GRANTS & GRANTEES

Benjamin Schachter

1999 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 1999
Music

References

Benjamin Schachter's website

GRANTS & GRANTEES

Lee Tusman

Lee Tusman is an independent curator based in Philadelphia whose projects straddle the intersection of ideas that are socially-based and urban in nature, with a focus on contemporary new media.

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OutBeat Jazz Festival: Fred Hersch Trio

The William Way LGBT Community Center presents *OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival*. The Festival continues with the Fred Hersch Trio.

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FringeArts

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

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Miya Masaoka

Miya Masaoka is a musician, composer, performance artist, teacher, and sound artist living and working in New York City.

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Diane Ragsdale

Performing arts expert Diane Ragsdale, a frequent panelist and keynote speaker at arts conferences, is pursuing a PhD in cultural economics at Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

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David Lang

David Lang is one of America's most performed composers, with an extensive catalog that includes opera, orchestra, chamber, and solo works.

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Ken Vandermark

Ken Vandermark's primary creative emphasis is the exploration of contemporary music that deals directly with advanced methods of improvisation.

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David Ludwig

Ludwig's contemporary classical compositions for a range of instrumental ensembles, voice, theater, and film play with style and genre and address topics ranging from climate change to religious traditions.

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

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Zydeco Crossroads Presents Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and Marcus Ardoin

WXPN continues their Zydeco Crossroads project with this free concert featuring two prominent Zydeco musicians.

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Clone of Gospel Roots of Rock & Soul: St. Thomas Gospel Choir

In conjunction with its Center-supported project Gospel Roots of Rock & Soul, WXPN presents the St. Thomas Gospel Choir in concert at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas.

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Departure and Discovery Panel Discussion

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society will hold a panel discussion exploring the effect that accumulated knowledge and experience has on artistic creation.

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News

Coming to a Stage Near You: Performances from The Wilma Theater, Kyle “JustSole” Clark, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and More

A number of Center-funded performances take the stage this spring.

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OutBeat Jazz Festival: Nate Chinen in Conversation with Fred Hersch and Festival Kickoff

The William Way LGBT Community Center presents *OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival*. The first day begins with Fred Hersch and a kickoff celebration.

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Jennifer Monson

Choreographer and performer Jennifer Monson is the founder of New York City-based iLAND: Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art, Nature, and Dance.

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Questions of Practice

What if an Art Collection Were Treated Like a Choreographic or Musical Score?

For the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s 2016 “Museum as Score” symposium, curator Carlos Basualdo contemplates the idea of a museum as a choreographic score.

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PRISM Quartet

Two-time winners of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, PRISM Quartet has become known as one of the foremost chamber ensembles.

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Grants & Grantees

Aaron Jay Kernis Residency

Astral Artists conducted a two-year residency with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis that included several Philadelphia premieres and a world premiere commission.

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Documenting & Interpreting the Philly Jazz Legacy

A discovery process brings together the region’s three major jazz organizations—Jazz Bridge, Philadelphia Jazz Project, and Philadelphia Clef Club—to explore how to meaningfully preserve, interpret, and share Philadelphia’s expansive jazz history.

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OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival

The William Way LGBT Community Center presents OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival. The four-day festival will highlight intersections between sexual orientation, gender identity, and jazz history and culture.

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