GRANTS & GRANTEES

Anna Weesner

2003 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 2003
Music

References

Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the Joy Inherent in Live Music

Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin explains what makes live music distinct among art forms.

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Electronic Musician King Britt

Electronic musician and DJ King Britt describes how his practice has evolved since receiving the Pew Fellowships ten years ago, the best advice he has ever received, and more

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Zeena Parkins

Zeena Parkins is a pioneer of contemporary harp practice and performance, and has extended the language of the harp with unusual playing techniques, preparations, and layers of electronic processing.

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Elaine Hoffman Watts

Elaine Hoffman Watts was a klezmer musician and a 2000 Pew Fellow in folk and traditional arts.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

FringeArts

FringeArts presents, develops, and commissions a range of high-quality contemporary performing and visual arts in Philadelphia.

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Event

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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John Jarboe

John Jarboe is a director, performer, curator, and writer. He has created over 10 original cabaret-plays with his company The Bearded Ladies, producing original work for Opera Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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John Schaefer

WNYC radio producer John Schaefer hosts Soundcheck, a show featuring daily live music and criticism, and was the first to be profiled in the Center's American Impresario series.

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Grants & Grantees

Close Music for Bodies

An immersive, participatory vocal performance, developed from the sounds, stories, and movements of individual bodies, will place audiences amidst performers, creating an intimate experience of group voice.

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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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Grants & Grantees

Color Theory

PRISM commissioned new works by Guggenheim Fellow Steven Mackey and Berlin prize recipient Ken Ueno, which paired the saxophone with a wide range of percussion instruments, in order to investigate "musical color."

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Event

WXPN presents Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha-Chas

Join WXPN for a free concert by Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha-Chas, and dance lessons from dance instructor Harold Guillory from Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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Nikki Appino

Nikki Appino is a multidisciplinary theater artist and filmmaker.

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Orchestra 2001

Orchestra 2001 is dedicated to performing and promoting the music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Ars Nova's New Paths Festival Presents Ken Vandermark's Made to Break Ensemble at the Barnes

MacArthur Fellow Ken Vandermark and the Made to Break Ensemble premiere a piece inspired by the Barnes Foundation's collection.

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Grants & Grantees

Tan Dun's "Tea: A Mirror of Soul"

Opera Philadelphia presented the East Coast premiere of Tan Dun's 2002 opera, which uses elements of Japanese and Chinese tea ceremonies to tell a tragic love story.

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Potluck and Dance Party with Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys

WXPN's yearlong project explores the origins and evolution of zydeco, a form of African-American roots music that blends Cajun traditions, blues, and R&B. On Saturday, December 13, Zydeco Crossroads and Allons Danser welcome zydeco musicians Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys to Norristown's Holy Saviour Club for a holiday potluck and dance party.

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MCCC: Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Band

As part of its Then and Now: Jazz Cubano series, Montgomery County Community College's Lively Arts Series hosts a tribute to Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie's transformative Cubano-Be, Cubano-Bop.

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Breath Beneath

PRISM Quartet presents a pilot performance for its discovery project Breath Beneath—an investigation of the artistic possibilities that arise at the intersection of saxophone music, technology, and durational visual art.

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News

Pew Fellows News: Rennie Harris’ New Work for Alvin Ailey Praised, James Ijames and Major Jackson Featured in New York Times, Alex Da Corte Named to “Most Influential Artists of 2018”

As 2018 comes to a close, our Pew Fellows remain active with public art, exhibitions, performances, residencies, and national press coverage. See the latest news updates in our roundup below.

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