FY 2005 Grant Awards:
Access to Artistic Excellence
Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts | Multidisciplinary
| Museums | Music | Musical
Theater
Opera | Presenting | Theater | Visual Arts
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior
Endowment approval.
MUSIC
Albany Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Albany, NY
$22,500
To support "American Memories/American Dreams," the final year of a three-year
initiative (Giving Voice) designed to celebrate American music of the
past, present, and future. The initiative will include the creation and
presentation of new works by American composers.
American Bach Soloists
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support historically informed performances of J.S. Bach's St. Matthew
Passion (1729). The performances will feature period instruments
and free lectures by Bach scholars.
American Composers Orchestra, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the Emerging Composers Program, featuring commissioning and
performances of new works by early- to mid-career American composers,
as well as residency activities. The orchestra will perform world premieres
and continue its new music reading sessions.
American Film Institute Inc. (consortium)
Los Angeles, CA
$40,000
To support a consortium project featuring a series of presentations of
American social documentaries from the 1930s accompanied by live music
and narration. The Post-Classical Ensemble will perform live music.
American Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the presentation in thematic concert format of U.S. premieres
and rarely performed works by established composers, with associated educational
activities. Composers will include Emmanuel Chabrier, Nicolai Miaskovsky,
Paul von Klenau, and Richard Strauss.
American Symphony Orchestra League
New York, NY
$150,000
To support services designed to strengthen peer-learning networks, communication,
and research within the orchestra field. The project will assist nearly
900 member orchestras of every size and type in all 50 states.
Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
Cleveland Hts., OH
$10,000
To support performances and radio broadcasts of music by C.P.E. Bach.
The program, with cellist Anner Bylsma as guest soloist, will be performed
on period instruments in Akron, Columbus, at Severance Hall in Cleveland,
and as part of the Boston Early Music Festival.
Aspen Music Festival and School (Music Associates of Aspen, Inc.)
Aspen, CO
$50,000
To support the American Academy of Conducting, a professional development
program for post-conservatory conductors. Under the direction of music
director David Zinman and conductor Murry Sidlin, the summer institute
will engage participants in a comprehensive conducting training program.
Association of California Symphony Orchestras
Sacramento, CA
$20,000
To support professional and leadership development and technical assistance
programs for California orchestras. Plans include an annual statewide
conference and workshops for artistic and administrative staff, trustees,
and volunteers from more than 150 orchestras.
Aston Magna Foundation for Music and the Humanities, Inc.
Danbury, CT
$12,500
To support the Aston Magna Music Festival. The 33rd annual festival will
feature period-instrument performances at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson,
New York, and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, with tour performances
in New York City and Boston.
Astral Artistic Services
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the debut piano recitals of Spencer Myer, Koji Attwood, and
Natalie Zhu. Plans include an intensive development program and debut
recitals by three Astral Artists in Philadelphia and New York City.
Bang on a Can, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To support concerts featuring new work by American composers. Three concerts
will take place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Merkin Concert Hall,
and Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Bard College (on behalf of Bard Music Festival)
Annandale-Hudson, NY
$22,500
To support the Bard Music Festival. The festival will explore the music
of Aaron Copland and his contemporaries by presenting a wide range of
musical forms including his symphonies, chamber music, solo piano music,
ballets, and movie scores.
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Berkeley, CA
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of Manzanar: An American
Story, a new oratorio written and directed by playwright Philip Kan
Gotanda and composed jointly by Naomi Sekiya, David Benoit, and Jean-Pascal
Beintus. The 55-minute work for narrators, chorus, soloists, and orchestra
explores the progression of American freedom using the Japanese internment
camp Manzanar as a touchstone.
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Boston, MA
$75,000
To support a concert opera performance of Richard Wagner's The Flying
Dutchman. The three performances scheduled will be conducted by Music
Director-designate James Levine during his debut season with the orchestra.
Bravo! Colorado at Vail-Beaver Creek
Vail, CO
$10,000
To support the 18th annual Vail Valley Music Festival. The summer festival
will feature chamber and orchestral concerts, a commissioned work, open
rehearsals, public workshops, educational outreach concerts, and young
artist programs.
Brevard Music Center, Inc.
