Laura Clayton (born December 8, 1943) is an American pianist and composer. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky , and studied at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and at Columbia University , New York , with Mario Davidovsky . She began studying composition with Darius Milhaud at the Aspen Music School and graduated with a Master of Music in Composition from the New England Conservatory in Boston . She lived for a while in Brazil and then continued her studies at the University of Michigan , graduating with a Doctorate of Musical Arts.
23-569: [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Charles Ives Prize" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2020 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Charles Ives Awards are scholarships for young composers, awarded annually by
46-592: A 1929 addition designed by H. Brooks Price, became the academy's Annex and houses additional gallery space. In 2009, the space between the Annex and the administration building was turned into a new entrance link, designed by Vincent Czajka with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners . Members of the academy are chosen for life and have included some of the American art scene's leading figures. They are organized into committees that award annual prizes to up-and-coming artists. Although
69-483: A decades-long shadow in his one-man war against encroaching modernism, blackballing such writers as H. L. Mencken , F. Scott Fitzgerald , and T. S. Eliot (before his emigration to England disqualified him for full membership). Former Harvard president Charles William Eliot declined election to the academy "because he was already in so many societies that he didn't want to add to the number". Although never explicitly excluded, women were not elected to membership in
92-479: A two-tiered structure: 50 academicians and 200 regular members. Academicians were gradually elected over the next several years. The elite group (academicians) were called the "Academy", and the larger group (regular members) was called the "Institute". This strict two-tiered system persisted for 72 years (1904–1976). In 1908, the poet Julia Ward Howe was elected to the AAA, becoming the first female academician. In 1976,
115-837: Is elected for lifetime appointments. Its headquarters is in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City . It shares Audubon Terrace , a Beaux Arts / American Renaissance complex on Broadway between West 155th and 156th Streets, with the Hispanic Society of America and Boricua College . The academy's galleries are open to the public on a published schedule. Exhibits include an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper by contemporary artists nominated by its members, and an annual exhibition of works by newly elected members and recipients of honors and awards. A permanent exhibit of
138-12422: The American Academy of Arts and Letters : six scholarships of $ 7,500, and two fellowships of $ 15,000. In 1998, the Academy inaugurated the Charles Ives Living, a 2-year, $ 200,000 award, and in 2008 awarded the inaugural Charles Ives Opera Prize of $ 50,000. Winners [ edit ] Year Winner Award 1970 Joseph C. Schwantner John Kirkpatrick 1971 Louis Smith Weingarden Vivian Perlis 1972 Michael Seyfrit Robert J. Krupnick Thomas Janson Harold Farberman 1973 Peter Lieberson Robert Gerster Charles Ives Society Philip Caldwell Carlsen 1974 Ira Taxin Allen Shearer Paul Alan Levi 1975 Yale University Music Library David Koblitz Stephen Chatman Chester Biscardi 1976 Bruce Saylor William Matthews Robert E. Martin Tod Machover Joseph A. Hudson Michael Eckert 1977 Maurice Wright John Anthony Lennon Matthias Kriesberg John Halvor Benson Larry Thomas Bell Gregory Ballard 1978 David Olan Thomas Mountain Arthur W. Gottschalk Lee Scott Goldstein Justin Dello Joio Daniel Brewbaker 1979 Tobias Picker David B. Goodman Carl Brenner Marilyn S. Bliss Susan Blaustein Robert Beaser 1980 George Tsontakis Mario J. Pelusi William Maiben Lowell Lieberman Laura Clayton Thomas E. Barker 1981 Daniel C. Warner Russell F. Pinkston William Neil Thomas Allen LeVines Allen Gimbel Tamar Diesendruck 1982 Karen P. Thomas Karen P. Thomas Preston Stahly, Jr. Charles E. Porter Jeffrey Hall Peter Golub 1983 John T. Sackett Daron Aric Hagen David Froom Richard Danielpour 1984 Gregory Youtz Nicholas C.K. Thorne Larry Stukenholtz Bright Sheng Laura Karpman Kenneth Fuchs Richard Campanelli 1985 Michael Torke Robert Steven Rouse James Primosch Thomas Oboe Lee Paul D. Kozel Glen Cortese William E. Coble 1986 Frank Ticheli Vincent Paul Moravec