Glass Persephone and Reich Variations

The Philadelphia Singers

2009

$45,000

The Philadelphia Singers collaborated with new music ensembles Relâche and Orchestra 2001, in a program featuring the world premiere performance of Persephone by Philip Glass and the Philadelphia premiere of You Are (Variations) by Steve Reich. The program was performed at Annenberg Center Live and also included the Philadelphia premiere of two laude for female chorus from British composer Gavin Bryars' Laude Cortonese.

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In Plain Air Open Rehearsals

Christ Church Preservation Trust marks the installation of a new, custom-built pipe organ with world premiere performances of In Plain Air.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Ars Nova Workshop

Ars Nova Workshop, a free jazz and experimental music presenter, has programmed nearly 700 events since 2000, often in atypical settings.

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Caroline, or Change

This production was the Philadelphia premiere of Caroline, or Change, a musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori.

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Mississippi Blues Project

WXPN produced a year-long performance series that brought authentic Mississippi blues to Philadelphia through live performances and radio broadcasts.

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Operetta

FringeArts presented the US premiere of Operetta by acclaimed playwright Witold Gombrowicz, directed by Michał Zadara, with new music by Leszek Możdżer.

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Eric Sessler Organ Concerto

Composer Eric Sessler's organ concerto received its world premiere on the Kimmel Center's Dobson pipe organ.

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Toshi Makihara

Toshi Makihara is a 2013 Pew Fellow whose performance work effortlessly blends percussion with dance-like body movement.

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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society serves the Greater Philadelphia region and the field of music by presenting a rich and compelling variety of chamber music and recital programs performed by exceptional international and Philadelphia-based artists at affordable prices.

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Close Music for Bodies

Michael Kiley presents an immersive, participatory vocal performance, developed from the sounds and movements of eight individual bodies.

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PRISM Quartet Workshop with Rudresh Mahanthappa, Greg Osby, and Matthew Levy

Speakers Rudresh Mahanthappa, Greg Osby and Matthew Levy share their thoughts on record production and establishing artistic identity.

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Hafez Javier Kotain

Hafez Javier Kotain is a percussionist and teacher, fluent in both Arab and Latin rhythms.

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O Monsters at Capital Fringe Festival

New Paradise Laboratories’ O Monsters, the companion piece to their Center-supported project Hello Blackout!, travels to the 2018 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington D.C.

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Diane Monroe

Monroe says she aims to “abandon classifications of style and genre” by bridging classical and jazz repertoires, African and African American musical traditions, and contemporary experimental music.

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Saayujya (The Merging)

Two of India's preeminent artists, Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishna and bharata natyam dancer Priyadarsini Govind, will fuse classical South Indian music and dance in a world premiere that is the culmination of a two-year artistic collaboration, and is inspired by themes of liberty and freedom drawn from Philadelphia's history.

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Tan Dun's "Tea: A Mirror of Soul"

Opera Philadelphia presented the East Coast premiere of Tan Dun's 2002 opera, which uses elements of Japanese and Chinese tea ceremonies to tell a tragic love story.

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Saxophonist and Composer Matthew Levy

Saxophonist and Pew Fellow Matthew Levy on what motivates his multi-faceted practice as a musician, composer, and commissioner/producer of new music, his daily art-making routine, and more.

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Fatu Gayflor

Fatu Gayflor (Pew Fellow, 2014) learned music, dance, and traditional arts at an early age in rural Liberia. She states that her goal is "to use singing and songwriting to build cooperation and community among Liberians."

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Eric Booth

Eric Booth, author of The Music Teaching Artist's Bible, is widely regarded as one of America's most creative and effective teachers of the arts.

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Departure and Discovery Panel Discussion

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society will hold a panel discussion exploring the effect that accumulated knowledge and experience has on artistic creation.

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Philadelphia Sinfonia Youth Orchestra Performs John Harbison's *Thanks, Victor*

A string quartet drawn from the Philadelphia Sinfonia youth orchestra performs John Harbison's Thanks, Victor.

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