FY12 Arts in Media
GRANTS TO ORCHESTRAS
Announced April 25, 2012
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
Los Angeles Philharmonic, $30,000
To support production and post-production costs for LA Phil Live. There
will be three, two-hour programs produced. Each LA Phil Live broadcast
also features behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, a post-concert
question-and-answer session with music director Gustavo Dudamel, and
interviews with LA Philharmonic musicians and guest artists.
New York Philharmonic, $20,000
To support the production of national radio broadcasts of performances
by the New York Philharmonic during its 2012-13 season. WFMT Radio
Network distributes The New York Philharmonic This Week to 336 radio
stations throughout the country. Visitors to the Philharmonic's website
can listen to programs via audio streaming and can access material on
the featured music and artists.
RELATED ARTS IN MEDIA GRANTS
From the Top, $30,000
To support the production of the public radio series From the Top. The
weekly, hour-long radio program features performances by young classical
musicians ages eight to 18. From the Top is distributed by National
Public Radio to 226 stations nationwide and reaches a weekly audience of
600,000.
Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media, $20,000
To support the production, acquisition, and national radio broadcast of
classical music programming. In 2012-13, the programs such as
Performance Today, SymphonyCast, and Pipedreams will reach a cumulative
audience of as many as two million listeners each week. Other programs
include live radio specials featuring a partnership between American
Public Media, WQXR (New York) and Carnegie Hall.
National Public Radio, $70,000
To support the website NPR Music. The website offers all genres of music
and provides content to NPR and public radio member stations, including
live performances, studio sessions, first listens to new albums,
interviews, reviews, and blogs. The website receives 1.5 million page
views per week and the NPR Music iPhone app gets more than 750,000 page
views per week.
Public Radio International, $50,000
To support the production and distribution of Studio 360. The series of
weekly arts and culture radio programs are designed to illuminate the
role of the arts in society. Studio 360's host is journalist and
novelist Kurt Andersen, who is joined through interviews and
commentaries by on-air guests.