in memory of Nick Ashford Lorenz Hart Foundation Fund of the & The Big Rock Candy Mountain Mike and Stoller Karin Hazelhoff Roelfzema Community Foundation Charles Wakefi eld Cadman Estate Foundation in memory of of New Jersey The John Cage Trust Warren and Jâlé Trepp Family Fund Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema Lynn Lane Robert & Carolyn Candela c/o Parasol Tahoe Community Jennifer Higdon in memory of Tom & Beth Carey Foundation in honor of Frances Richard Marco & Jill Beltrami in memory of Joeseph Verscharen Paul and Mariana Williams Hunter Johnson Estate The Bernstein Family Foundation Daniel Carlin in honor of Alex Britten Benjamin Johnston John C. Beyer Stella Castellucci Patrons Mrs. Donald G. Kahn Mireya and Servio Calderin in memory of Louis Castellucci Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999 in honor of Donald G. Kahn in honor of Tania León & Michael Amorosi Dr. Bert Konowitz & Spirit Improv Euguene Cines Estate John C Chaff ee Jr. Charlotte Baker in memory of Dr. Billy Taylor The City College of the City University in honor of William Werderman in memory of Buddy Baker Pierre D. La Plante

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Robert J. Lang Peggy Stanziale Rita Ettinger Robert M. Melnik in memory of Larry Conley Barbara Staton in memory of in memory of Hannah Clemens Paul Lansky in memory of Merrill Staton Steven J. Ettinger aka Steve Ett Joy Novie Paul & Kitty Lazarus Charles and Barbara Strouse Joyce Orlob Evans Pamela Oland Julie Lefkowitz Sukin Law Group in memory of Harold Orlob Bharanidharan Padmanabhan David Leichtman in memory of Jack Everett Walters Living Trust Mitchell Peters in memory of Chris Amenita Susanna Moross Tarjan The Ewing Family Pfi zer Foundation Matching Ms. Tania J. León Edward Thomas in memory of Jamie Ewing Gifts Program in memory of Janet Tinsley Juan Feliz Micheal W Pride & Douglas H. Cohen Rosa J. de los Mederos in memory of William Dicky Wells Bernice G. Fleischer in honor of Tania León Ange Lorenzo Estate Joan P. Tower in memory of Abigail Marder Daniel Reddington Ruby Marchand in honor of Tania León Philip Galdston Jermaine Reed Marlong Music Corp Edwin J. Weber Estate Michael Glasgow Lucille Rock in memory of Marcia J. Withers Maxine Gray in memory of Harry Tobias Seymour Simons & Gerald Marks Jenny Yates in memory of Roy K. Marsh Eddy Rogers Estate Gloria E. McFarland Babbie Green David Rosner and in memory of Friends Thomas Griselle Estate Margo Guryan Rosner John Leslie McFarland Gifts to $99 Jay Gruska Ellen Meltzer-Zahn & Steven Zahn Terry L. Hauger V.F. Safranek Estate Anonymous (3) Mr. Ronald A. Mendelsohn in memory of Louis Saverino Anonymous Amanda Mercer-Néder Johnny & Theresa Farrow Joel Scheir in memory of Thomas Mosher in memory of Britt Ham in honor of Tania León Ms. Sylvia A. Barker Ivan Mogull Lisa Helmrich Roger Schore John H. in memory of Marcia Mogull Hal S. Hidey in memory of John T. Benson Jr. Estate Theo Mondle Thekla Hollingsworth Estate Elizabeth Schwartz Patricia Bergdahl and David Tyrell in memory of his mom Helen Hooke in memory of Joe & Mary Cooper in memory of Clayton Coots Ms. Martha Mooke Marion Jeff ries Jay Shulman Seth Andrew Brenzel in honor of Tania León in memory of David Slonaker Wayne R. Bohrnstedt Beverly Mooke Walter Bishop, Enid Bishop Jennifer Nikole Spears in memory of his wife in honor of Tania León & Walter Bishop Jr. aka Nikki Paige Paul D. Bourquin Jorge Morel Dr. Joseph Willcox Jenkins Kendall Stallings Larren Buckley John Leonard Morris in memory of in memory of Keith Collins in memory of Dorothy & Don Raye Rena Murtha & Linda J. Ross Bruce E. Montgomery Mr. William J. Steinohrt Cliff Burwell, Jr. in honor of Tania León Elisabeth G. Johnson Henry R. Stern Estate in memory of Cliff Burwell, Sr. Heriberto Muñoz Padin ( Virginia Johnson Michael Anthony Strother Julie A. Cannon Fideicomiso Maria E. Flores) in honor of Tania León Kathleen & Greg Suss Arnold J. Capitanelli in honor of Pedro Flores Córdova Peter Johnson Susan A. Thomas-Holder, Ph.D in memory of Lester Sill Benjamin L. Palumbo Albert C. Johnston, Jr. in memory of Maceo Pinkard Mitchell Caplan in memory of Hal David Aganaze Jones Tom T. Todd Estate in honor of Frank Brickle & Jesus & Beatriz Pena Walter B. Kahn Marjorie Carle Wahl in memory of Francis J. Brickle in honor of Tania León Mrs. Sarah Lampert in memory of Frankie Carle Thomas Chapin Joseph Pinson in memory of Seymour Simons Jim & Patricia Wann John H. Corina Graziano Poletti Cynthia Lane in memory of Bernice Cohen in memory of John Boda in honor of Tania León in memory of Bob Schwaid Jane Wolf Waterman Estate of Frank Damico Denning Joanne Raksin Dorothy Lang in memory of Jack Wolf in memory of in memory of in honor of Barbara Friedman Valentine L. Weeks Frank Denning Damico Kermit Levinsky Estate in memory of Hattie Weeks-Morris Walter Damrosch Estate Emily Isberg Reardon Dr. Dan Locklair in honor of Ricardo DeElmo Weeks Dani Mari Music Publisher Perri A. Reid Vincent Lopez Estate Anita J. Willens Frances Datre Ana Maria Rosado Lisa Macbride Peggy McGraw Wright in memory of Alfonso D’Artega in honor of Tania León Linda Mallah of Meow Baby Music in memory of Vaughn De Leath Estate Eugene H. Ryder in memory of Jeff rey Porcaro George Donald McGraw Marilyn A. Dekan in memory of Mary Candy Ryder Barbara Piron Manuel Douglas Yeager in memory of Robert V. Joseph Stephen A. Schneider in memory of A.J. Piron Mr. Charles Delinks John Sheridan Sandra K. Masur in memory of Dana Suesse In Kind in memory of Rosemarie Miccolis in honor of Ted Masur Gwen DeLuca Thomas Shiltz Sharon McBride ASCAP The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Richard Shube in memory of D.H. “Tex” Owens Avid Sibelius Dorothy B. Edwards Edmund J. Siennicki Kean K. McDonald in memory of Lakhbir Singh Colleen McDonough Eddie Edwards of the ODJB Michael & Susan Spiegel in memory of Ruth McDonough in honor of Tania León

