AWARDS
  • 2012    John Cage Award from the Foundation of Contemporary Arts, New York, NY
  • 2010    Honorary Doctor of Arts, DeMontfort University, Leicester, England
  • 2009    William Schuman Award for Lifetime Achievement, Columbia University, New York, NY
  • 2009    Paul Fleck Fellowship, Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
  • 2009    George A. Miller Visiting Artist, Center for Advanced Studies, University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, IL
  • 2008    Artist of the Year Diploma, Presented by the Mayor of Saldes, Macaners Accordion Festival, Saldes, Spain
  • 2006    Nameless Sound Award, Nameless Sound, Houston, TX
  • 2005    Honorary Membership, Society of American Music, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
  • 2004    Honorary Doctor of Music, Mills College, Oakland, CA
  • 2001    Goldie Award for Life Time Achievement, Bay Guardian for contributions to culture in the Bay Area, San Francisco, CA
  • 1999    SEAMUS Award for Life Time Achievement for pioneering work in electro-acoustic music
  • 1994    Foundation for Contemporary Performance - Performance Award
  • 1982-2005    ASCAP Standard Award
  • 1991    Bessie Award for Music Composition, Dance Theater Workshop for Contenders, New York, NY
  • 1991    Letter of Distinction, American Music Center, New York, NY
  • 1990    National Endowment of the Arts Composer's Fellowship
  • 1989    City of Philadelphia Citation, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1988    National Endowment of the Arts Composer's Fellowship
  • 1986    Honorary Doctor of Music, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
  • 1984    City of Houston, Texas, Pauline Oliveros Day on March 3
  • 1984    National Endowment of the Arts Composer's Fellowship
  • 1977    Beethoven Prize, City of Bonn for Bonn Feier, Germany
  • 1973    Guggenheim Fellowship for composition
  • 1962    Gaudeamus Prize, Best Foreign Work for Sound Patterns, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1960    Pacifica Foundation Prize for Variations for Sextet, Berkley, CA

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