Brevard, NC
$10,000
To support the Advanced Chamber Music (ACM) Program, a professional development
program for advanced college and graduate-level string players. Guest
artists will instruct more than 400 students in coaching sessions, master
classes, and performances during the 2005 summer session.
Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
To support American Roots, a series of concerts that will explore the
roots of American music. Artists to be presented will be masters in the
fields of blues, folk, country, and rhythm and blues.
Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work for voice and orchestra
by composer Jennifer Higdon. Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass will
be used as text for the work, which will be performed in the historic
Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in April 2005.
Cabrillo Music Festival
Santa Cruz, CA
$10,000
To support a professional development program for conductors. In partnership
with the Conductors Guild, the training will offer emerging conductors
the opportunity to lead small and large ensembles, program contemporary
works, and collaborate with composers.
California Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Walnut Creek, CA
$12,500
To support the Young American Composer-in-Residence Program. The year-long
residency with composer Kevin Beavers will include recorded reading sessions,
high school visits, and the creation and presentation of a new work.
Carnegie Hall Society, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support Inventive American Artists, a series of presentations featuring
American musicians. The series will include performances by the Kronos
Quartet and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, with conductor David Robertson,
performing educational concerts, a composer workshop, and a week-long
professional training seminar for musicians.
Chamber Music America, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the National Leadership Initiative. Designed to build leadership
skills in the chamber music field, the project will provide professional
services in several areas including consultancies, on-site technical assistance,
special publications, a Web site, and a national conference.
Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support composer residencies and a commissioning program as part of
a summer chamber music conference. Activities will take place at Bennington
College, Vermont.
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support First Monday, a free noontime concert series at the Chicago
Cultural Center, broadcast live on the WFMT-FM radio station. The 45-minute
interactive concert format allows audiences to discuss the music with
the chamber players.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on behalf of Civic
Orchestra of Chicago)
Chicago, IL
$40,000
To support a professional development program for pre-professional musicians.
Plans include rehearsals under the direction of resident and guest conductors,
professional coaching, master classes by Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)
musicians, and scholarship support.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
$85,000
To support a residency with Principal Guest Conductor Pierre Boulez. In
celebration of his 80th birthday, the residency will feature special programs
to honor his accomplishments as conductor, teacher, and new music advocate.
Chorus America
Washington, DC
$60,000
To support services and technical assistance to the choral field. Activities
will include an annual conference; publications; conductor survey; and
leadership development forums for conductors, board members, and managers
for 1,400 chorus members.
Cleveland Orchestra (Musical Arts Association)
Cleveland, OH
$100,000
To support Boulez and The Cleveland Orchestra Celebrate Stravinsky.
The festival will celebrate the 40-year artistic partnership between Pierre
Boulez and the orchestra with performances of Stravinsky's The Firebirdand
other works composed between 1909 and 1962.
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
$10,000
To support Miller Theater's Pocket Concerto Project. Plans include the
commissioning and presentation of new works for instrumental soloists
and small chamber ensemble of 15 to 20 players (a "pocket concerto").
Columbus Symphony Orchestra (consortium)
Columbus, OH
$15,000
To support the Contemporary Music Festival, a consortium project. In 2005,
the five-day festival of new music, in partnership with Ohio State University
(OSU), will feature the works of composer Olly Wilson and other contemporary
African-American composers.
Concert Artists Guild, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support career development of emerging classical musicians through
national concert engagements. In diverse venues across the country, 75
performance opportunities will allow artists on the Concert Artists Guild
(CAG) roster to hone performance skills and improve their powers of communication.
Connecticut Choral Artists, Inc.
New Britain, CT
$10,000
To support concerts in The Music in the Life of series. In 2005, the series
will focus on architect Frank Lloyd Wright, highlighting music that influenced
him or his work.
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Cleveland, OH
$20,000
To support the 26th annual Tri-C JazzFest. The 2005 festival will focus
on the Brazilian guitar, world rhythms, and jazz family lineage.
Da Camera Society of Texas, Inc.
Houston, TX
$20,000
To support concerts celebrating Mozart's 250th birthday. A series of concerts
and lectures is planned that will explore the breadth of Mozart's presence
and influence on visual artists, poets, and composers of the 20th and
21st centuries.
