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Toolbox Sessions 2022

May 19, 2022 | 11:00 am

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VEER QUARTET at Scholes Street Studio

May 20, 2022 | 8:00 pm

Scholes Street Studio 375 Lorimer St Brooklyn, NY 11206

Victor Provost: Steel Pannist

May 21, 2022 | 7:00 pm

Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354

Industry News

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May 04
Alpert Awards
Tomeka Reid and Cory Smythe Win 2022 Herb Alpert Awards in the Arts

Composer/Improvisers Tomeka Reid and Cory Smythe are among the 10 recipients of the 2022 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, a prize which honors risk-taking, mid-career artists in music, dance, theatre, film/video, and the visual arts who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society. Each awardee receives a $75,000 unrestricted prize and residency at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) which administers the prize on behalf of the Herb Alpert Foundation. The music panelists for the 2022 Awards were George Lewis, Gustavo Matamoros, and Myra Melford.

Apr 12
CMA
Chamber Music America Awards Over $700,000 in Grants to Ensembles and Presenters through Three Programs

Chamber Music America (CMA), the national network for ensemble music professionals, today announced the distribution of $734,266 through three of its grant programs: Artistic Projects, CMA’s newest program, supported by the Howard Gilman Foundation; and Performance Plus and Presenter Consortium for Jazz, both supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Composers awarded include Lena Bloch, Yumi Kurosawa, Emilio Solla, and Henry Threadgill.

Apr 07
Guggenheim Foundation
13 Composers Among the 2022 Guggenheim Fellows

This year's Guggenheim Fellowships have been awarded to a total of 180 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists honored across 51 fields who were chosen from a rigorous application and peer review process out of almost 2500 applicants. Among them are 13 composers: Patricia Alessandrini, Phyllis Chen, David Dominique, Peter David Evans, Jonathan Bailey Holland, Sungji Hong, Panayiotis Kokoras, Charles Peck, Leah Reid, Rafael Rosa, Örjan Sandred, Nathan Shields, and Marlon Simon.

Guides & How Tos

NMBx: Improving Autistic Accessibility in Music

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NMBx: How Can Artists Respond to Injustice?

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Meet The Composer's Commissioning Music: A Basic Guide

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NMBx: A Framework for Responsible Trans Casting

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Creative Capital Online Resources

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NMBx: A Guide to Preparing the Piano

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NMBx: Collaborating with Authors

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MAP Fund Anti-Racism Resources

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NMBx: Online Score Sales Guide

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NMBx: Making Audition Requirements Equitable

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