FY02 Creativity
Albany Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
To support Composing the Future, a multi-faceted
project celebrating American composers and their music. The Albany
Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and two smaller ensembles made up of ASO
musicians will commission, present and record for national distribution
the music of established and emerging American composers.
American Composers Orchestra, $45,000
To support the Emerging American Composers Project,
featuring composers of diverse racial and stylistic backgrounds in
commissioning and performances of new works, as well as outreach and
residency activities. The orchestra will perform several world
premieres in concerts at Carnegie Hall and will continue its new music
reading sessions.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (consortium), $60,000
To
support A King Celebration, a consortium project of performances,
educational outreach activities and national radio broadcast in a
tribute to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The
consortium member of this project is Morehouse College, in partnership
with National Public Radio and Spelman College.
Boston Modern Orchestra Project, $15,000
To support Lukas Foss at 80, a
celebration of the composer's contribution to the orchestral
repertoire. Plans include a concert of orchestral works by Lukas Foss,
a pre-concert lecture by the composer, and a compact disc recording.
Boston Symphony Orchestra (on behalf of Tanglewood Music Center), $50,000
To support the Festival of Contemporary Music,
including tour concerts. The center will present the week-long event
within the summer festival featuring concerts by ensembles of
Tanglewood fellows and guest artists as well as launching a new
professional development initiative, Tanglewood on Tour, during the
winter.
Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra, $7,500
To support a residency by the Bronx Arts Ensemble
Orchestra and Paquito D'Rivera as composer-in-residence at the Hostos
Community College in the South Bronx. The week-long residency will
include performances of Paquito D'Rivera's orchestrated Song for Peace,
originally written for piano and voice.
Cabrillo Music Festival, $7,500
To support a new music conductor training program.
This summer program will partner with the Conductors Guild in providing
15 conductors opportunities in conducting small and large ensembles,
programming contemporary works and collaborating with composers.
California Symphony, $12,500
To support the Young American Composer-in-Residence
Program - A Homecoming. During the orchestra's 15th anniversary season,
prior participants of the program along with the current
composer-in-residence will be featured in concerts in the spring of
2002.
Chicago Sinfonietta, $10,000
To support concerts of symphonic
works by contemporary composers. The two concerts, performed twice in
the spring of 2002, will feature works of composers David Baker, James
DeMars and David Schober and will showcase gifted guest artists such as
R. Carlos Nakai and cellist John Sharp.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $100,000
To support a festival of the music of Benjamin
Britten. Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich will lead two
weeks of performances, discussions, lectures and various
festival-related activities in May 2002.
The Cleveland Orchestra, $75,000
To support performances celebrating the 20-year
partnership between music director Christoph von Dohnnyi and the
Cleveland Orchestra. The programming will feature works by Beethoven
and Mozart, as well as two world premieres, and include concerts in
Boston and New York.
Columbus Symphony Orchestra (consortium), $25,000
To support a festival of contemporary music.
Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Ohio State University will present a
festival of concerts and lecture with composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, $10,000
To support Classical Connections, a series of
concerts with an informal format that combines discussion,
demonstration and performance. There are three concerts scheduled in
2002 to take place in Memorial Hall in Dayton.
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (consortium), $50,000
To support a creation project celebrating the
centennial of air flight and the legacy of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Three orchestras will commission new works from American composers
William Bolcom, Michael Schelle and Nathaniel Stookey.
Des Moines Symphony, $5,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new
work for young audiences by David Ott, including residency activities.
The production, to be premiered in the spring of 2003, is expected to
include dramatic and visual components such as actors, costumes and
lighting.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (consortium), $70,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new
work by Roberto Sierra for orchestra and saxophone as well as composer
and soloist residency activities. The work will receive its world
premiere by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Detroit saxophone player
James Carter conducted by Neeme Jarvi.
Eos Orchestra (multidisciplinary), $25,000
To support the production of Master Peter's Puppet Show.
This fully staged puppet opera, featuring puppeteer Basil Twist, will
be performed at three venues as part of the seventh Festival of New
Puppetry.
Eugene Symphony Orchestra, $7,500
To support a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 Symphony of a Thousand
for large orchestra, eight vocal soloists, two adult choruses, and a
children's chorus. The two performances in May 2002 will be the
culminating work in a five-year Mahler cycle.
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, $20,000
To support Unplugged, Fort Wayne
Philharmonic's informal classical concert series. During 2002-03,
Unplugged concerts will be hosted by a local television personality and
feature casually-dressed orchestra members under live video images
projected on a large screen.
Greater Grand Forks Symphony, $7,500
To support a pair of concerts that will be held at a
tribal college on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in rural North
Dakota. The outreach program will feature a performance of a recently
commissioned work by composer-in-residence Linda Tutas Haugen.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, $25,000
To support CREATExcellence, a composer-in-residency
initiative. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will host American
composers and premiere their new works during the year.
Kansas City Symphony, $40,000
To support two theme-based programs. The first, Of
War and Remembrance, will concentrate on war and cultural struggles and
the second, Quotation of Dream, will be based on the introspective
sound world of the music of composer Toru Takemitsu.
Los Angeles Philharmonic, $100,000
To support the Los Angeles premiere of El Niño
by American composer John Adams. This oratorio, which includes music,
film and dance, will be conducted by music director Esa-Pekka Salonen
and directed by Peter Sellars.
Monadnock Music, $7,500
To support free concerts by soloists, ensembles and
chamber orchestra presented in churches and meeting houses in 17 rural
towns of the Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire. During
July and August, Monadnack Music will present three free concerts per
week.
