The ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize: Interviews With the Eight Winning Composers

Abstract

Initiated in 2002, the ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Young Composers Award is a biennial recognition of an outstanding new work for winds by an American composer between the ages of 18 and 30. The winning work is selected through a juried competition that attracts submissions from eligible composers from across the United States. The award has been given eight times to the following composers and pieces: Michael Djupstrom for Homages , Yotam Haber for Espresso , Matthew Tommasini for Three Spanish Songs , Kathryn Salfelder for Cathedrals , Joshua Hummel for Haiku Symphony no. 4 , Takuma Itoh for Daydreams , Shuying Li for Slippery Slope , and Nathan Stang for Undertow . The eight winning composers were interviewed via telephone by the author in January 2017.