Dallas Symphony Association, Inc.
Dallas, TX
$40,000
To support performances of works by Hannibal Lokumbe. Plans include a
performance of African Portraits performed at the Potter's House
Church and Music Has No Walls performed for prison inmates.
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings (on behalf of Great
Lakes Chamber Music Festival)
Southfield, MI
$10,000
To support the Shouse Institute, a professional development program at
the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival that will provide training to emerging,
pre-professional ensembles. The program will include coaching sessions,
master classes, and performances.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (consortium)
Detroit, MI
$40,000
To support the consortium project Community Arts Partners. Several presenting
series and an educational program will be established at the new Max M.
Fisher Music Center, in consortium with the University Cultural Center
Association.
Early Music America, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support an updated survey of the field of early music in America. Last
published in 1989, the survey will provide a current census of the field.
Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle
Seattle, WA
$15,000 To support the 17th annual Earshot Jazz Festival in various Seattle venues.
The festival will present more than 200 international and regional jazz
artists in more than 40 concerts and outreach activities.
Elgin Symphony Orchestra Association
Elgin, IL
$15,000
To support Dvorak in America, a festival on the life and music of Antonin
Dvorak. Plans include educational activities for area high school students
and a concert using slides, musical excerpts, and narration.
Elkhart Centre, Inc.
Elkhart, IN
$10,000
To support the Elkhart Jazz Festival. Held during three days in June,
the festival will feature more than 150 musicians performing on seven
different stages.
Emmanuel Music, Inc.
Boston, MA
$10,000
To support a festival of George Frederic Handel's operas performed in
concert format. The trilogy of operas will include Orlando, Ariodante,
and Alcina.
Esoterics
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new a cappella choral compositions.
Composers Byron Au Yong, Diane Thome, Bern Herbolsheimer, and Donald Skirvin
will set verses from Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism.
Ethel's Foundation for the Arts
Sunnyside, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works for string quartet.
Composers Don Byron, Marcelo Zarvos, and Pamela Z will create new works
in collaboration with the quartet members who will premiere the works
in December 2005.
Friends of Chamber Music
Kansas City, MO
$12,500
To support four performances in the International Chamber Music Series. The presentations will take place at the Folly Theater
in Kansas City.
Ghiberti Foundation (consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$12,500
To support a consortium project titled New Music Festival in an Old Cathedral.
The 2005 summer festival will take place at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco
in partnership with the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT)
of the University of California at Berkeley.
Gregg Smith Singers, Inc.
Yonkers, NY
$20,000
To support the creation, presentation, and recording of a new work by
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ned Rorem. The commissioned work for chamber
chorus will be performed in New York City in November 2005 and at the
Adirondack Festival of American Music in Saranac Lake in July 2006.
Handel & Haydn Society
Boston, MA
$20,000
To support a historically informed performance of J.S. Bach's St.
Matthew Passion. Under the direction of Music Director Grant Llewellyn,
the April 2006 performances will be complemented by educational materials,
lectures and discussions.
Houston Chamber Choir
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support performances and a national symposium in celebration of the
500th birthday of English renaissance composer Thomas Tallis. Plans include
performances of the 40-part Spem in Alium, and master classes
by noted scholars.
Houston Friends of Music
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support chamber music presentations and outreach activities. Performances
and master classes are planned by the Daedalus Quartet and the Academy
of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.
Houston Symphony Society
Houston, TX
$20,000
To support the continuation of the Concerto Commissioning Project. Composer
Richard Lavenda will create a clarinet concerto that will premiere in
May 2005.
International Association for Jazz Education
Manhattan, KS
$42,500
To support workshops, master classes, panel sessions, artists' fees, and
production costs during the 33rd annual International Association for
Jazz Education (IAJE) Conference and Music Festival. The January 2006
conference will be held in New York City.
Jazz Arts Group of Columbus
Columbus, OH
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Jack Clayton
for the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Clayton will provide master classes and
coaching to the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra and to area high schools
and colleges.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc. (consortium)
New York, NY
$65,000
To support a consortium project, Essentially Ellington High School Jazz
Band Competition and Festival. The program gives thousands of students
the opportunity to study and perform Duke Ellington's music, and provides
a training academy for band directors, hosted by Michigan State University.
