TITLE: Congratulating Germaine Franco on winning a 2023 Grammy Award.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Germaine Franco on winning a 2023 Grammy Award.

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WHEREAS, Rice University alumna Germaine Franco has reached a new milestone in her career by winning the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media; and WHEREAS, Ms. Franco received this prestigious accolade for her work as the composer for the Disney film Encanto,which also garnered her a nomination for an Academy Award in the Best Original Score category, a first for a Latina; in addition to composing, she provided keyboard and both Latin and orchestral percussion on the film's score; and WHEREAS, Ms. Franco studied percussion at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, earning a bachelor's degree in 1984 and a master's in 1987; the following year, she moved to Los Angeles, where she has established a successful career as a composer, songwriter, and orchestrator; she has performed with a number of major international orchestras and artists and worked on media projects ranging from studio blockbusters and television series to documentaries and immersive attractions; moreover, she became the first woman to score a Disney film with her work on Coco,and she was the first Latina invited to join the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; a Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab Fellow, she has received a Shirley Walker Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and has been featured in the film Women Who Score;and WHEREAS, Through her skill as a musician and composer, Germaine Franco has made valuable contributions to the music industry, and she is indeed deserving of this most recent honor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Germaine Franco on winning a 2023 Grammy Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Franco as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. A. Johnson of Harris Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 683 was adopted by the House on April 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House