Grants and Awards

2007 Minnesota State Arts Board, Artists Initiative Grant
Bush Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation
2006 American Composers Forum McKnight Composer Fellowship
American Composers Forum Subito Grant
American Composers Forum Jerome Composers Commissioning Program commissioned by Heather Berringer, for solo percussion
2005/2006 Chamber Music America Commissioning Grant, in conjunction with Cantus
2002/2003 Composer of the Year Nominee by the Minnesota Music Academy
2002 Meet The Composer Fund Award for presentations at Sherman Chamber Ensemble premieres
Meet the Composer Fund Award for presentation at premiere of Butterfly Effect
2001 American Composers Forum McKnight Composer Fellowship
Jerome Foundation Grant for Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble Residency and debut CD
Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship
Minnesota Music Academy Composer of the Year Award Nominee
2000 Minnesota Music Academy Composer of the Year Award Nominee
1999/2000 Jerome Foundation Grant for Rose Ensemble Residency (The Schubert Club, fiscal agent)
1999 Composer's Commissioning Project Grant
Bush Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation
Meet the Composer Award for the premiere of Invocation
Margaret Fairbank Jory Award (American Music Center)
1998 Jerome Foundation Grant for the development of three new works (The Schubert Club, fiscal agent)
1997 Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant
1996 Winner of the Dale Warland Singers New Music Reading Program
American Composers Forum McKnight Foundation Composer Fellowship
Jerome Foundation Commission for the Dale Warland Singers New Choral Music Reading Program
1995 Meet the Composer Award for the premiere of Apparent Solids
1994 Tuition Scholarship, University of Minnesota for work on Doctoral dissertation
Renee B. Fisher Foundation Composer Award
Travel Assistance Award, University of Minnesota Travel Fund
1992 Meet the Composer Award for participation in The Angels, New York City
1990/present Standard Award recipient from ASCAP