Music and the Visual Arts: 6 New Commissions

Network for New Music

Recipient

Grant Year 2008

Grant Amount $40,000

Status Completed

Updated May 30, 2023

Network for New Music commissioned six new works for the Network Ensemble that paired composers with visual artists in an effort to illuminate connections between music and visual art. The pairings included composers Richard Brodhead and David Laganella with artists from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; composers Kyle Bartlett and Gene Coleman with artists from NEXUS Foundation for Today's Art; composer Andrea Clearfield with visual artist Maureen Drdak at the University of the Arts; and composer Todd Reynolds with visual designer Laurie Olinder and filmmaker Bill Morrison as part of the 2009 "Hidden City Philadelphia" festival. A supplemental educational program invited composers and visual artists from the University of the Arts to create a new mural in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.

Recipient

Network for New Music

For over 25 years, Network for New Music has been dedicated to commissioning and performing music by living composers. Winner of the 2001 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, the Network for New Music ensemble draws two-thirds of its members from the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as from the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, faculty members of leading universities, and guest artists from the region. With Center support, Network for New Music will bring renowned composer John Harbison to Philadelphia in April 2014 for a weeklong mini-festival of two concerts and related events that celebrate his career of classical- and jazz-inspired chamber music.

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