New York Youth Symphony Honors ASCAP

Mark Dancigers

Stephen Paulus

The New York Youth Symphony awarded ASCAP's President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman with the Theodore L. Kesselman Award for Arts Education. The presentation occurred on December 3, 2006 prior to the night's evening concert. ASCAP Board Member Stephen Paulus accepted the award from WQXR's Elliott Forrest on her behalf. ASCAP hosts the New York Youth Symphony's composition program for high school students, called Making Score. The December 3rd concert at NYC's Carnegie Hall included the world premiere of Mark Dancigers' Snow, which was a First Music commission by the Symphony. Additionally, Peter Schickele narrated "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten adding his own unique text. First Music, created in 1984, is the Symphony's ongoing series to commission America's best emerging composers.