GRANTS & GRANTEES

Benjamin Schachter

1999 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 1999
Music

References

Benjamin Schachter's website

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Tradition – An Evolving Continuum

Vidyasankar, a composer, vocalist, and accomplished performer on the chitravina (a 20-stringed slide instrument), will produce a concert that explores the evolving continuum of South Indian musical lineage.

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Vocalist and Composer Tokay Tomah

Vocalist, composer, and recording artist Tokay Tomah on starting her artistic career in Liberia, using music as a vehicle for building peace, and more.

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Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview With Vocalist Zaye Tete

Liberian vocalist, composer, and dancer Zaye Tete spoke to us about her artistic development in Liberia, music’s transformative power, and her fondness for Paul Simon.

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Myth, Music, Truth: Network for New Music Concert with John Harbison

John Harbison sets the poetry of Louise Glück, Jessica Fisher, and Eugenio Montale to music and conducts this premiere performance.

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Caroline, or Change

This production was the Philadelphia premiere of Caroline, or Change, a musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori.

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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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Sophia's Forest

This multidisciplinary chamber opera for mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and string quartet will focus on the experience of childhood and feature a mechanical, electronic sound-generating sculpture that will grow from a small music box into a seven-foot tall object as the performance unfolds, creating a riveting visual and musical experience.

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Mary Lattimore

Classically trained on the harp since age 11, Mary Lattimore (Pew Fellow, 2014) incorporates experimental techniques and technologies into her music, thereby extending the conventions of her instrument.

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Jennifer Higdon

Jennifer Higdon is a Pulitzer Prize-winning musician and a 1999 Pew Fellow and one of America’s most frequently performed living composers.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

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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In Search of Eastman

The possibilities of presenting a contemporary artist's work posthumously will be explored in this discovery project dedicated to Julius Eastman, an African American composer who was active internationally in the 1970s and 80s, but who died at 49, leaving an incomplete but compelling collection of scores and recordings.

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Philadelphia Sinfonia Youth Orchestra Performs John Harbison's *Thanks, Victor*

A string quartet drawn from the Philadelphia Sinfonia youth orchestra performs John Harbison's Thanks, Victor.

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Venissa Santí

The granddaughter of a Cuban composer, Venissa Santí (Pew Fellow, 2008) moved to Philadelphia when she was 17 and became a trained vocalist with classical- and jazz-based technique.

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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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In Plain Air Open Rehearsals

Christ Church Preservation Trust marks the installation of a new, custom-built pipe organ with world premiere performances of In Plain Air.

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Philadelphia Freedom Festival: Let Freedom Sing Community Jubilee

Local ministers and their choirs will participate in a church meeting revival, offering a praise and worship opportunity for the entire community.

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Massenet's Don Quichotte

The Academy of Vocal Arts produced French composer Jules Massenet's opera in recognition of the centennial of his death.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Artist Michael Rakowitz on the Live Experience of Radio

Michael Rakowitz describes the “beautiful blindness” that radio can create for listeners.

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Philadelphia Freedom Festival: Let Freedom Ring Panel Discussion

Philadelphia's academic and activist communities will reflect on the life and impact of Octavius V. Catto.

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A Season in the Life of J.S. Bach: Trinity Season

Choral Arts Philadelphia presents the first of three concert series as part of A Season in the Life of J.S. Bach.

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