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Nemmers Prize in Music Composition
American music award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition is awarded biennially from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. The prize money is US$100,000 and the prize includes a performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[1] The prize is awarded to contemporary classical composers, "who have significantly influenced the field of composition."[1] The award was established in 2003.[1]
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Recipients
- 2004 John Adams
- 2006 Oliver Knussen
- 2008 Kaija Saariaho
- 2010 John Luther Adams
- 2012 Aaron Jay Kernis
- 2014 Esa-Pekka Salonen[2][3]
- 2016 Steve Reich[4]
- 2018 Jennifer Higdon[1]
- 2021 William Bolcom[5]
- 2023 Tania León
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