National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

music composed by the ensemble accompanying the screening of the film. Interspersed throughout the film,
new video art will be created to existing musical works that are evocative of impressions of water and the
natural world. Engagement activities will include elements of live performance and the video. The program will
be presented in venues such as the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio and the University of Notre Dame's
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in Indiana.
Trustees of Union College in the Town of Schenectady in the State of New York (aka Union College) (On behalf
of Union College Concert Series)
$10,000 Schenectady, NY
To support the presentation of solo and chamber music performances by the Union College Concert Series.
Titled Idyll and Abyss: The Late Works of Schubert, the project will explore the later works of Franz Schubert,
including song cycles and impromptus. Programming will feature artists such as pianists Misuko Uchida and
Jonathan Biss, tenor Mark Padmore, the Doric Quartet, as well as musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music.
Additional activities will include educational and community engagement events, such as free pre-concert
lectures (that will be live-streamed and archived) and free performances in nontraditional venues.
University of South Florida
$15,000 Tampa, FL
To support the Jazz Composers Symposium. As many as 200 jazz composers, musicians, industry professionals,
scholars, and students are expected for the multi-day symposium at the University's School of Music. Evening
concerts with guest artists Billy Childs, John Hollenbeck, and Rufus Reid will be open to the public. An additional
free public concert will showcase new compositions by composers who had submitted works in an international
call for scores. Other symposium offerings may include guest artist master classes, including one conducted by
Maria Schneider. Artist talks, music industry lectures and workshops, educational sessions focused on teaching
jazz composition and arranging, research paper presentations, and a poster session for jazz composers
interested in sharing their works through displaying scores, self-analyses, recordings, or videos will round out
the project. Organizational partners include ArtistShare and the Florida Jazz Educators Association.
Van Cliburn Foundation, Inc. (aka The Cliburn)
$10,000 Fort Worth, TX
To support the commissioning of new works and the presentation of musical works during the Fifteenth Van
Cliburn International Piano Competition. Founded in 1961, the foundation's mission is to identify and promote
the finest talent in classical music worldwide through piano competitions, concerts, and education programs in
Fort Worth and Dallas schools. The project will include the commissioning of new music for piano by composer
and pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin and the participation of the Brentano String Quartet, conductors Leonard
Slatkin and Nicholas McGegan, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
Vocal Arts Society (aka Vocal Arts DC)
$10,000 Washington, DC
To support a vocal recital project. Titled On Wings of Song, the project will feature artists such as soprano Lisette
Oropesa, tenor Piotr Beczala,and pianists Vlad Iftinca and Martin Katz performing a diverse international art
song repertoire. The recitals will be held at the Auditorium at the University of the District of Columbia in
Washington, D.C.
VocalEssence
$35,000 Minneapolis, MN
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.