New York, February 6, 2018
Anna Weesner (DG 2015) has won the Virgil Thomson Award in Vocal Music of $40,000. The award, endowed by the Virgil Thomson Foundation and administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, recognizes an American composer of vocal works. Candidates were nominated by the Academy’s members, and the winner was chosen by a special jury comprised of composers William Bolcom, Robert Beaser, John Harbison (CRF 2001), and Tania León (CRF 2003). The award will be given at the annual Ceremonial in mid-May.