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2014 HERB ALPERT YOUNG JAZZ COMPOSER AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams has announced the recipients of the 2014 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. Established by The ASCAP Foundation in 2002 to encourage gifted jazz composers under the age of 30, the program carries the name of the great trum- peter and ASCAP member Herb Alpert in recognition of The Herb Alpert Foundation’s multi-year fi nancial commitment to support this unique program. The recipients, who receive cash awards and are selected through a juried national competition. Commenting on the awards, Paul Williams said, “The talented young music creators we recognize through this program represent the future of jazz composition. We congratulate the recipients and extend thanks to the dedicated panel of ASCAP composers who selected the honorees. We are delighted to partner with the Herb Alpert Foundation in this signifi cant endeavor that represents one of the brightest moments in ASCAP’s centennial year.” The Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Winners were honored during ASCAP’s Jazz Wall of Fame event in June in New York City. The 2014 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients: Nii Akwei Adoteye, 27; Michael Caudill, 22 ; Mike Conrad, 25; Addison Frei, 22; Wal- ter Gorra, 20; Nicolas Hetko, 22; Daniel Kaneyuki, 26; Keith Karns, 28; Martha Kato, 24; John Kosch, 20; Paul Krueger, 27; Rafael de Lima, 28; Sara McDonald, 22; Josh Shpak, 20; Andrew Schiller, 24; Jeff Schneider, 26; Erica Seguine, 26; Todd Simon, 28; Martin Terens, 28; Zan Tetickov- ic, 22; Zac Zinger, 25; Christopher Zuar, 26 and Nicole Zuraitis, 29. The youngest ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers, ages 11 to 18 are: Esteban Castro, 11; Michael Orenstein, 18; and Tissiana Val- lecillo, 12 and Matt Wong, 15. 2014 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards Recipients, Back Row (l Composers receiving Honorable Mention are: Coyote Anderson, 25; to r): Coyote Anderson, Jeremy Siskind, Dominic Bierenga, Christopher Dominic Bierenga, 19; Jake Chapman, 19; Jodie Landau, 21; David Med- Zuar, Zac Zinger, Martin Terens, Jeff Schneider, John Kosch, Nicolas Hetko, er, 23; Caili O’Doherty, 22; Jeremy Siskind, 27 and Benjamin Tiberio, 22. Walter Gorra, ASCAP’s Cia Toscanini, Michael Caudill, Ken Hatfi eld (2014 Judge) and . Front Row (l to r): Erica Seguine, Caili O’Doherty, The ASCAP composer/judges for the 2014 competition were: Ken Hat- Žan Tetičkovič, Martha Kato, Sara McDonald, Nicole Zuraitis, Matt Wong, fi eld, Rufus Reid and Sachal Vasandani. Esteban Castro and ASCAP Foundation Executive Director, Karen Sherry. Additional funding for this program is provided by The ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Fund. About The Herb Alpert Foundation: Herb Alpert, music icon, accomplished sculpture, painter and philanthropist, continues his life-long to push the boundaries of his own art and music. With his wife Grammy Award winning singer , they oversee the Herb Alpert Founda- tion’s commitment to a wide range of programs in the fi elds of Arts, Arts Education and Compassion and Well Being. Some of the Foundation’s signifi cant commitments include the 2007 formation of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, devoted to the performance and study of music in all of its global diversity, as well as the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, the Herb Alpert Scholarships for Emerging Young Artists, and the PS Arts Lawndale Elementary School District Initiative, which has brought arts education to four thousand children annually for the past eight years. The Herb Alpert Foundation is a non-profi t, private foundation established in the late 1980’s and its scope of funding is directed toward pro- jects in which Herb, Lani and Foundation President Rona Sebastian play an active role. [The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.] •

OUR MISSION THE ASCAP FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO NURTURING THE MUSIC TALENT OF , PRESERVING OF THE PAST AND SUSTAINING THE CREATIVE INCENTIVE FOR TODAY’S CREATORS THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH SERVE THE ENTIRE MUSIC COMMUNITY. THE ASCAP FOUNDATION IS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXATION UNDER IRC § 501(C)(3) AND FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS, BEQUESTS, ROYALTIES AND GRANTS FROM ASCAP MEMBERS, OTHER FOUNDATIONS & THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE WELCOME YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, WHICH ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW. PLEASE JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THE TALENT OF TOMORROW BY MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TODAY.

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