Participants

NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera

Participants in the NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera:

October 14-24, 2007

Stephen Marc Beaudoin, Freelance, Willamette Week, Portland, OR
Elizabeth Brixey, Arts Editor, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, MO
James Conely, Freelance, Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL
Rich Copley, Culture Writer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
Jeffrey Day, Arts Writer, The State, Columbia, SC
Ruth Firestone, Freelance, Hays Daily News, Hays, KS
Jay Patrick Furst, Managing Editor, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, MN
Jesus Del Toro, Managing Editor, RUMBO/Meximerica Media Inc., San Antonio, TX
Daniel Ginsberg, Freelance, Washington Post, Washington, DC
Aaron Green, Freelance, About.com, Saint Joseph, MO
Robert Hubbard, Producer, Performance Today; freelance critic, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul MN
Ken Keuffel, Arts Reporter, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC
Sabine Kortals, Freelance critic, Denver Post, Denver, CO
Jennifer Laster, Staff Writer, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, TX
Timothy Lindeman, Freelance critic, News & Record and the Classical Voice of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
Bryant Manning, Freelance, Chicago Sun-Times and Time Out Chicago, Chicago, IL
Michael Morain, Arts Reporter, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA
Wayne Myers, Features Editor, Oneida Daily Dispatch, Oneida, NY
Suzi Steffen, Performing and Visual Arts Editor, Eugene Weekly, Eugene, OR
Brenda Tremblay, Producer/Announcer, WXXI-FM, and freelance classical music writer, City Newspaper, Rochester, NY
Valeria Wenderoth, Freelance, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii
Christopher Yasiejko, Arts Reporter, News Journal, Newcastle, DE
Gigi Yellen, Announcer, KING-FM, and Freelance Music Reporter, JT News, Seattle, WA

October 15-25, 2006

Spencer Beckwith, KUNM FM, New Mexico
Claire Blaustein, Freelance, Pennsylvania
Mickey Butts, San Francisco Classical Voice, San Francisco
Lianne Curtis, Freelance, Massachusetts
Christopher DeLaurenti, Freelance, Washington
Laura Emerick, Chicago Sun Times, Illinois
Karl Gehrke, Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota
Charles Greenfield, Coral Gables Gazette, Florida
Eric Harrison, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas
James Hennerty, Freelance, Albany Times-Union, New York
Joel Hoekstra, Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota
Christy Karras, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah
Elizabeth Kramer, Louisville Eccentric Observer, Kentucky
Peter Lefevre, Freelance, Orange County Register, California
Naomi Lewin, Cincinnati Public Radio, Ohio
Dori O'Neal, Tri-City Herald, Washington
Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee, California
Diana Roberts, Freelance, San Antonio Current, Texas
Rick Rogers, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma
Dawnell Smith, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska
Robert Smith, Freelance, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Mississippi
Lori Solinger, WJAR TV, Rhode Island
Chloe Veltman, San Francisco Weekly, California
Chris Waddington, Freelance, The Times Picayune, New Orleans
Gayle Worland, Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin

October 16-27, 2005

Angela Allen, The Columbian, Vancouver, WA
Janice Berman, freelance, Palo Alto, CA
Ruth Bingham, affiliated freelancer, The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI
Bobbi Booker, freelancer, various, including WRTI-FM, Philadelphia, PA
Brett Campbell, Oregon Quarterly, freelancer, Wall Street Journal, Eugene, OR
Roger Cope, Classical Voice of North Carolina, Hendersonville, NC
Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK
Philip Elliott, The Courier & Press, Evansville, IN
Kelly Ferjutz, freelance, Music & Vision Daily (Mvdaily.com), Cleveland, OH
Jennifer Flowers, The Times, Shreveport, LA
Lawrence Fuchsberg, freelance, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul, MN
Elaine Guregian, Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH
Carl Halperin, Herald-Sun, Raleigh, NC
Pamela Hasterok, Daytona Beach News Journal, Daytona Beach, FL
Laura Kennelly, Lorain Morning Journal, Berea, OH
Kevin Kittredge, Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA
Ken Mayer, freelance, The Reader, Omaha, NE
Rebecca Packard, affiliated freelancer, Tri-City Herald, Tri-cities, WA
Robert Plyler, Jamestown Post-Journal, Jamestown, NY
Keith Powers, affiliated freelancer Boston Herald, Cambridge, MA
Jeffrey Rossman, Classical Voice of North Carolina (cvnc.org), Durham, NC
Thomas Small, Freelance, Concertonet.com, Laguna Beach, CA
John Stoehr, Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA
Raina Wagner, Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
Lani Willis, Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, Minneapolis, MN

October 18-28, 2004

Erin Auerbach, staff writer, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California
Richard Bammer, arts and entertainment editor and writer, The Reporter, Vacaville, California
Cathalena Burch, staff writer, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona
Carla Carlton, arts and entertainment editor, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky
Jennifer Graves, staff writer, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington
Sarah Hayes, arts and entertainment editor, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Heidi Hiaasen, staff writer, The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon
Michael Huebner, staff writer, Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama
Alexandyr Kent, freelancer, The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana
Kurt Loft, staff writer, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida
Keith Marshall, staff writer, The Times Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
Grant Menzies, freelancer, Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon
Tracy Mobley-Martinez, staff writer, The State Newspaper, Columbia, South Carolina
Joseph Nickell, staff writer, Missoulian Daily, Missoula, Montana
Kimberly Nowacki, staff writer, Yakima-Herald Times, Yakima, Washington
Dana Oland, staff writer, The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho
Gary Panetta, staff writer, The Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois
Thomas Pantera, staff writer, The Forum, Fargo, North Dakota
Matt Peiken, staff writer, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota
Amanda Pierre, staff writer, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa
Terry Reindfleisch, staff writer, La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Christopher Shull, staff writer, The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas
Rasmi Simhan, staff writer, The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California
James Watts, staff writer, Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma
David Williams, affiliated staff writer, Charleston Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia)

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