Jazz Forum Arts, Inc.
Dobbs Ferry, NY
$10,000
To support free summer jazz concerts. The series consists of at least
50 concerts in New York communities including Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, and
Sleepy Hollow.
Jazz In June, Inc.
Norman, OK
$10,000
To support the Jazz In June summer festival. Free concerts and local radio
broadcasts of jazz and blues, as well as an educational jazz clinic, will
be presented at indoor and outdoor settings.
Juneau Jazz & Classics, Inc.
Juneau, AK
$10,000
To support the Juneau Jazz & Classics festival. Approximately 30 musicians
will be presented during the nine-day festival in May 2005.
Kent State University Main Campus (on behalf of Kent/Blossom
Music)
Kent, OH
$12,500
To support artist faculty fees for the professional development of advanced
music students at the Kent/Blossom Music program. Nationally selected,
post-secondary music students will spend summer weeks under the mentorship
and instruction of Cleveland Orchestra musicians, the Miami Quartet, and
other prominent faculty members.
Kronos Performing Arts Association
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
To support Seven Women/One Voice: An Exploration of Distant Places.
Seven collaborations will take place with women artists of diverse multi-national
musical perspectives.
Kuumbwa Jazz Society
Santa Cruz, CA
$20,000
To support 30 & Swingin', a 30th-anniversary series of concerts. Plans
include the presentation of four concerts and educational activities for
students.
La Jolla Music Society
La Jolla, CA
$18,000
To support SummerFest. The three-week seaside music festival will include
performances of a new string quartet by Mark O'Connor and the West Coast
premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Mania, a concerto for cello and
chamber ensemble.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
$15,000
To support the Jazz at Lafayette series. A four-concert celebration of
Latin cultures and a commission by Michael Hersch featuring the Cassatt
Quartet are planned.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
$25,000
To support performances of commissioned works. Plans include the world
and West Coast premieres of three works by Robert Aldridge, Donald Crockett,
and Joel McNeely.
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association
Los Angeles, CA
$18,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new choral work by Billy
Childs. The full-length work is based on texts by children in the Terezin
concentration camp during World War II, and will premiere at Walt Disney
Concert Hall in April 2005.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000
To support The American Composers Project. Plans include repeat performances
of previously commissioned works by Tan Dun and John Adams and the premiere
of a new commission by Peter Lieberson.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
To support the New Orleans International Composers Competition. Funds
are requested for the selection process and the final performance of works
by the three composer finalists.
Magnificat
Oakland, CA
$10,000
To support partially-staged performances of Alessandro Stradella's comic
opera Il Trespolo tutore (The Tutor in Love). The project will
feature a small ensemble of period instruments and singers under the artistic
direction of Warren Stewart.
Marilyn Horne Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$12,500
To support vocal recitals by emerging artists. The foundation will present
the artists at New York City's St. Bartholomew's Church as part of its
On Wings of Song series which will be later broadcast on WQXR -FM radio.
Marlboro School of Music, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
To support the Invited Master Artist Project. Through a series of workshops,
master classes, and lecture-demonstrations led by a group of world-class
concert artists, composers, and scholars, students will further develop
their artistic insights.
Master Chorale of Washington Inc.
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support the commission and premiere of a new work by composer Adolphus
Hailstork. The Master Chorale of Washington will perform the new work
at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
Minnesota Orchestral Association
Minneapolis, MN
$35,000
To support the Composer Institute for emerging American composers. The
project will include reading sessions of new orchestral work, advanced
instrumental sessions led by Minnesota Orchestra musicians, and advanced
training seminars.
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey, CA
$25,000
To support the annual Monterey Jazz Festival at the Monterey County Fairgrounds.
Key components of the festival will be the premiere of a commissioned
work by Artist-in-Residence Carla Bley and performances by emerging jazz
musicians.
Mount Saint Mary's College (on behalf of Da
Camera Society)
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000
To support Chamber Music in Historic Sites, a series of chamber music
concerts and outreach activities. Presented by the Da Camera Society under
the artistic direction of Dr. MaryAnn Bonino, the concerts will match
musical programs from a variety of cultures and periods with sites of
architectural and historical significance in the Los Angeles area.
