NTSU Notes, April 1977 Page: 3
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Faculty members win ASCAP awards
The American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP) has selected Merrill Ellis
Dr. William Latham and Dr. Martin
Mailman, all of the NTSU School of
Music faculty, as 1976-77 ASCAP
award recipients.
Ellis is director of the NTSU
Electronic Music Center, Dr. Latham
director of graduate studies and Dr.
Mailman is director of composition
in the School of Music.
ASCAP is a voluntary, nonprofit
society which acts as a performance
rights clearing house, negotiating
licenses with people who wish to
perform in public for profit the
copyrighted works of ASCAP's
members. The basis of the
organization's awards is the artists'
composition performances in radio
and television.
The three composers continously
are working on new compositions.
Ellis has received this award every
year since 1966. Dr. Latham, who hasreceived the award every year since
1962, commented, "The members of
ASCAP recognized the need to
encourage the composition and
performance of new music. It's very
rewarding professionally to receive
this award." Dr. Mailman, who also
has received the award for the past 14
years, said, "The award, which has a
unique prestige value, is given in
recognition of composers con-
tributing in the field of music where
there is no monetary reward."
The panel of judges who selected
the award winners included Frank
Battisti, chairman of the music
education department at the New
England Conservatory of Music;
Donald E. Brown, chairman of the
division of fine arts, Barrington
College, R.I., and executive vice
president of the National Church
Music Fellowship; Richard Dufallo,
music director and conductor of 20th
Century Music at The Juilliard
School of Music; Donald Engle,(Clockwise from the bottom right) Dr.
William Latham, Dr. Martin Mailman
and Merrill Ellis.
professional president of the
Minnesota Orchestral Association;
Dr. Edwin E. Heilakka, director of
the division of music education of the
School District of Philadelphia; and
Milton Katims, conductor and music
director of the Seattle Symphony
Orchestra.Auditions held for music scholarships and service awards
Auditions for music scholarships
and music service awards for 1977-78
were held at the School of Music on
Jan. 29 for instrumental, vocal and
piano applicants. Additional
auditions will be held on Saturday,
April 2, for vocal and piano
applicants. Applications are required.
Blanks and brochures are available
from the School of M usic.
Each year the NTSU School of
Music grants awards which provide
financial assistance to selected music
majors with outstanding ability.
Awards range from those which
cover applied lessons to those which
fully cover lessons and University
tuition up to 15 hours. Selection of
award recipients is by competitive
auditions. Students may apply for
1977-78 school year awards in the
following fields:
Band
Brass
Composition
Harp
Jazz Lab Band (Write to the
director of this organization for
audition information)Organ
Orchestra
Percussion
Piano
Strings
Voice
Woodwinds
Two types of awards are given.
Competitive Music Scholarships are
available to both state and out-of-
state residents. Nonresidents of Texas
who win competitive scholarships of
at least $200 are entitled to enroll at
in-state tuition rates. Auditions are
required in person for piano, brass,
strings, percussion and orchestra;
audition in person or by tape is
required for organ, voice, woodwinds
and composition. Music Service
A wards are granted to both state and
out-of-state residents.Winning a
Music Service Award will not entitle
nonresidents to enroll at in-state
tuition rates. These awards may
stipulate that recipients serve in
assigned responsibilities in the School
of Music. Responsibilities are
determined by the dean according to
a students talent, scholasticrequirements and abilities. Audition
in person or by tape is required.
An award does not substitute for
any of the admission requirements
except that the entrance audition tape
and entrance audition, required of
other students, are waived for award
winners. Upon notification of an
award, winners must apply for
admission to the University if they
have not done so already.
APRIL 1977
NTSU Notes is published quarterly
by the School of Music at North Texas
State University for distribution to
former students and friends of the
University.
Tyra A. Ingram, Editor
News items and request for change
of address, accompanied if possible by
the old address label, should be sent to
the editor, School of Music, North
Texas State University, Denton, Texas
76203.
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