Jason Moran Commission Project

Philadelphia Museum of Art

2008

$40,000

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Jason Moran.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art commissioned an original composition by jazz pianist Jason Moran, developed in conjunction with the museum's 2008 exhibition Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. The new composition was performed by the musical group Jason Moran & the Bandwagon as part of the museum's "Art After 5" music programming. Moran also presented a public lecture and performance about his compositional process and its intersection with the visual arts.

Recipients

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Performance

Music

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Philadelphia Flamenco Festival Performances of La Curva

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Tempesta di Mare presents Purcell, Charpentier & ¡zarzuela!

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The Quiet Circus: Reflection Event 3

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Michael Kiley

Michael Kiley is a composer, sound designer, performer, and educator working in dance, theater, and public installation.

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Two Center-Funded Publications from Fabric Workshop Document Work of Ann Hamilton, Janine Antoni, Anna Halprin, Stephen Petronio

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Pew Fellows News: CAConrad Receives Lambda Literary Award, Leroy Johnson’s Work at the Barnes Foundation, Stacy Levy’s Installation Enlivens the Schuylkill River, and More

Our June Pew Fellows news roundup highlights awards and honors for artists in film, poetry, and media arts; a memorial concert that pays tribute to a beloved Klezmer musician; and several new print and musical releases.

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Silent Night

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Philadelphia Museum of Dance

A large-scale performance event on the grounds of The Barnes Foundation, co-curated by acclaimed French choreographer Boris Charmatz, examines the presentation of public performance in relationship to the exhibition of visual art objects.

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John McLaughlin Williams

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Crossing

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Saayujya (The Merging)

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The Quiet Circus: River Charrette 3

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In Plain Air: Music Box Workshop with Phyllis Chen

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Kiranavali Vidyasankar

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Sophia's Forest

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Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole

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News

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This month’s Pew Fellows news includes new exhibitions and performances from coast-to-coast, critically-acclaimed plays, and a national award in music composition.

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