On May 29, New Music USA announced that St. Mary’s College Professor of Music David Froom was one of the winners of their eighth round of project grants, totaling $530,000.
The award is the result of an application by the California Music Center to commission Froom to write new music for this year's Irving M. Klein International String Competition. Froom is commissioned to write a complete set of works for each of the string instruments represented in the Competition: violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
The 108 awarded projects by New Music USA were chosen from among 1,114 project proposals, and include concerts and recordings, as well as support for dance, theater, opera, and more, all involving contemporary music as an essential element.