Music at Angel Fire, Inc.
Angel Fire, NM
$14,000
To support Music at Angel Fire's 22nd Anniversary Festival. The festival
will tour the rural, northern New Mexico communities of Angel Fire, Las
Vegas, Raton, and Taos.
Music at the Anthology, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the MATA 2005 Festival. The week-long new music festival, held
at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City, will include performances,
commissions, field-related workshops, and educational programs.
Music From China
New York, NY
$10,000
To support thematic concerts of new music for traditional Chinese instruments.
The project will include the premiere of a commissioned work by composer
Vivian Fung, string instrument training for youths and adults, and performances
at various sites in New York City.
National Symphony Orchestra Association
Washington, DC
$40,000
To support Composer Portrait: Brahms, an exploration of orchestral works
by Johannes Brahms. Concerts will take place at the Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
Network for New Music, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the commissioning and performance of new instrumental works.
The 20th-anniversary season's Dance Project will include educational workshops
in several venues around Philadelphia.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Newark, NJ
$22,500
To support Northern Lights, a winter festival exploring Finland's search
for a national identity through the music of Jean Sibelius. Concerts will
be performed in Newark, New Brunswick, Trenton, Englewood, and Red Bank.
New School University (on behalf of New School
Concerts)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the New York String Seminar Program for emerging young musicians.
The professional development program, directed by violinist and conductor
Jaime Laredo, will culminate in two concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York
City.
New World Symphony, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$50,000
To support the Musician Professional Development Program. Under the artistic
direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, the program will use performances,
multidisciplinary coaching, and community outreach activities to prepare
young artists for musical leadership positions in the orchestral field.
New York Collegium, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support Music in the Cloister: Defiance and Negotiation, recreating
the ensembles of young nuns and cloistered women of 18th-century Northern
Italy. The project will include a concert, a symposium, a film screening,
and a master class.
New York Festival of Song, Inc.
New York, NY
$12,500
To support thematic song recital programs under the artistic direction
of Steven Blier and Michael Barrett. The recitals will feature singers
in solo and ensemble performances in Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
in New York City.
New York Philharmonic (Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York,
Inc.)
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the American Creations Festival. The orchestra will perform
the world premiere of Peter Lieberson's Shotoku Taishi - The World
in Flower for orchestra and chorus and works by Christopher Rouse,
Elliott Carter, and Stephen Albert at Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts. The project will include discussions with composers, symposia, master
classes, and conductors' roundtables.
New York Treble Singers (Florida Camerata)
New York, NY
$8,000
To support a 20th-anniversary concert programmed for women's voices, including
commissioned works. The October 2005 concert will focus on music for,
by, and about women and will include the commissioned works of composers
Mary Jane Leach and Laura Kaminsky.
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Oakland, CA
$12,500
To support premiere performances of new works by American composers. The
project will include works by Hector Armienta, Kenji Bunch, Laurence Rosenthal,
and Chen Yi.
Ojai Festivals, Ltd.
Ojai, CA
$20,000
To support the Ojai Music Festival. The 59th annual music festival, directed
by guest music director Oliver Knussen, will present the Cleveland Orchestra,
Los Angeles Philharmonic, pianist Peter Serkin, Schoenberg Ensemble, and
Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen and composer/pianist Magnus Lindberg.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support a multi-state tour featuring different concert programs. The
repertoire will include premieres of commissioned works by Daniel Schnyder
and Robert Aldridge. The orchestra will perform 17 concerts at venues
in 10 states.
Other Minds
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support OM11, an annual new music festival performed at Yerba Buena
Center. Composers will participate in a four-day residency that will include
a panel discussion and a free workshop and lecture-demonstration.
Pacific Chorale
Santa Ana, CA
$15,000
To support the West Coast Premiere of a work by American composer Stephen Paulus. The Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony will perform
the new work under the artistic direction of John Alexander at the Orange
County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa.
Paramount Center for the Arts, Inc.
