Awards, Prizes, Commissions and Honorary Degrees
Recipient, 2007 National Medal of Arts from the President in a White House ceremony “for his composition of radiant choral works combining musical beauty, power, and spiritual depth that have thrilled audiences worldwide.” Designated an “American Choral Master” by the National Endowment for the Arts, 2006; National Endowment for the Arts Meet the Composer Grant;
| Organization/Award | Composition/Commission |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Master Chorale Commission | O Magnum Mysterium |
| Phi Kappa Phi Award for Creative Writing | Mid-Winter Songs |
| Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Music Center Commission | Lux Aeterna |
| Harvard University Glee Commission | Ave Dulcissima Maria |
| Composers of California Composition Prize | A Winter Come |
| Pasadena Chamber Orchestra Commission | Mid-Winter Songs, orchestral version |
| USC Centennial Commission | Mid-Winter Songs, chorus/piano version |
| Chorus America Grant | LA Master Chorale performance of Mid-Winter Songs |
| Piedmont Children’s Choir Commission | SA version of Dirait-on |
| Loyola/Marymount University Commission | Ubi Caritas et Amor |
| Yoav Chamber Ensemble Commissions | Cuatro Canciones and Be Still, My Soul |
| ACDA Raymond Brock Commission | Nocturnes |
| Victoria Scholars Commission | O Magnum Mysterium, TTBB version |
| San Francisco Bay Brass Commission | O Magnum Mysterium for Brass Ensemble |
| Pacific Chorale Commission | Chanson Eloignee--Distant Song |
| Jimmy McHugh Composition Prize | For Symphony I |
| The Choral Project Commission | Orchestral version of Sure on this Shining Night |
| ASCAP Standard Award | Each year for over 30 years |
| Thornton School of Music Dean’s Award | For Professional Accomplishment, 2007/2010 |
| Alpha Lambda Delta Citation | For Teaching Excellence |
| USC Thornton School of Music Ramo Award | For Outstanding Professor |
| USC Thornton School of Music Outstanding Alumnus Award | |
| Alchin and Cole Porter/Samuel Stark Fellowships | |
| Elected to Phi Kappa Phi | |
| Phi Kappa Phi Lifetime Achievement Award | 2008 |
| Fellow, Los Angeles Institute for the Arts | 2009- |
| Honorary Board Member | Los Angeles Master Chorale and New York City Master Chorale |
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