Metamorphosis, Premiere Recording

Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia

2008

$25,000

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Higdon, Clearfield, Primosch: Metamorphosis, Innova Recordings.

The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia received Center support to produce Higdon, Clearfield, Primosch: Metamorphosis on Innova Recordings. The album featured The Golem Psalms by Pew Fellow Andrea Clearfield, Fire-memory/River-memory by James Primosch, and On the Death of the Righteous by Pew Fellow Jennifer Higdon, and included performances by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and baritone Sanford Sylvan.

Collaborators & Colleagues

Vijayalakshmi

Vijayalakshmi is a classical Indian dancer and a renowned expert in the mohiniyattam dance form.

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Grants & Grantees

The Persians

Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus included original music by sound designer Daniel Kluger.

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OutBeat Jazz Festival: The Bill Stewart Quartet

The William Way LGBT Community Center presents *OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival*. The Festival continues with the Bill Stewart Quartet at Painted Bride Art Center.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Ranee Ramaswamy

Ranee Ramaswamy founded Ragamala Dance in 1993, and currently serves as co-artistic director. She is a master teacher, performer, and choreographer of the South Indian classical form of bharata natyam.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Artist Mariam Ghani on Collaboration in Socially Engaged Art

Multi-media artist Mariam Ghani discusses the importance of community collaborations for artists seeking to effect social change.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble

Founded in 1969, Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble seeks to preserve, present, and build upon the dance and music of Africa and the African Diaspora.

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Event

Julius Eastman: That Which Is Fundamental

In conjunction with In Search of Eastman, exploring the possibilities associated with presenting the work of Julius Eastman (1940–90), Bowerbird presents a weekend of free events introducing the life and work of the composer.

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The Anchoress

Composer David Ludwig and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society present the world premiere of The Anchoress.

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News

Making Big Ideas Happen: Project Grant Application Insights from the Program Directors

Bill Adair and Bill Bissell share insights into the Center’s grant-making process and discuss key elements of the grant application, including new questions about community-based work.

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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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Ars Nova's New Paths Festival Presents Mats Gustafsson's Swedish Azz at the American Swedish Historical Museum

Swedish saxophonist-composer Mats Gustaffson leads the United States debut of Swedish Azz, an all-Swedish ensemble.

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Ain Gordon, 2018-19 Visiting Artist

We asked returning Center Visiting Artist, playwright, director, and actor Ain Gordon to reflect on developments in artistic practice and what he’s observing in the Philadelphia cultural community.

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Questions of Practice: Guitarist Nels Cline on Creating Lovers (for Philadelphia)

Composer and guitarist Nels Cline describes the inspiring journey through Philadelphia artifacts, sites, and musical moments that led to the creation of Lovers (for Philadelphia).

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A Billion Nights On Earth

Pew Fellow and theater artist Thaddeus Phillips presents the world premiere of A Billion Nights On Earth, a visual theater work that blends performance art, pop-up storybook design techniques, and a cinematic score.

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Sophia’s Forest

Composer Lembit Beecher presents a multi-disciplinary chamber opera that focuses on the experience of childhood.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

royal hartigan

royal hartigan is a percussionist, pianist, and tap dancer. He has studied and performed the music of Asia, Africa, Europe, West Asia, and the Americas, and is versed in the traditions of African American blues, gospel, funk, hip-hop, and jazz. He served as a Center Performance panelist in 2014 and a Performance LOI panelist in 2015.

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News

Tiny Dynamite’s US Premiere of Perfect Blue Showcases Two Actors on Two Continents, with One Live Internet Connection, July 14–23

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Symphony for a Broken Orchestra Concerts

Temple Contemporary’s Center-funded project Symphony for a Broken Orchestra culminates in two performances on December 3

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Lydie Breeze Cycle Marathon

EgoPo Classic Theater presents the world premiere of Lydie Breeze Trilogy as originally intended: with all three parts performed successively in a nine-hour marathon performance.

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Grants & Grantees

Melancholy, A Comedy

Sarah Felder's solo performance piece combined comedy, juggling, and multi-media projections to address societal discomfort around mental illness.

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