Martin M. Matalon James Legg Robert Kyr Eric David Chasalow 1987 Randall Woolf Russell F. Pinkston Gary Philo Christopher Lewis James David Karl Gompper Sebastian Currier Mark Barenboim 1988 David J. Vayo Douglas A. Scott Behzad Ranjbaran Gerald H. Plain Mark Kilstofte Timothy Geller Richard Argosh 1989 Carolyn Yarnell Augusta Read Thomas Suzanne Sheppard Michael Ruszczynski John P. Russo Mark D. Johnson Susan Harding 1990 William Waite Russell Platt Troy Peters Corinne Nordmann Lowell Liebermann John Kennedy Jonathan Dawe 1991 Julia Wolfe Eric S. Sessler Justin Davidson Nathan Currier John V. Costa Edmund Campion Kendall Durelle Briggs 1992 Geoffrey Stanton Andrew Rindfleisch Kevin Puts Mark Kuss Jennifer Higdon John Gibson Evan Chambers 1993 Laura Schwendinger Anthony Kelley Leslie Hogan Lee Gannon Sebastian Currier Gia Comolli Marco Beltrami 1994 Jason N. Uechi Augusta Read Thomas Eric Sawyer Erik Santos John Halle Miguel B. Chuaqui 1995 Daniel Worley Dalit Warshaw Chris Theofanidis Pawel Sydor Daniel Ott Dan Coleman Carlos Carrillo 1996 David Taddie Luis Prado Pablo Ortiz Michael Nathaniel Hersch Renee Favand Kevin Beavers Richard Adams Dr. Carol Williams 1997 Barbara A. White Andrew Kirshner Daniel Kellogg Deniz Ince Jennifer Higdon Mason Bates 1998 David Sanford Helen Lee Alexander H. Freeman Dorothy Chang Robert B. Carl Christopher L. Brown Martin Bresnick 1999 Robert Zimmerman Jason Roth David Mallamud Paul Yeon Lee Roshanne Etezady Steven Burke 2000 Gregory T. S. Walker Charles Ives Fellowship Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez Laurie San Martin Charles Ives Scholarship Marcus Maroney] John Kaefer Sara Doncaster Christina Ahn 2001 Chen Yi Charles Ives Living Erik Santos Charles Ives Fellowship Russell Platt Sally Lamb Tom Swafford Charles Ives Scholarship Jonathan Newman Hubert Ho Gabriela Frank Michael Djupstrom James Barry 2002 Leslie Hogan Charles Ives Fellowship Mason Bates Dmitri Tymoczko Charles Ives Scholarship Gregory Spears David Schober Nathan Michel Nancy Kho Kati Agocs 2003 Barbara White Charles Ives Fellowship Daniel Kellogg Melissa Mazzoli Charles Ives Scholarship Keeril Makan David T. Little James Lee, III Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann Anthony Cheung 2004 Stephen Hartke Charles Ives Living Harold Meltzer Charles Ives Fellowship Kristin P. Kuster Aaron J. Travers Charles Ives Scholarship Jeff Myers Tamar Muskal Judd Greenstein Judah Adashi Kurt Rohde Charles Ives Fellowship 2005 Matthew Tommasini Charles Ives Scholarship Sean Shepherd Manly Romero Shawn Hundley Ryan Anthony Francis Aaron Einbond 2006 Yevgeniy Sharlat Charles Ives Fellowship Anthony Cheung Justin Messina Charles Ives Scholarship Robinson McClellan Steven Hoey Shawn Crouch 2007 George Tsontakis Charles Ives Living Aleksandra Vrebalov Charles Ives Fellowship Arlene Elizabeth Sierra Orianna Webb Charles Ives Scholarship Zachary R. Wadsworth Jay Wadley Dan Visconti Trevor Gureckis David Fulmer 2008 Stephen Hartke Charles Ives Opera Prize Kay Rhie Charles Ives Fellowship Kati Agócs Kate Soper Charles Ives Scholarship John Christian Orfe Andrew McPherson Ted Hearne Jacob Bancks Timo Andres 2009 Ray Lustig Charles Ives Fellowship Yu-Hui Chang Carolyn O'Brien Charles Ives Scholarship Andrew Norman David M. Gordon Michael Gilbertson Ryan Gallagher Matthew Barnson 2010 Michael Djupstrom Charles Ives Fellowship Anna Clyne Roger Zare Charles Ives Scholarship Jude Vaclavik Clint Needham Eric Nathan Jesse Benjamin Jones Shawn Allison] 2011 Jay Wadley Charles Ives Fellowship Dan Visconti Alex Mincek Charles Ives Scholarship Bryan Jacobs Louis Chiappetta Christopher Cerrone 2012 Xi Wang Charles Ives Fellowship Harry Stafylakis Chris Rogerson Charles Ives Scholarship James Matheson Wang Jie Takuma Itoh David Hertzberg Sean Friar Niccolo Athens 2013 Ted Hearne Charles Ives Fellowship David Fulmer Elizabeth Ogonek Charles Ives Scholarship Michael Lee Tonia Ko Patrick Harlin Stephen Feigenbaum Joshua Cody 2014 Dan Tepfer Charles Ives Fellowship Nathan Shields Nina C. Young Charles Ives Scholarship Daniel Schlosberg Jeremy Podgursky Balint Karosi David Kirkland Garner William David Cooper 2015 Erin Gee Charles Ives Fellowship Jason Eckardt Christopher Trapani Charles Ives Scholarship Polina Nazaykinskaya Max Grafe Paul Frucht Emily Cooley Julia Adolphe 2016 Liliya Ugay Charles Ives Scholarship Sonnet Swire Jeffrey Parola Dylan Mattingly Scott Lee Thomas Kotcheff 2017 Ryan Chase Charles Ives Fellowship Sid Richardson Charles Ives Scholarship Hilary Purrington Sky Macklay William Healy 2018 Peter S. Shin Charles Ives Scholarship Sunbin Kim Eli Greenhoe