“The life’s work of one of America’s most decorated composers and a cornerstone of the Florida State University College of Music has found a permanent home in the nation’s capital,” begins a feature article in FSU News posted April 3, 2026. “Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1983, Marie Krafft Distinguished Professor of Composition and two-time FSU Alumnus, has donated her comprehensive personal archive to the Library of Congress.”
The article includes this quote from Ellen: “‘After collecting 101 large boxes in storage that contained my life’s work, I knew it was time to find a permanent home for them,’ Zwilich said. ‘To see my name preserved alongside legends like Stephen Sondheim is a distinction that validates a lifetime of work and stands as the greatest honor of my career.’”
