The Mystical Experience

Choral Arts Philadelphia

2009

$45,000

Choral Arts Philadelphia presented two concerts titled Ancient Liturgies and Voice of Scotland. Both explored liturgical practice with a focus on mystical traditions—sacred and secular, ancient and contemporary. Matthew Glandorf conducted seldom-heard works by Eric Whitacre, Jonathan Harvey, Arvo Pärt, Robert Carver, James MacMillan, and Philadelphia composer Joseph Castaldo. The project also featured a lecture by Dr. Anne McGuire and performances by students from The University of the Arts theater department.

Recipients

Choral Arts Philadelphia

Music

Collaborators & Colleagues

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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Lucy Shelton

Winner of two Walter W. Naumburg Awards, soprano Lucy Shelton enjoys an international career bringing her dramatic vocalism and interpretive skills to repertoire of all periods.

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KLANG

Elizabeth Huston presents a daylong series of chamber music compositions by pioneering composer Karlheinz Stockhausen each written to represent an hour of the day.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Pew Fellow, 2011) is considered a living legend among jazz circles. He is credited with redefining the potential of the electric bass.

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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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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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Matt Saunders

Matt Saunders (Pew Fellow, 2014) is a multidisciplinary theater artist whose practice is rooted in set design.

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That Which Is Fundamental

The first multi-concert retrospective of Julius Eastman, an African American composer who was active internationally in the 1970s and 80s, but who died at age 49, included rarely-performed works that showcased the composer's broad compositional practice.

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Gospel Roots of Rock & Soul: Kick-Off Event with Film Screening

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Aniara: fragments of time and space at Finnish National Opera

The Crossing’s choral-theater work Aniara: fragments of time and space plays at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, Finland.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Dave Burrell

Dave Burrell is a pianist and a 1996 Pew Fellow.

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Liberian Women's Chorus for Change Performing at Liberian Independence Day Celebration

The Liberian Women's Chorus for Change will perform as part of the Liberian Independence Day Celebration in Trevose, Pennsylvania.

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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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Words Adorned: Andalusian Poetry and Music

Al-Bustan premiered two new compositions inspired by Andalusian poetry in a concert featuring a classical Arab chamber ensemble, the Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble; a Western choir, The Crossing; and Palestinian vocal soloist Dalal Abu Amneh.

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MCCC: Omar Sosa Afri-Lectric Experience

As part of its Then and Now: Jazz Cubano series, Montgomery County Community College's Lively Arts Series hosts the Omar Sosa Afri-Lectric Experience.

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Odean Pope: Sounds of the Circle at The Barnes

Pew Fellow and pioneering jazz saxophonist Odean Pope previews selections from Sounds of the Circle at the Barnes.

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Raphstravaganza: An Urban Kinetic Experience

Leading hip-hop artist Raphael Xavier brought together masterful street performers, extreme BMX riders, acrobatic contortionists, and live music by saxophonist and composer Bobby Zankel for a contemporary circus-style performance in City Hall's courtyard that paid tribute to the soul of the urban street.

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KLANG

Pioneering composer Karlheinz Stockhausen’s KLANG is experienced in a daylong series of 21 chamber music compositions, each written to represent an hour of the day.

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Bang on a Can Marathon

FringeArts partnered with Bang on a Can to present this event at its 2010 festival: a 12-hour concert that explored contemporary American compositional currents.

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Krzysztof Penderecki Week

A weeklong series honored the prolific composer's 75th birthday with concerts, lectures, and workshops.

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