National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

$90,000 Washington, DC
To support services and technical assistance to the choral field. Activities will include an annual conference, the
online Chorus Management Institute, publications, conducting master classes, and leadership development
forums for chorus managers and leaders in the field. Published quarterly, "The Voice" will highlight important
issues and news for the choral field including findings and recommendations based on discussions from the April
2016 forum on Sustaining the Chorus Ecosystem held at Yale School of Music.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
$40,000 Cincinnati, OH
To support the Classical Roots concert. Under the direction of Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell, the
concert will feature the orchestra along with guest artists and the Classical Roots Community Mass Choir, which
comprises more than 100 singers from local churches. The concert will take place in the Crossroads Church and
will be a communitywide celebration of African-American musical heritage.
Columbia University in the City of New York (On behalf of Miller Theatre)
$30,000 New York, NY
To support artist fees and production expenses associated with the Conversations Initiative at Miller Theatre.
The initiative will feature a variety of performance series where musicians and composers are invited to speak
onstage about the music they write and perform. Composer Portrait Concerts will feature entire programs of a
single composer. Pop-Up Concerts are free, hour-long programs of contemporary chamber music in a salon
format with audience members seated onstage alongside musicians. A new series, American Voices, will explore
the unique position of string quartets in contemporary classical music in America. The series will feature
commissions, performances of recent works, new interpretations of the standard repertoire, and panel
discussions with composers, ensemble members, and experts in the field.
Concert Artists Guild, Inc. (aka CAG)
$10,000 New York, NY
To support touring engagements of roster artists. In diverse venues across the country, performance
opportunities will enable artists and ensembles on the guild's roster to polish their performance and
communication skills. The guild's mentorship supports artists as they prepare programs, go on tour, and refine
the educational and outreach aspects of their presentations.
Copland House
$10,000 Peekskill, NY
To support performances of American music performed by the Music from Copland House ensemble with
related educational activities. In addition to the music of Aaron Copland, programs will feature music by
composers such as Derek Bermel, Richard Danielpour, Gabriela Lena Frank, Paul Moravec, Tamar Muskal, Rob
Schwimmer, and William Grant Still. Concerts will take place at the historic Merestead estate in Mount Kisco,
New York, at Copland's former home in Cortlandt Manor, New York, and at the Lyndhurst estate in Tarrytown,
New York. Educational activities will include commentary during performances and question-and-answer
discussions. Concerts will be recorded for future broadcast on WWFM public radio.
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (On behalf of Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland)
$20,000 Cleveland, OH
To support Tri-C JazzFest. The educational jazz festival will offer more than ten ticketed performances in three
Playhouse Square theaters, curated to acknowledge the 2017 centennials of NEA Jazz Masters Ella Fitzgerald and
Dizzy Gillespie as well as of Tadd Dameron and Thelonious Monk. More than 20 free outdoor concerts will
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.