2023 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards: Full list, judges

Erin Osmon’s liner notes 'Blondie : Against the Odds: 1974-1982', won an ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award on Tuesday. Erin Osmon’s collection chronicles Blondie. From the underground New York punk scene,'Blondie' went to the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 and received a Grammy nomination for Best Historical Album last year. Director Sacha Jenkins was honored for his Apple TV+ documentary, 'Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues.' Similarly, Keith Hatschek was honored for his book 'The Real Ambassadors: Dave and Iola Brubeck' and 'Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation.'

The ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards, are given for outstanding books, articles, liner notes and broadcast programs on the subject of music. Its panel of judges includes ASCAP members Daniel Felsenfeld, Dom Flemons, Terry Radigan, and Dalit Hadass Warshaw.

The 2023 award recipients:

The Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Broadcast/Media Award in pop music: Director Sacha Jenkins for his Apple TV+ documentary, Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues.

The Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Broadcast/Media Award in concert music: Writer and director Harry Lynch for his documentary, Florence Price and the American Migration, which aired on Now Hear This, a mini-series hosted by Scott Yoo on Great Performances, PBS.

The ASCAP Foundation Paul Williams “Loved the Liner Notes” Award for pop music: Erin Osmon for Blondie – Against the Odds: 1974-1982 by Erin Osmon on Universal Music Enterprises (UMC) and The Numero Group. The “Loved the Liner Notes” Award was established in 2016 and is funded by Paul Williams, president of The ASCAP Foundation.

The Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Book Awards in pop: Dan Charnas for his book, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, published by MCD, a division of Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Keith Hatschek for his book The Real Ambassadors: Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation, published by University Press of Mississippi.

Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Book Awards in the concert music field:

Amy C. Beal for Terrible Freedom: The Life and Work of Lucia Dlugoszewski, published by University of California Press.

Licia Carlson for Shared Musical Lives: Philosophy, Disability, and the Power of Sonification, published by Oxford University Press.

A Special Recognition Award is given to William Rothstein for The Musical Language of Italian Opera, 1813-1859, published by Oxford University Press.

FAQs:

Who won the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award?
Erin Osmon’s liner notes 'Blondie : Against the Odds: 1974-1982', won an ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award on Tuesday. Erin Osmon’s collection chronicles Blondie. From the underground New York punk scene,'Blondie' went to the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 and received a Grammy nomination for Best Historical Album last year.

Who were on the panel of judges for the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award?
The panel of judges for the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards include ASCAP members Daniel Felsenfeld, Dom Flemons, Terry Radigan, and Dalit Hadass Warshaw.