Peekskill, NY
$10,000
To support a commission to composer and trumpeter Dave Douglas for new
works to accompany early silent films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The
new musical scores will be premiered with film screenings at the Paramount
Center for the Arts.
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support a vocal music project exploring the art of song, ranging from
the Renaissance to contemporary works. Performances will be augmented
by master classes and lectures conducted by guest artists and scholars.
Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
To support the Late Great Works Festival. This project is an exploration
of works composed late in life by composers such as Mahler, Wagner, Berio,
Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Tchaikovsky. Concerts will be complemented
by discussions and pre- and post-concert events.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the presentation of George Frederic Handel's opera Atalanta
in San Francisco, Berkeley, Lafayette, and Palo Alto, California. The
performances, directed by music director Nicholas McGegan, will be preceded
by free concert lectures.
Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Irvine, CA
$10,000
To support the presentation of Orion, a new work by American
composer Philip Glass. The West Coast premiere will feature Glass and
an ensemble of composers and musicians during the annual Eclectic Orange
Festival.
Pittsburgh Symphony Society
Pittsburgh, PA
$60,000
To support the Composer of the Year residency activities with composer
Jennifer Higdon, including a commission. The composer will participate
in residency activities such as master classes, reading sessions for emerging
composers, mentoring composition students, and community events.
Post-Classical Ensemble, Inc.
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support the production of DVDs of 1930s films with new performances
of film scores by Virgil Thomson and Aaron Copland. The two DVDs will
consist of Thomson's The Plow That Broke the Plains and The
River, and Copland's The City.
Present Music, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
$10,000
To support performances exploring the influence of new concert music from
Latin America, the Middle East/Central Asia, and China on American music.
The ensemble will perform repertoire by composers originally from each
of these regions, and the concerts will be held in Madison, Milwaukee,
and Whitewater, Wisconsin, in spring 2005.
Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc. (consortium) (on
behalf of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Atlanta, GA
$50,000
To support A King Celebration, a consortium project with Morehouse College
in tribute to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The project
will include performances, educational outreach activities, and a national
radio broadcast.
Rose Ensemble
St. Paul, MN
$10,000
To support the transcription and re-creation of a newly discovered 12th-century
liturgical drama Visitatio Sepulchri. The Rose Ensemble, under
the artistic direction of Jordan Sramek, will perform the medieval work
at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis.
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society
St. Paul, MN
$55,000
To support Music of Our Time, commissions and performances of contemporary
American works. The orchestra will premiere works by Mark-Anthony Turnage,
Jake Heggie, and Stephen Prutsman.
SFJAZZ (San Francisco Jazz Organization)
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support the residency and touring activities of the San Francisco Jazz
Collective ensemble. Events will include open rehearsals, world premieres
of new work, educational outreach activities, and a national tour.
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
To support Gershwin, Bernstein, and Yiddish Theater, a festival exploring
the influence of Jewish culture on music in America between 1900 and the
1940s. The San Francisco Symphony, under the direction of Michael Tilson
Thomas, will perform three different programs at Davies Hall.
San Francisco Symphony (consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the Cleveland-San Francisco Exchange, a consortium project
with the Cleveland Orchestra to present each orchestra in the other's
home city. Plans include performances by the Cleveland Orchestra in Davies
Hall in San Francisco.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Santa Fe, NM
$35,000
To support the 33rd annual Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. The festival
will include a diverse range of repertoire, guest composers, and world
premieres, as well as free community and youth concerts.
Santa Rosa Symphony Association
Santa Rosa, CA
$10,000
To support Vienna's Golden Age Festival, featuring the music of Mozart,
Haydn, Beethoven, and Schubert. The Santa Rosa Symphony and the Santa
Rosa Symphony Chamber Players, under the direction of Jeffrey Kahane,
will perform in several venues.
Schubert Club, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
$12,500
To support the second Saint Paul Summer Song Festival, a five-day event
focusing on the art song through recitals, master classes, and lectures.
The festival will feature concerts in the new recital hall in the Hamm
Building in downtown St. Paul.
