Daron Hagen, Chair of the Auction Committee, and a board member of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation, announced today the successful conclusion of the 2008 Online Composer Autograph Auction. Every autograph generously donated by the composers was sold, and the winning bidders (whose names are being kept confidential) have been notified. Below is a list of the composers and the winning bid amounts:
Isabelle Aboulker $50
Mark Adamo $180
Dominick Argento $300
Richard Rodney Bennett $300
Chester Biscardi $80
William Bolcom $250
David Conte $200
John Corigliano $500
Richard Danielpour $150
Michael Daugherty $120
David Del Tredici $150
Stephen Dembski $50
Danny Elfman $310
Jacquelyn Fontyn $50
Jefferson Todd Frazier $60
Christopher Lyndon Gee $50
Ricky Ian Gordon $180
Daron Hagen $350
John Harbison $210
Jake Heggie $200
Aaron Jay Kernis $110
Paula Kimper $280
Libby Larsen $250
Philip Lasser $50
Tania Leon $50
Colin Matthews $90
Ben Moore $180
Paul Moravec $90
Thomas Pasatieri $210
Tobias Picker $220
David Rakowski $50
Ned Rorem $390
Jonathan Sheffer $150
Stephen Sondheim $2000
Damien Top $50
Michael Torke $150
Craig Urquhart $240
Errollyn Wallen $50
Daniel Welcher $100
Linn Maxwell, President of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation, expressed her gratitude to the composers, the benefit committee, the board of directors and the board of advisors, as well as the generous bidders from around the United States.
