Chamber Work Wins 2007 Grawemeyer Award

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Sebastian Currier wins the 2007 Grawemeyer Prize for Music Composition for his quintet Static, written in 2003. The award, which carries a cash prize of $200,000 and is administered by the University of Louisville, is among the most prestigious for composers in academe. Today Currier talks about his winning composition.

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