5 New Grant Proposals Awarded Funding

The Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research is pleased to announce five new projects that have been awarded funding through the PRJC Grant Program. The grant committee received a wealth of excellent proposals for innovative projects and research surrounding the topic of innovative ensembles. Here are the projects that have been awarded funding in the fall 2019 grant cycle:

Miki Kaneda – Brooklyn, NY
Research | New Music, New Work: How the Creative Labor of Performers Shapes Contemporary Music

Burning River Baroque – Cleveland, OH
Innovative Project | “Cycles of Creation and Annihilation” – a collaboration between Burning River Baroque and the Blue Streak Ensemble focusing on environmental reform and climate change

David Kjar and Allegra Montanari – Chicago, IL
Research | Empowering the Portfolio Musician: Innovative Chamber Music Pedagogy for a 21^st-century Artist

Incantare – Rochester, NY
Innovative Project | EXILE – a series of concerts by the ensemble Incantare that trace the paths of populations forced into diaspora during the Renaissance and early Baroque periods

John Pippen – Fort Collins, CO
Research | Survey of Innovative Ensemble Members in Chicago