Jack Frerer Jonathan Cziner Theo Chandler 2019 Miles Walter Charles Ives Scholarship Marco-Adrian Ramos Rodriguez Paul Mortilla Sato Matsui 2020 Matthew Ricketts Charles Ives Fellowship Jason Mulligan Charles Ives Scholarship David Clay Mettens Nate May Huijuan Ling Aaron Israel Levin 2021 Gabriel Kahane Charles Ives Fellowship Narong Prangcharoen William Dougherty Charles Ives Scholarship Alexis Lamb Ehud Perlman Frances Pollock Joel Thompson Shelley Washington 2022 Leila Adu-Gilmore Charles Ives Fellowship Sungji Hong Brittany Green Charles Ives Scholarship Marco Jimenez Paul Novak Nicole Russell Michael Seltenreich Kari Watson 2023 Charles Peck Charles Ives Fellowship Peter Shin Seare Farhat Charles Ives Scholarship Jordyn Gallinek Luke Haaksma Ali Can Puskulcu Harriet Steinke Bethany Younge 2024 Fang Man Charles Ives Fellowship Susie Ibarra Elise Arancio Charles Ives Scholarship Jacob Beranek Luke Blackburn Liam Cummins Isaac Santos Justin Weiss Sean Shepherd Charles Ives Living References [ edit ] ^ "American Academy of Arts and Letters - Awards List" . 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161-512: The French Academy . The AAA's first seven academicians were elected from ballots cast by the NIAL membership. They were William Dean Howells , Samuel L. Clemens , Edmund Clarence Stedman , and John Hay , representing literature; Augustus Saint-Gaudens and John La Farge , representing art; and Edward MacDowell , representing music. The NIAL membership increased in 1904, with the introduction of
184-563: The American Academy of Arts and Letters Charles Ives Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from September 2020 All articles needing additional references American Academy of Arts and Letters The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature , music , and art . Its fixed number membership
207-567: The Dark Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England Orchestral Set No. 2 Symphony No. 1 in D minor Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 ( The Camp Meeting ) Symphony No. 4 A Symphony: New England Holidays Universe Symphony (unfinished) Concertante Emerson Concerto Chamber music Tone Roads No. 1 Hymn Hallowe'en The Gong on
230-997: The Hook and Ladder Piano Trio String Quartet No. 1 String Quartet No. 2 Piano works Piano Sonata No. 2 Vocal music Psalm 90 Songs My Mother Taught Me Other compositions The Unanswered Question Variations on "America" Related people Julian Myrick (business partner) Joseph Twichell (father-in-law) Named for Ives Ives (crater) Ives Ice Rise Related articles American Five Charles Ives House Charles Ives Prize Ivesiana Ives, Songs The Unanswered Question (ballet) [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Commons [REDACTED] Audio Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Ives_Prize&oldid=1252150906 " Categories : Awards established in 1970 American music awards Awards of
253-426: The NIAL and AAA merged, under the name American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. The combined Academy/Institute structure had a maximum of 250 living U.S. citizens as members, plus up to 75 foreign composers, artists, and writers as honorary members. It also established the annual Witter Bynner Poetry Prize in 1980 to support young poets. The election of foreign honorary members persisted until 1993, when it
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#1732883404425276-592: The Richard Rodgers awards, for which an application may be submitted. Laura Clayton After completing her education, she worked as a composer. In 1980, her work was chosen to represent the United States at the International Rostrum of Composers. Her compositional style has been describes as rhythmically complex with a ‘highly refined sense of mystery’, inspired by images of nature. Cree Songs for
299-469: The academy, which functions independently. Active sponsors of Congressional action were Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and former President Theodore Roosevelt . The process that led to the creation of this federal charter was controversial and the first attempt to gain the charter in 1910 failed. Lodge reintroduced legislation, which passed the Senate in 1913. The academy was incorporated under
322-488: The early years. The admission of Julia Ward Howe in January 1908 (at age 88) as the first woman in the academy was only one incident in the intense debate about the consideration of female members. In 1926, the election of four women— Edith Wharton , Margaret Deland , Agnes Repplier and Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman —was said to have "marked the letting down of the bars to women". The first African-American woman member-elect
