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Well, it's official! I've just been selected to be a recipient of the 2009 Guggenheim award in music composition! This is truly an honor; I feel humbled and privileged to be part of such a prestigious legacy. This prize is going to help fund my next jazz/chamber project for artistshare. So many of you have helped me get to this place in my career, through your love and support of my music, and I want to take this time out to thank each and every one of you.
Meanwhile...
Preparations to record "Jazz-Chamber Music, Vol. 2" are officially under way and I have to say, I'm really excited. The same cast of characters will be involved, along with some new ones. Brian Blade and Scott Colley will be returning and Antonio Sanchez will join us for the first time. Of course, the nucleus of the group - Bob Sheppard, Carol Robbins, and Larry Koonse - will be there as well. Perhaps, most exciting of all - we'll be joined by the Ying String Quartet, a world renowned, Grammy Award winning classical string quartet.
Please join us in this new chapter of the Jazz Chamber Ensemble, and please keep visiting the site; I will update you as new events unfold...
Take care,
Billy
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Billy Childs wins 2009 Guggenheim Award in music composition
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Billy Childs has just been selected to be a recipient of the
prestigious 2009 Guggenheim Award for music composition. Having won
two Grammy® awards in 2006 and having been nominated for eight, this
latest achievement is yet another significant milestone in a career
that has spanned over three decades.
For a full list of Guggenheim winners click on this link or copy and paste this URL:
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Jazz Chamber Music Vol 2
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As follow up to the project Jazz Chamber Music Vol.1 "Lyric" Billy will once again be composing and recording new compositions for volume 2 of this innovative series. Jazz Chamber Music Vol.2 will allow participants to witness the creative process of and the innovative compositional style of the great Billy Childs. Participation is open!
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