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References
- ↑ American Composers Alliance
- ↑ Guggenheim Fellows
- ↑ American Academy and Institute Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Theodore Presser Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Albany Records
