Laurie San Martin leaning on a white railing outdoors, with sunlit trees in the background.

Laurie San Martin Receives Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Laurie San Martin, professor of music, will receive the Andrew Imbrie Award in music given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. San Martin is among the eighteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $225,000.

 

The winners were selected by a committee of Academy members: Yehudi Wyner (chairman), Samuel Adler, Sebastian Currier, David Rakowski, Melinda Wagner, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. The awards will be presented at the Academy’s annual Ceremonial in May. Candidates for music awards are nominated by the 250 members of the Academy.

 

The Andrew Imbrie Award of $10,000 is given to a composer of demonstrated artistic merit in mid-career.

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