Fellows receive support for writing new music
Four jazz musicians—guitarist Rez Abbasi, bassoonist Katherine Young, and pianists Helen Sung and Elio Villafranca—have been named 2021 Guggenheim Fellows in Music Composition. The three are among 13 who won in that category and among 184 artists, writers, scholars, and scientists who received fellowships. The amount awarded to each Fellow varies according to the needs and merits of the respective applications.