345-741: The laws of the State of New York in 1914, which resulted in Congressional approval in 1916. The academy occupies three buildings on the west end of the Audubon Terrace complex created by Archer M. Huntington , the heir to the Southern Pacific Railroad fortune and a noted philanthropist. To help convince the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, which were separate but related organizations at
368-406: The names of some of the organization's members may not be well-known today, each was well known in their time. Greatness and pettiness are demonstrable among the academy members, even during the first decade, when William James declined his nomination on the grounds that his little brother Henry had been elected first. One of the giants of the academy in his time, Robert Underwood Johnson , casts
391-922: The original on 2015-12-19 . Retrieved 2015-07-28 . ^ "American Academy of Arts and Letters - Award Winners" . Archived from the original on 2016-01-31 . Retrieved 2014-03-23 . ^ "2021 Music Award Winners – American Academy of Arts and Letters" . artsandletters.org . Retrieved 2023-07-19 . ^ "2022 Music Award Winners – American Academy of Arts and Letters" . artsandletters.org . Retrieved 2023-07-19 . ^ "2023 Music Award Winners – American Academy of Arts and Letters" . artsandletters.org . Retrieved 2023-07-19 . ^ "2024 Music Award Winners Announced – American Academy of Arts and Letters" . artsandletters.org . Retrieved 2024-06-21 . v t e Charles Ives List of compositions Orchestral works Calcium Light Night Central Park in
414-497: The recreated studio of composer Charles Ives was opened in 2014. The auditorium is sought out by musicians and engineers wishing to record live, as the acoustics are considered among the city's finest. Hundreds of commercial recordings have been made there. The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters was formed from three parent organizations. The first, the American Social Science Association ,
437-454: The time, to move to the complex, Huntington established building funds and endowments for both. The first building, on the complex's south side, along West 155th Street , was designed by William M. Kendall of McKim, Mead & White ; Kendall was also a member of the academy. This Anglo-Italian Renaissance administration building was designed in 1921 and opened in 1923. On the north side, another building housing an auditorium and gallery
460-495: Was Gwendolyn Brooks in 1976. Below is a partial list of past members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and its successor institution, the National Institute and Academy of Arts and Letters: The award, a certificate and $ 1,000, goes to a United States resident who has "rendered notable service to the arts". The academy gives out numerous awards, with recipients chosen by committees of academy members. Candidates for awards must be nominated by Academy members, except for
483-576: Was abandoned. The academy holds a Congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code (42 USC 20301 et seq.), making it one of the country's comparatively rare "Title 36" corporations. The 1916 statute of incorporation established this institution among a small number of other similarly chartered patriotic and national organizations. The federal incorporation was originally construed primarily as an honor. The special recognition neither implies nor accords Congress any special control over
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#1732883404425506-616: Was designed by Cass Gilbert , also an academy member, and built in 1928–1930. These additions to the complex necessitated considerable alterations to the Audubon Terrace plaza, which were designed by McKim, Mead & White. In 2007, the American Numismatic Society , which had occupied a Charles P. Huntington -designed building immediately to the east of the academy's original building, vacated that space to move to smaller quarters downtown. This building, which incorporates
529-565: Was founded in 1865 in Boston . The second was the National Institute of Arts and Letters , which ASSA's membership created in 1898. The qualification for membership in the NIAL was notable achievement in art, music, or literature. The NIAL's membership was at first limited to 150 (all men). The third organization was the American Academy of Arts , which NIAL's membership created in 1904 as a preeminent national arts institution, styling itself after
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