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Composer Joan Tower ’61 celebrated her 80th birthday in September. The New York Times spoke to her about this milestone and her lifelong journey with music.

In honor of composer Joan Tower ’61 and her 80th birthday, New England Conservatory featured her music during the month of February.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) is celebrating the “trailblazing American composer” Joan Tower ’61 with a concert in February featuring five of her orchestral works.

 Joan Tower '61,  one of America’s preeminent composers won three Grammy Awards for her orchestral composition "Made in America."

Joan Tower '61 has been nominated for a Grammy award in Best Contemporary Classical Competition, while Peter Dinklage '91 and Joel Marsh Garland '97 have both been nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards.