Said ASCAP Vice President of Concert Music Frances Richard in a press release, "these are the orchestras that enrich the repertory and keep our great concert music tradition relevant, vibrant and alive."
The winners are:
John S. Edwards Award for Strongest Commitment to New American Music
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Morton Gould Award for Innovative Programming
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming
Minnesota Orchestra
Awards for Programming of Contemporary Music
- Orchestras with Annual Operating Expenses more than $14.1 Million
First Place: Los Angeles Philharmonic
Second Place: The Cleveland Orchestra
Third Place: San Francisco Symphony
- Orchestras with Annual Operating Expenses $5.7 - $14.1 Million
First Place: New World Symphony (Miami Beach)
Second Place: Nashville Symphony
Third Place: Colorado Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestras with Annual Operating Expenses $1.8 - $5.7 Million
First Place: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Second Place: Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Third Place: New Mexico Symphony
- Orchestras with Annual Operating Expenses $470,000 - $1.8 Million
First Place: Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Second Place: Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Third Place: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestras with Annual Operating Expenses $470,000 or less
First Place: Northwest Symphony Orchestra (Seattle-Tacoma)
Second Place: Orchestra 2001 (Philadelphia)
Third Place: Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra (Texas)
- Collegiate Orchestras
First Place: Portland State University Symphony Orchestra
Second Place: Peabody Symphony and Concert Orchestra
Third Place: Stanford Symphony Orchestra
- Youth Orchestras
First Place: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Second Place: Etowah Youth Orchestras (Etowah County, Alabama)
Third Place: Vermont Youth Orchestra
- Festival Orchestras
First Place: Cabrillo Music Festival
Second Place: The Aspen Music Festival and School
