The Hollenbeck Commission

Painted Bride Art Center

2008

$50,000

Painted Bride Art Center commissioned composer, bandleader, and jazz drummer John Hollenbeck to create and perform a new work with his Large Ensemble. Hollenbeck also participated in a two-week residency program, during which he produced and performed a new work in collaboration with 10 Philadelphia musicians.

A virtuosic percussionist with a daring approach to composition, Hollenbeck is a Grammy-nominated artist best known for his work with the big band group the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble and the avant-garde jazz ensemble The Claudia Quintet.

Grants & Grantees

Philadelphia Real Book Concerts - New Music in Jazz and Blues

Legendary Philadelphia jazz musicians—including guitarists Pat Martino and Monnette Sudler, pianist Dave Burrell, and saxophonist Jimmy Heath—will headline a four-part concert series inspired by the first published collection of compositions by the city's jazz artists.

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Philadelphia Freedom Festival: Let Freedom Sing Community Jubilee

Local ministers and their choirs will participate in a church meeting revival, offering a praise and worship opportunity for the entire community.

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Questions of Practice

The Paradox of Dancing in a Museum

For the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s 2016 “Museum as Score” symposium, philosopher Marie Bardet reflects on the presumed “paradoxical” idea of dancing in a museum.

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Untitled Performance Project

A contemporary chamber opera will tell the story of a 21st-century Black woman exploring her spirituality and purpose through the legacies of 19th-century Black women leaders: founder of Philadelphia’s Black Shaker movement Rebecca Cox Jackson and abolitionists Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman.

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The Andersen Project

Robert Lepage's multi-media theater work was inspired by stories written by famed Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Michael Rohd

Michael Rohd is founding artistic director of Sojourn Theatre, an ensemble-based company in Portland, Oregon that explores the intersection of theater with democracy.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Swarthmore College

Since its founding in 1864, Swarthmore College has given students the knowledge, insight, skills, and experience to become leaders for the common good.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Simon Carrington

Simon Carrington is a singer, double bass player, and conductor who maintains an active schedule as a freelance conductor and choral clinician, leading workshops and masterclasses around the world.

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Grants & Grantees

The Emperor Jones

FringeArts presented the Wooster Group's production of Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones during the 2007 Fringe Festival.

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Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq

Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel and The Wilma Theater join forces to present the world premiere of a Vogel's new play, about a Marine's search for his missing lover once he returns home from war.

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Philadelphia Freedom Festival: Let Freedom Ring Panel Discussion

Philadelphia's academic and activist communities will reflect on the life and impact of Octavius V. Catto.

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Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: Part II

Part II of Taylor Mac's performance work A 24-Decade History of Popular Music covers 12 decades from 1896–Present as part of the 2018 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts.

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Grants & Grantees

New Work by Martha Clarke

Martha Clark's dance-theater work was inspired by photographs by Diane Arbus, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, and Helen Levitt.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Estelle Parsons

Actress Estelle Parsons has found success on stage, screen, and television, often playing characters who can best be described as fanatical or neurotic.

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Vijay Palaparty

Vijay Palaparty is a bharatanatyam and kuchipudi dancer and choreographer, whose performance works have traveled throughout the US, Canada, India, and Australia.

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Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Composer and Violinist Diane Monroe

Composer and violinist Diane Monroe has been leading her own ensembles for more than 15 years. Her cross-genre work bridging European classical, American jazz, and African musical traditions has included engagements with artists and groups such as Pew Fellows Bobby Zankel, Odean Pope, and John Blake; Harlem Symphony Orchestra; and Bang on a Can All Stars.

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Departure and Discovery: The Voice of a Visionary

The Voice of a Visionary explores the profound work of Schubert in his last year, featuring Piano Sonata in A Major and Schwanengesang.

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Heritage/Evolution: The PRISM Quartet with Dave Liebman and Greg Osby

The PRISM Quartet presents new works composed and performed by Dave Liebman and Greg Osby.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Iquail Shaheed

Dance Iquail's artistic director, Iquail Shaheed, seeks to create dance projects that tell stories not frequently heard in the performing arts, and to engage with audiences drawn from Mantua, the West Philadelphia neighborhood where he grew up.

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Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia's Big Sing

The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia opens its 141st season on Sunday, October 26 with its biggest BIG SING ever, laying the foundation for the North American premiere of the Bach-Mendelssohn St. Matthew Passion.

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