Kathryn Salfelder Receives ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize

Kathryn Salfelder

ASCAP and CBDNA (College Band Directors National Association) announced the bi-annual Frederick Fennell Prize winner. The competition, named for Frederick Fennell, ASCAP member and past President of CBDNA, was established to encourage gifted American composers who create new works for Concert Band. The $5000 Prize has been awarded to Kathryn Salfelder, age 21, for "Cathedrals" for wind ensemble and will be performed during the National CBDNA Conference in Austin, TX in March 2009. "Cathedrals" has been selected for publication in the Boosey & Hawkes Windependence Series and was premiered in September 2008 by the Arizona State University Wind Bands. The composers receiving honorablemention were: Jonathan Bartz, David Biedenbender, Andres Carrizo, Michael Cortes, Elizabeth Kelly, Douglas Pew and Anthony Suter.