NY STATE MUSIC FUND
2006 Grant Awards (continued)
Sunday, August 12, 2007
WSKG Public Telecommunications Council (Binghamton) $30,000
To support the Innovative Sounds Celebration project to present 12 local popular music artists in six hour-long television/radio productions, filmed at the local studio as well as various rural locations and distributed via the Web and podcasts.
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council (Rochester) $165,000
To support BackStage Pass, a series of broadcasts coupled with artist interviews in an hour-long, twice-monthly series for television, radio and the Web featuring regional artists from Western New York representing a variety of multigenerational music and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Yeshiva University Museum (New York) $50,000
For Sephardic Nightlife, a series of programs presenting Sephardic Jewish music in collaboration with the American Sephardi Federation.
YMCA Boulton Center (Glen Cove) $40,000
To support the series American Voices: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, presenting 11 artists of various popular music styles, ethnic backgrounds and generations.
YMCA of Greater Syracuse (Syracuse) $18,000
For instructional and performance support for the Music Lesson Program and the After School Arts Programs, providing instrumental and vocal lessons to 400 students from low-income, underserved communities through partnerships with public schools.
Young Audiences New York (New York) $80,000
In support of Global Sounds, academic year-long residency programs for fourth- and fifth-graders at in East Harlem and Hunts Point, with skills-based instruction and ensemble building, culminating in a public performance for families and school.
Young Concert Artists (New York) $20,000
For performance and outreach support of the YCA Composers Concert featuring five original contemporary pieces performed by YCA musicians and composers.
ZviDance (New York) $10,000
To support the creation of an electronic score by the composer Scott Killian for the premiere of Gertrud.
To support the Innovative Sounds Celebration project to present 12 local popular music artists in six hour-long television/radio productions, filmed at the local studio as well as various rural locations and distributed via the Web and podcasts.
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council (Rochester) $165,000
To support BackStage Pass, a series of broadcasts coupled with artist interviews in an hour-long, twice-monthly series for television, radio and the Web featuring regional artists from Western New York representing a variety of multigenerational music and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Yeshiva University Museum (New York) $50,000
For Sephardic Nightlife, a series of programs presenting Sephardic Jewish music in collaboration with the American Sephardi Federation.
YMCA Boulton Center (Glen Cove) $40,000
To support the series American Voices: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, presenting 11 artists of various popular music styles, ethnic backgrounds and generations.
YMCA of Greater Syracuse (Syracuse) $18,000
For instructional and performance support for the Music Lesson Program and the After School Arts Programs, providing instrumental and vocal lessons to 400 students from low-income, underserved communities through partnerships with public schools.
Young Audiences New York (New York) $80,000
In support of Global Sounds, academic year-long residency programs for fourth- and fifth-graders at in East Harlem and Hunts Point, with skills-based instruction and ensemble building, culminating in a public performance for families and school.
Young Concert Artists (New York) $20,000
For performance and outreach support of the YCA Composers Concert featuring five original contemporary pieces performed by YCA musicians and composers.
ZviDance (New York) $10,000
To support the creation of an electronic score by the composer Scott Killian for the premiere of Gertrud.