List of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Department of Music
The music section of the American Academy of Arts and Letters is one of the society's three departments. After being nominated by current members, new members are selected in two elections, the first by the department they join (Art, Literature or Music). Candidates who receive the most votes in their own department are then voted on by the entire membership.
Current members
Name | Year elected |
---|---|
John Adams | 1997 |
John Luther Adams | 2022 |
Samuel Adler | 2001 |
T.J. Anderson | 2005 |
Robert Beaser | 2004 |
William Bolcom | 1993 |
Martin Bresnick | 2006 |
John Corigliano | 1991 |
Sebastian Currier | 2016 |
Anthony Davis | 2021 |
Philip Glass | 2003 |
Adolphus Hailstork | 2023 |
John Harbison | 1992 |
Stephen Hartke | 2009 |
Jennifer Higdon | 2022 |
Stephen Jaffe | 2012 |
Betsy Jolas | 1983 |
Aaron Jay Kernis | 2011 |
David Lang | 2014 |
Paul Lansky | 2016 |
Tania León | 2010 |
Fred Lerdahl | 2010 |
George E. Lewis | 2018 |
Annea Lockwood | 2022 |
Wynton Marsalis | 2021 |
Meredith Monk | 2019 |
Carman Moore | 2023 |
Tobias Picker | 2012 |
David Rakowski | 2016 |
Shulamit Ran | 2003 |
Bernard Rands | 2004 |
Steve Reich | 1994 |
Roger Reynolds | 2023 |
Terry Riley | 2020 |
David Sanford | 2022 |
Maria Schneider | 2023 |
Joseph Schwantner | 2002 |
Roberto Sierra | 2021 |
Alvin Singleton | 2014 |
Wadada Leo Smith | 2023 |
Christopher Theofanidis | 2022 |
Augusta Read Thomas | 2009 |
Henry Threadgill | 2021 |
Joan Tower | 1998 |
Chinary Ung | 2020 |
Melinda Wagner | 2017 |
Julia Wolfe | 2017 |
Yehudi Wyner | 1999 |
Chen Yi | 2019 |
Pamela Z | 2023 |
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | 1992 |
Deceased members
Name | Life | Elected |
---|---|---|
George Crumb | 1929–2022 | 1975 |
Ned Rorem | 1923–2022 | 1979 |
Dominick Argento | 1927–2019 | 1980 |
Chou Wen-chung | 1923–2019 | 1982 |
Mario Davidovsky | 1934–2019 | 1982 |
Stephen Sondheim | 1930–2021 | 1983 |
David Del Tredici | 1937–2023 | 1984 |
Charles Wuorinen | 1938–2020 | 1985 |
Karel Husa | 1921–2016 | 1994 |
Carlisle Floyd | 1926–2021 | 2001 |
Christopher Rouse | 1949–2019 | 2002 |
Frederic Rzewski | 1938–2021 | 2009 |
Martin Boykan | 1931–2021 | 2011 |
Ben Johnston | 1926–2019 | 2018 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Academy Members". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Retrieved August 6, 2023.