Nashville Chamber Orchestra, $15,000
To support a guitar festival featuring a commission
for a new work for steel guitar and string orchestra by Michael Levine.
The April 2002 festival will take place in traditional and
non-traditional venues and include extensive educational outreach
activities.
National Symphony Orchestra, $75,000
To support Journey to America-A Musical Immigration,
a festival celebrating the contributions of foreign-born composers to
America's artistic heritage. Music director Leonard Slatkin will
conduct the National Symphony Orchestra in performances of works by
Dvorák, Bartók, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Bloch, Rosza
and others.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, $25,000
To support statewide presentations of a festival on
the music of Richard Strauss. The three-week festival in January 2002
will incorporate orchestral performances of the works of Strauss with
several ancillary lecture/performances.
New World Symphony, $50,000
To support the Musician Professional Development
Program. This comprehensive program prepares young artists for musical
leadership positions in the orchestral field through performance,
multidisciplinary coaching and community outreach.
New York Philharmonic, $85,000
To support the Influence & Influences Festival
dedicated to cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich. The festival
will consist of 11 concerts in Avery Fisher Hall, including a
production of Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, two chamber music concerts, a master class, educational programs and symposia.
Oakland East Bay Symphony, $20,000
To support commissions and premieres of new works by
American composers. The Oakland East Bay Symphony will perform works by
Brian Current, Marco Beltrami, Noah Schwartz, Ellen Hoffman and Jack
Perla.
Orange County Philharmonic Society, $15,000
To support the presentation of La Pasion Segun San Marcos
by Osvaldo Golijov. Offered as part of the Eclectic Orange Festival's
Passion series, the Southern California premiere performances will take
place in Segerstrom Hall in October 2002.
The Philadelphia Orchestra, $75,000
To support the performance of Every Good Boy Deserves A Favor,
a play for actors and orchestra by Tom Stoppard with music by André
Previn. This production will be a collaboration between the
Philadelphia Orchestra and Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, $10,000
To support the presentation of Handel's oratorio Jeptha.
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, under the direction of music
director Nicholas McGegan, will give five performances at venues
throughout the Bay Area.
The Phoenix Symphony, $30,000
To support a festival of the music of Beethoven.
This three-month festival in spring 2002 will feature performances of
all nine symphonies, premiere performances of five new works written
"in the spirit of" Beethoven, and educational and outreach activities.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, $50,000
To support the Relations series. During 2002, four
premieres of contemporary works, expressly written for the musicians
who will perform them, will be preceded and followed by discussions
with the composer and musicians.
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, $10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new
works for chamber orchestra. The premieres of the four new works by
composers Christopher Theofanidis, Norman Bolter, Marjorie Merryman and
Evan Ziporyn will take place in Cambridge throughout 2002.
Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, $5,000
To support a commission of a new work by composer
Peter Schickele. The Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra will premiere the
work, a clarinet concerto, at the Southern Theatre in Columbus.
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, $5,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new
work by composer Margaret Brouwer. The premiere of the new work,
commissioned in celebration of Roanoke Symphony's 50th anniversary in
the spring of 2003, will include a pre-concert lecture and a discussion
with the composer.
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, $35,000
To support the creation and presentation of two new
works for soloist and orchestra by Augusta Read Thomas and Jeff Tyzik.
The works will be premiered in celebration of the Philharmonic's 80th
anniversary season in 2002-03 and each will feature musicians from the
orchestra as soloists.
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, $50,000
To support community concerts of American music. The
Saint Louis Symphony will perform in outreach sites in St. Louis
communities, churches, schools and at Symphony Hall.
San Francisco Symphony, $100,000
To support A Russian Festival, a three-week festival
exploring the works of Russian composers who exerted a significant
influence on the music of the twentieth century. Music director Michael
Tilson Thomas will direct the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco
Symphony Chorus, and guest artists in concerts at the Davies Symphony
Hall.
Seattle Baroque Orchestra, $10,000
To support performances of rarely heard works of the
17th and 18th centuries performed on period instruments. The three
concerts will take place in the new Kirkland Performance Center in
Kirkland, WA in 2002.
Seattle Symphony, $70,000
To support American Music Beyond Borders, a series
of concerts, commissions and other activities that will culminate in
Viva la Musica: Music of the Americas. The festival features the music
of South, Central and North America. Performances and educational
activities will occur throughout the 2002-03 season.
The Women's Philharmonic, $10,000
To support Music in the Making, a new music reading
session. Held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in
March 2002, the sessions will showcase American women composers in the
early phases of their careers.
Related Grants
American Composers Forum, $50,000
To support the expansion of the innova Recordings
label. This project will broaden American Composer Forum's recording
services to composers and performers.
To support the presentation of William Bolcom's Songs of Innocence and of Experience.
Music director Leonard Slatkin will direct the National Symphony
Orchestra in the performance of this musical work at Carnegie Hall.
Concert Competitions and Musical Development, $50,000
To support the Sphinx Competition for gifted
emerging string musicians. During 2002, the competition's semi-finalist
string players will perform with the Sphinx Symphony at the Honors and
Finals Concerts in Ann Arbor's Hill Auditorium.
Early Music Foundation, $10,000
To support performances of
baroque music on period instruments by the early music ensemble New
York's Grande Bande. This will be the inaugural year of a three-year
plan to present concerts illustrating the chronological development of
the orchestra.