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Heim orchestrates
top honors for “Songs from the Jade Flute”
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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has
honored Sean Heim ’93 for making beautiful music. The
ASCAP presented Heim, an adjunct member of the Fine & Performing
Arts faculty, with the Rudolf Nissam Award for “Songs from
the Jade Flute” earlier this year.
The award honors excellence in large-scale orchestral composition
that requires a conductor. Three judges unanimously selected Heim
from more than 200 submissions from around the world competing for
the prize.
“Songs from the Jade Flute” is a composition for soprano
and orchestra based on three poems by Chinese poet Li Po published
in a book called The Jade Flute.
The ASCAP also presented Heim with a 1999-2000 Standard Award, given
yearly for individuals whose works are performed primarily in academic
settings. 
from summer
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