GRANTS & GRANTEES

Toby Twining

2003 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 2003
Music

References

Toby Twining's website

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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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Grants & Grantees

Jason Moran Commission Project

An original composition by jazz pianist Jason Moran was developed in conjunction with the exhibition Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt.

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Ars Nova's New Paths Festival Presents the William Parker / Muhammad Ali Duo

Free jazz artists William Parker and Muhammad Ali will perform over four nights at the First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, with guest Philadelphia musicians Dave Burrell, Marshall Allen, Bobby Zankel, and Odean Pope.

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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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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Fatu Gayflor

Fatu Gayflor (Pew Fellow, 2014) learned music, dance, and traditional arts at an early age in rural Liberia. She states that her goal is "to use singing and songwriting to build cooperation and community among Liberians."

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Apollo at Play by Tempesta di Mare

Philadelphia's baroque orchestra plays French orchestral music written for the theater.

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Uri Caine

Uri Caine is an award-winning composer and pianist, and a 2003 Pew Fellow.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

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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The Life of a Just Sole

Bringing together some of hip-hop's most influential pioneers, Clark will present what he calls his "physical autobiography" in a dance-theater performance blending street dance techniques with spoken word narration and video.

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Cabinet of Wonders, An Impossible History

A new play by Kira Obolensky demonstrated how family stories are passed on through generations.

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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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That Which Is Fundamental Concerts

Bowerbird presents a multi-concert retrospective of the late African American composer Julius Eastman.

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Chris Forsyth

Chris Forsyth seeks out and articulates intersections of various musical traditions, including free jazz, American folk, blues, and electronic music.

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Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal

An exhibition and interpretation of Milford Graves’ artistic laboratory as a living, interactive theater shed light on a lifetime of multidisciplinary creative work from this icon of the free jazz movement.

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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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So Percussion's "Where (we) Live"

At its 2013 festival, FringeArts presented a new composition by New York-based ensemble So Percussion, an experimentation in combining musical composition with theatrical improvisation.

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The Quiet Circus

A 15-month-long series of performances and conversations held at sites along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers explored the city’s maritime and industrial heritage while considering human interaction with an urban landscape, community, and the contemplative.

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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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The Space Between the Notes Jazz Workshop with John Harbison

Composer John Harbison leads a jazz workshop with area students and professional musicians.

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Color Theory Concert: PRISM Quartet and So Percussion

PRISM Quartet's Center-funded project Color Theory features a series of performances, lectures, and workshops that investigate the concept of "musical color," including a concert with the ensemble So Percussion.

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