 For two summers he studied under famed French composer and pedagogue, Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory in France.His music has won many prestigious awards, including the Prix Lili Boulanger, the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize, and First Prize in the National Opera Association's Biennial Composition Competition.Grantham is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three separate grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.