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AUTUMN 2007 COMPOSER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANTS ANNOUNCED
- $33,555 Awarded for Support for Production of Performance Materials -
NEW YORK – The American Music Center (AMC) is pleased to announce grant awards totaling $33,555 to 27 composers through the autumn round of the Composer Assistance Program (CAP). The awardees are American composers ranging in age from 27 to 67, residing in 11 states.
AMC awards more than $100,000 annually to composers to assist in the production of performance materials for premiere performances. Among the ensembles and organizations premiering or featuring public readings of CAP-supported works this round are the Chorus pro Musica, Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra, Flute Force, Minnesota Orchestra, Saratoga Chamber Players, Verdehr Trio and Volti. A complete list of awardees and performers is attached.
“Generations of composers have received a small but critical boost from the Composer Assistance Program,” said Joanne Hubbard Cossa, Chief Executive Officer of the American Music Center. “AMC’s aim is to help composers at a critical point in their career advancement, and the number of artists receiving this direct support and the breadth of the performing ensembles performing the new works vividly demonstrate how vital CAP remains.”
Since 1962, the Composer Assistance Program has provided over $2 million in support to American composers. Over 1,400 composers have received a CAP award at some point in their career, including Gordon Beeferman, Eve Beglarian, David Del Tredici, Gabriela Lena Frank, Anne LeBaron, Steve Reich and Elliott Sharp. Composers must be members of the American Music Center to apply for an award. The Composer Assistance Program has been endowed by The Helen F. Whitaker Fund and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music. Current funding for CAP is provided by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, The Edward T. Cone Foundation and the Reed Foundation. For more information, contact Deborah Horne, Director of Membership and New Music Services.
The American Music Center, founded in 1939 by a consortium led by Aaron Copland and Howard Hansen, is the nation’s first information and support center for new music, and has a long history of providing financial support to the field. Today, AMC has almost 2500 members in 50 states. AMC’s vanguard programs also include an award-winning web magazine for new American music (NewMusicBox.org), an online radio station playing all American music (CounterstreamRadio.org),
an Online library of scores and recordings of some 43,000 works of American music (AMC.net; see “Explore American Music”), and a Professional Development Program offering workshops for those pursuing careers in new music. AMC also publishes Opportunity Update, a monthly listing of opportunities in new music including calls for scores, competitions, and other information. Together, these activities further the Center’s mission of building a national community for new American music.
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| Autumn 2007 CAP Grant Recipients |
COMPOSER |
RESIDENCE |
COMPOSITION |
PERFORMANCE DETAIL |
Mr. Roger Ames |
East Hampton, NY |
Requiem for Our Time |
Chorus pro Musica; Old North Church, Boston, MA |
Ms. Lisa Bielawa |
Cambridge, MA |
Chance Encounter |
Susan Narucki & The Knights; Seward Park, LES; New York, NY |
Mr. Benjamin Boone |
Fresno, CA |
The World of Ascencion |
Helene Joseph-Weil, Hatem Nadim, Fresno Vocal Ensemble, B. Boone; California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA |
Mr. Daniel Bradshaw |
Laie, HI |
Chaconne for Orchestra |
Minnesota Orchestra; Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN |
Ms. Elizabeth Brown |
Brooklyn, NY |
The Baths of Caracalla |
Flute Force; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City |
Mr. Thomas Cabaniss |
New York, NY |
NOISE + SPEED |
Thomas Cabaniss & Musicians,
Danspace; St. Mark's Church, New York City |
Mr. Jacob Cooper |
New Haven, CT |
Odradek |
Minnesota Orchestra; Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN |
Mr. Paul Crabtree |
Oakland, CA |
Dive! |
Cantori New York; St. Peter's Church, New York City |
Ms. Beth Denish |
Somerville, MA |
One Blazing Glance |
Kathryn Wright, soprano; Wendy Rolfe, flute; Melissa Howe, viola; Felice Pomeranz, harp; Winnie Dahlgren, marimba; Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, Simmons College, Boston, MA |
Mr. Jeff Fairbanks |
Woodside, NY |
Bi Bim Bop |
Jeff Fairbanks Jazz Orchestra;
New York Presbyterian Church, Long Island City, NY |
Ms. Annie Gosfield |
New York, NY |
Almost Truths and Open Deceptions |
Felix Fan, cello; David Cossin, percussion; Blair McMillen, piano; Jennifer Choi and Nurit Pacht, violins; Max Mandel, viola and Robert Black, contrabass; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City |
Mr. Aaron Grad |
Takoma Park, MD |
Re: Porter |
Saratoga Chamber Players; United Methodist Church, Saratoga Springs, NY |
Mr. David Hahn |
Seattle, WA |
Concerto Anatolia |
Cem Duruoz, guitar; Antalya Symphony; Antalya Cultural Center, Antalya, Turkey |
Mr. Joe Hannan |
New York, NY |
Five Songs From Dog’s Life |
Eric Barsness, bass, Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra, Jim Blanton, conductor; Tusten Theatre, Narrowburg, NY |
Mr. Howard Hersh |
Nevada City, CA |
Let Evening Come |
Volti; St. Mark's Lutheran Church and St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Berkeley and San Francisco, CA |
Mr. James Holt |
Jackson Heights, NY |
Frisson |
Verdehr Trio; The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC |
Ms. Amy Beth Kristen |
Baltimore, MD |
Ophelia Forever |
San Francisco Cabaret Opera; Goat Hall, San Francisco, CA |
Mr. Patrick Long |
Shamokin Dam, PA |
Rain, River, Sea |
Susquehanna University Festival Chorus and Symphony Orchestra; Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York City |
Mr. Jeff Myers |
New York, NY |
Organum—Tambura |
University of Michigan Symphonic Band; Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI |
Mr. William Ortiz |
Toa Alta, PR |
Esta es la tierra de los aguantan callados y pacientes por un nuevo despertar |
Orquesta Sinfonica de Bayamon; Ateneo Puertorriqueno, San Juan, PR |
Ms. Jessica Pavone |
Brooklyn, NY |
Quotidian |
Till by Turning; Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY |
Ms. Paola Prestini |
New York, NY |
Vision Into Art |
Joe's Pub, New York City; and the BEMUS Festival, Belgrade, Serbia |
Mr. Wieslaw Rentowski |
Dallas, TX |
Vis-à-vis |
The Long Duo; Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX |
Mr. Allen Strange |
Brainbridge Island, WA |
Velocity Study V: NGate |
Stephen Ruppenthal; Island Soundscape Players Concert Series, Bainbridge Island, WA |
Mr. Jens Wendelboe |
Wilton, CT |
Inspirations |
Jens Wendelboe's Big Crazy Energy Band; The Cutting Room, New York City |
Mr. Stephen Wilcox |
Los Feliz, CA |
Cho-Han |
Minnesota Orchestra; Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN |
Mr. Michael Wittgraf |
Grand Forks, ND |
Landmarks |
University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble; Bismarck Civic Center, Bismarck, ND |
For more information, contact
Deborah Horne
American Music Center
30 W. 26th St., Suite 1001
New York, NY 10010
Tel: (212) 366-5260 x11
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