CNU FACULTY MEMBER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS MUSIC AWARD
News Release - September 19, 2002
contact: Denise Waters
dwaters@cnu.edu
757-594-7331Aldo Rafael Forte, adjunct professor of composition at Christopher Newport University and composer/arranger with the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band at Langley AFB, has been chosen as an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award recipient this year.
This award reflects the organization’s commitment to assist and encourage ASCAP composers. Awards are granted by an independent panel; including composers, orchestra and college music directors, and music critics, and are based upon the value of each writer’s original compositions, as well as recent performances that have not been released to public audiences.
A Cuban native and United States citizen, Forte earned degrees from Tennessee Technological University and the University of Southern Mississippi. He has composed a variety of works including major compositions for band and orchestra. Forte was awarded composition fellowships from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and Cintas Foundation. He is a member of ASCAP and has received several other ASCAP awards. He was rewarded First Place in the 2001 National Federation of Music Clubs American Music in the United States Armed Forces Composition Competition. Forte has released some of his work on CD and also performs in venues all across the country, and has been a part of performances outside of the United States.
“Christopher Newport University is fortunate to have professors, especially adjunct professors, with international reputations teaching in the field of music. Professor Forte is a shining example of the quality and expertise students benefit from here at CNU” said Dr. Mark Reimer, CNU’s Director of Music.