National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Chamber Music America, Inc. (aka Chamber Music America)
$90,000 New York, NY
To support the National Leadership Initiative. Serving the diverse chamber music field, which comprises
ensembles, presenters, independent musicians, composers, educators, managers, training programs, and
students in all 50 states, the initiative is designed to build leadership skills for its members. Activities will
encompass professional development services including a national conference, consultations, seminars,
publications, and interactive workshops focused on education, audience engagement, career-building, and
administrative skills. First Tuesdays is a free monthly professional development seminar series held in New York
City, streamed online, and archived on Chamber Music America's website. Publications include the quarterly
"Chamber Music" magazine available in print and online, and "Accent," a weekly e-newsletter that provides
information on job opportunities, competitions, and general news pertinent to the small ensemble field.
Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East
$10,000 New York, NY
To support the Composers' Forum, a composer residency and commissioning program as part of the Bennington
Chamber Music Conference. The annual conference at Bennington College in Vermont will include week-long
residencies by composers such as Susan Botti, Marc Mellits, and Harold Meltzer-each of whom will be
commissioned to write a new work-as well as a residency by composer-in-residence Donald Crockett. Amateur
and professional musician participants in the conference will study and perform the new commissions along
with works in the standard repertoire. Concerts will be free and open to the public.
Chamber Music Northwest (aka Chamber Music Northwest)
$20,000 Portland, OR
To support the Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival. Project plans include presentations by chamber
musicians at Reed College and Portland State University, concerts in alternative venues, and a contemporary
music series titled New@Noon. The festival also will feature community concerts, educational activities
including pre-concert talks and student ensemble coaching, and radio broadcasts on KQAC-FM. The central focus
of the festival will be work by women composers. Commissions to be performed may include new works by
Katie Agocs, Hannah Lash, and Gabriella Smith.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Inc. (aka CMS)
$60,000 New York, NY
To support a series of concerts focusing on the works of Felix Mendelssohn with related educational activities.
Programs will feature a selection of his most popular works performed alongside music by his friends, idols, and
artistic heirs. Works may include his Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 49 and String Quartet Op. 44, No. 2 paired with
Schubert's "Quartettsatz" and Mozart's Adagio in B Minor for piano. Musicians to be featured include violinist
Paul Huang, cellists David Finckel and Paul Watkins, pianist Wu Han, pianist-composer Huw Watkins, violist Paul
Neubauer, and many others. Three ensembles will perform during the series: the Escher String Quartet, the
Orion String Quartet, and the Schumann Quartet. Educational activities include lectures by Resident Lecturer
Bruce Adolphe and printed program notes by musicologist Dr. Richard Rodda.
Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston, Inc.
$10,000 Boston, MA
To support chamber music concerts celebrating the 20th anniversary season. Programs will include works such
as Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring," Arthur Foote's Piano Quartet, and Charles Ives' Sonata No. 4 for violin
and piano subtitled "Children's Day at Camp Meeting." Performances will take place at the Goethe-Institut and
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.