Lynn-Craig Living Music Award recipients announced
The American Music Research Center (AMRC) awarded the 2025 Alex Craig and Christina Lynn-Craig Living Music Award to Kristina Butler (MM ’25, voice performance) and Katiann Nelson (MM ’25, voice performance). The awardees will each receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Nelson’s project—”Making a Composer: Alex Craig”—involves presenting a recital of Craig’s works alongside pieces from composers that Craig found inspirational.
“I am really looking forward to diving into the music itself!” says Nelson. “For me, getting to know a new composer through their work is like getting to know a new friend—I’m excited to start this process with a composer who is completely new to me.”
Butler will also be organizing a recital and hopes to record the music she prepares. Her project—”Seasons of Life: Music of Alex Craig”—will explore the seasons of life in the context of the four weather seasons.
“I’m most excited to work artistically from a relatively blank slate as there isn’t a wealth of recordings of Professor Craig’s music,” explains Butler. “Learning music without a recording is an exciting challenge that frequently comes with learning contemporary works. It’s even more magical when everything comes together!”
The Lynn-Craig Living Music Award is open to both undergraduate and graduate students and supports the performance of work by the late composerAlex Craig, housed in the at the CU Boulder Libraries.
Congratulations to our most recent Lynn-Craig Living Music Award recipients!