Foundation: It was a great triennial conference!

The Delta Omicron Foundation and its trustees were very much in evidence at the DO Triennial Conference this past July in Lexington, Ky. Following the annual meeting of the trustees, which took place before conference started, the Foundation hosted its traditional luncheon on Friday. Speaking at the luncheon were David Macy, resident director of the MacDowell Colony, and Dr. Nickitas Demos, who received the Dr. Thor Johnson Memorial Commission from the Foundation for 2012. Coincidentally, Demos was a colonist at MacDowell this year, and he gave his impressions of  his experience of working at the colony.

After the luncheon, conference attendees heard the premiere of  Demos' new work, "Rites of Passage," performed by Dr. Kenneth Long, clarinets (bass, E-Flat, and B-Flat), and Dr. Laura Gordy, piano. On the same program was the premiere of the Triennial Composition Competition winner, "Suite: in memory of Chief Joseph," by Dr. Greg A. Steinke.  The Foundation contributed half of the prize for the competition. The latter work was performed by Dr. William Scharnberg, horn, and conference accompanist Suzanne Burg, piano.  Click to view the premiere concert program in PDF.

The Foundation has announced a continued goal this triennium to support the renovation of the Delta Omicron Studio at the MacDowell Colony.  Read more about the project in a PDF flyer from the MacDowell Colony.

Click to view photos of Foundation activities at conference.

• 2011: Trustees conduct annual meeting, choose award winners
• 2010: Trustees conduct annual meeting, honor president emeritus
• Centennial conference wrap-up from 2009.
• Trustees visit MacDowell Colony in 2007.
• Foundation sponsors premiere of "Carmina Whitmania" at DO triennial conference in 2006.

The Delta Omicron Foundation supports and promotes music and musicians through:

• educational grants for music study;
• composer commissionings;

• awards for musical accomplishments;

• subsidies for publications and programs promoting music; and

• national and international music endeavors.

The Delta Omicron Foundation, Inc. promotes the cause of music through:

• Scholarships, grants and awards to Delta Omicron members for graduate or undergraduate study at home and abroad

• Summer scholarships at music centers and youth music camps
  Roy Underwood Educational Grants in Music Therapy

• Underwriting the Delta Omicron Composition Competition open to composers the world over

• Seat Endowments at Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York and at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.

• Maintenance of Delta Omicron Studio and Petzold-Collyer Piano, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, N.H.

• Supporting American music and American composers through premiere performances

• Awarding the Thor Johnson Memorial Commission

• Contributions to Building Funds at the National Federation of Music Clubs, Indianapolis, Indiana; the Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina; and the National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan.