Collaborators & Colleagues

Robert Porco

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30 Nov 2016

A conductor of opera and of choral-and-orchestral works, Robert Porco has been the director of choruses for the Cleveland Orchestra since 1998, and has directed the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus since 1989. Porco teaches doctorate-level conducting as an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, where he acted as chair of the choral department from 1980–98. He served as a Center music panelist in 2011 and a music LOI panelist in 2012.

References

Cleveland Orchestra website

GRANTS & GRANTEES

Bobby Zankel

Bobby Zankel is a musician and a 1996 Pew Fellow.

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Event

Endless Shout: Mouth of Darkness by Travis

The ICA presents Mouth of Darkness, a performance by musician Travis, organized by Endless Shout collaborator The Otolith Group.

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Grants & Grantees

The Confluence of Hindustani and Carnatic Music

The highlight of a year-long 25th anniversary celebration, Sruti presented two concerts that explored the confluence of Hindustani and Carnatic classical music.

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OutBeat Jazz Festival: The Bill Stewart Quartet

The William Way LGBT Community Center presents *OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival*. The Festival continues with the Bill Stewart Quartet at Painted Bride Art Center.

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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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Seven Responses

The Crossing will commission seven of the world's foremost composers to create new works, and will be joined in performance by early music ensemble Quicksilver Baroque and the International Contemporary Ensemble.

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ARC

An evening-length performance suite brings together the drumming traditions of tabla from North India and taiko from Japan with contemporary dance and Japanese butoh.

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Emerging Voices: Art Song and Social Connection Panel Discussion II

In conjunction with Emerging Voices: Art Song and Social Connection, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents a panel discussion.

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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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Rehearsing Philadelphia, new commission by Ari Benjamin Meyers

Under the direction of composer and artist Ari Benjamin Meyers, artists from various creative practices come together for a collaborative performance project that highlights the ability of sound and art to connect audiences across Philadelphia.

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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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Departure and Discovery: Waywardness

The work of Schumann, Gesualdo, Brahms, and Mozart will be performed to evoke themes of fragility, unconventionality, and playfulness explored by the composers late in their careers.

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Sonic Arts Union

International House Philadelphia presented a series of concerts featuring the creative work of the Sonic Arts Union, a music collective founded in 1966.

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Symphony for a Broken Orchestra: Discussion with David Lang

Temple Contemporary presents a talk by Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award-winning composer David Lang, in conjunction with Symphony for a Broken Orchestra.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on Leadership

Philadelphia Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on why trust is more useful for leadership than fear.

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Gospel Roots of Rock & Soul

Live performances, a radio documentary series, and a media-rich website explore the roots of gospel and its influence on secular popular music.

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Mendelssohn Club's St. Matthew Passion Symposium

Mendelssohn Club Artistic Director Alan Harler and a panel of experts will lead a discussion on Mendelssohn's editing choices in considering Bach's original score.

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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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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Saxophonist and Composer Matthew Levy

Saxophonist and Pew Fellow Matthew Levy on what motivates his multi-faceted practice as a musician, composer, and commissioner/producer of new music, his daily art-making routine, and more.

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