National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

will conduct an educational performance with a question-and-answer session for as many as 500 youth in grades
K-12, teachers, and the community in downtown Asheville.
Lexington Philharmonic Society Inc. (aka LexPhil)
$10,000 Lexington, KY
To support a residency by pianist and composer Conrad Tao. Activities will take place in partnership with the
University of Kentucky HealthCare's Art in HealthCare Program. Plans include a free solo concert by Tao in the
main hospital atrium, a therapist- and faculty-supported performance at Eastern State Hospital for mental
health patients, middle and high school programs, and an open rehearsal. The residency will culminate in an
orchestral concert featuring Tao's original composition, "Pangu," and as featured soloist in George Gershwin's
Piano Concerto.
Litchfield Performing Arts, Inc. (aka Litchfield Jazz Fest (LJF))
$10,000 Litchfield, CT
To support the Litchfield Jazz Festival. The festival will feature performances by emerging artists representing a
diverse mix of musical styles and instruments such as Joe Alterman (piano), Rudresh Mahanthappa (saxophone),
Linda Oh (bass), Christian Scott (trumpet), Veronica Swift (vocals), Aaron Weinstein (violin), and the Litchfield
Jazz Orchestra. Selected festival performers will be engaged to teach master classes and participate in free
public performances at the Litchfield Jazz Camp during the month before the festival. Other ancillary activities
may include artist talks moderated by DownBeat magazine editor Frank Alkyer.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society, Inc. (aka LACO)
$25,000 Los Angeles, CA
To support a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert and a presentation of Kurt Weill's "Seven Deadly Sins" with
related educational activities. Members of the chamber orchestra will perform side-by-side with the Inner City
Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) in a commemoration of the King Holiday. Repertoire may include
selections from Michael Tippett's "A Child of Our Time." Orchestra musicians will provide coaching and
mentoring to members of ICYOLA. Also planned is a concert featuring the Weill work with vocalist Storm Large
and vocal quartet Hudson Shad. The program will include Bruce Adolphe's Violin Concerto: "I Will Not Remain
Silent" with soloist Daniel Hope and Weill's "Song Suite for Violin and Orchestra" arranged by Paul Bateman.
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association (aka Los Angeles Master Chorale)
$45,000 Los Angeles, CA
To support Lux Aeterna, concerts celebrating the works of living choral composers with related educational
activities. Plans include performances by composers Shawn Kirchner, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Moira Smiley, and
commissioned works by Billy Childs and Eric Whitacre. The program also will feature "Lux Aeterna" by Morten
Lauridsen, the chorale's former composer-in-residence. Whitacre's new work will result from his role as the
chorale's first artist-in-residence. The new work by Childs will be his second commission for the chorale since
"The Voices of Angeles" in 2005. Performances will take place at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Educational
activities may include open rehearsals for high school choir students and ListenUp!, a pre-concert discussion led
by Music Director Grant Gershon and KUSC classical radio host Alan Chapman.
Louisville Orchestra, Inc. (aka Louisville Orchestra)
$15,000 Louisville, KY
To support the Festival of American Music with related educational activities. The festival will feature new works
by Music Director Teddy Abrams including "Muhammad Ali Portrait" honoring the Louisville native as well as
Abrams' Louisville Concerto No. 2 with local musicians. Also, a concert titled The American Journey is planned
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.