Seattle Pro Musica Society
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the world premiere of a new choral work by John Muehleisen
and the performance of Mozart's Mass in C Minor. The concert
performance, conducted by Karen P. Thomas, will take place at St. James
Cathedral in Seattle.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$45,000
To support the New Europe Festival, a project celebrating Central and
East European music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Under the direction
of Gerard Schwarz, concerts of music by Bartok, Kodaly, Janacek, Dohnanyi,
Kurtag, and Lutoslawski will be presented.
Shriver Hall Concert Series, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$10,000
To support the world premiere performance of a previously commissioned
work by Tobias Picker. Pianist Garrick Ohlsson and the Takacs String Quartet
will perform the piano quintet in Shriver Auditorium at John Hopkins University
in Baltimore.
Society for New Music
Syracuse, NY
$10,000
To support winter concerts and the creation and presentation of a commissioned
work by Sally Lamb. The winter season will include concert programs with
repeat performances in venues such as colleges, universities, and libraries.
Sphinx Organization, Inc.
Detroit, MI
$65,000
To support the artistic development of the Sphinx Symphony, a unique ensemble
of professional African American and Latino musicians from orchestras
and institutions around the country. The Sphinx Symphony will perform
two concerts at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, each featuring young soloists.
Stanford Jazz Workshop
Stanford, CA
$20,000
To support the annual Stanford Jazz Festival. The festival will feature
artists such as Regina Carter, NEA Jazz Master Slide Hampton, Toshiko
Akiyoshi, and Branford Marsalis.
Syracuse Children's Chorus, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
$10,000
To support the commissioning of a new work for children's chorus and string
quartet. Music will be composed by American composer Libby Larsen, with
libretto by Native American poet and novelist Louise Erdrich.
Tribeca Performing Arts Center (Borough of Manhattan Community
College Performing Arts Center, Inc.)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support Lost Jazz Shrines: Bradley's - The Art of the Small Band, a
concert series showcasing music performed at historic, lower-Manhattan
jazz venues. The series will include works inspired by music featured
at the jazz club Bradley's.
Twentieth Century Consort
Takoma Park, MD
$10,000
To support concerts complementing Visual Music, 1905-2005, a major exhibition
organized jointly by the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and
the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Performances will take
place at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC.
Utah Symphony & Opera
Salt Lake City, UT
$35,000
To support Poets & Passions, a celebration of British poets and
composers through music, opera, film, and lectures. Under the direction
of Keith Lockhart, the orchestra will perform symphonic works by George
Butterworth and Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as Benjamin Britten's
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Van Cliburn Foundation, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
$10,000
To support a commissioning project for new piano works. Works selected
by finalists of the Van Cliburn Competition will be premiered during the
semifinal round of the competition in Fort Worth.
Vocal Arts Society
Washington, DC
$22,500
To support the presentation of solo vocal recitals. Performances will
be held in the Terrace Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts and other venues in Washington, DC.
Vocal Essence (Plymouth Music Series, Inc.)
Minneapolis, MN
$35,000
To support the Witness program, an annual celebration of musical contributions
by African American composers. The program will include educational events,
a young people's concert, a residency program in Minneapolis and St. Paul
public schools, a commissioned work by an emerging composer, and regional
and national broadcasts on public radio.
Washington Chorus, Inc.
Washington, DC
$18,000
To support the performance of Sir Michael Tippett's oratorio A Child
of Our Time at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Artistic Director Robert Shafer will conduct the Washington Chorus, and
the project also will include educational and outreach activities in the
Washington metropolitan area.
Yerba Buena Arts & Events
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support music performances at the annual Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
Among the artists to be featured will be the San Francisco Symphony, San
Francisco Opera, the Lamplighters, and San Francisco Lyric Opera.
Young Concert Artists, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the presentation of the Young Concert Artists Series of recitals
and concerti debuts in New York City and Washington, DC. The project will
include the commissioning of a new work by a young composer and will provide
career management for emerging classical performers and composers.
Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Arlington, VA
$18,000
To support a three-week residency program for emerging young musicians
from the Americas. The Youth Orchestra of the Americas will perform at
Carnegie Hall in New York City and Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC.
Zeitgeist
St. Paul, MN
$10,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of new works for chamber
ensemble by Anthony Gatto, Edie Hill, and Martin Bresnick. Zeitgeist will
perform the world premieres in Minneapolis.
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