$225,000 Charles Ives Living awarded to George Tsontakis (12 December 2006)
The fourth recipient of the Charles Ives Living, a three-year, $225,000 grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, is George Tsontakis.
Jury chairman William Bolcom, also a well-known composer, said, "There are a slew of awards for young composers. There aren't nearly enough for composers who have gained a solid reputation, who are in mid-career and sorely in need of more time to compose ... For someone like George Tsontakis, the Charles Ives Living affords precious and well-deserved time to create."
Composers that won the Ives living previously are Stephen Hartke (2004), Chen Yi (2001) and Martin Bresnick (1998).
Below is a selection of scores available at SheetMusicPlus.com Find more scores by Martin Bresnick
[details ←] For the Sexes:the Gates of Paradise Piano, [details ←] Trio for Violin Cello and Piano Piano, Violin, Cello, [details ←] Ballade-Cello/Piano Piano, Cello, [details ←] Songs of the Mouse People-Vc/Vibra Cello, [details ←] Dream of the Lost Traveller Piano, [details ←] Three Stars Trio-Clarinet/Viola/Pf Piano, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, [details ←] Bird As Prophet-Violin/Piano Piano, Violin, [details ←] On an Overgrown Path (Series 1) Guitar, [details ←] Trio for Violin Cello and Piano-Sc Piano, Violin, Cello,
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