Ahead of the Beat: Page 2

This post was written by the Khemia Ensemble, a 2017 Paul R. Judy Center Grant Recipient.  Emerging from the traditional classical music concert format, how does who we are and what we are presenting connect to today’s audiences? How is what we do relevant to us as individuals as well as our group identity? We […]

The following post was written by Drew Worden and Ivan Trevino, members of the group The Big Trouble. Hey everyone, it’s Drew and Ivan. We started a band called The Big Trouble and wanted to share a few things we’ve learned after our first year working together. In 2017, we were awarded a $15,000 Arts […]

The following post was written by Austin Wulliman, violinist in the JACK Quartet, who was awarded a 2018 Paul R. Judy Center Grant.  This August, JACK took the stage on the TIME SPANS Festival in New York City alongside the technicians and producers of the incredible SWR Experimentalstudio Freiburg to present a concert of music […]

The following post was written by Belinda Ho, a violinist and music entrepreneur based in Miami, FL. Explore her projects at www.babybstrings.com and www.musicalfairytales.com. In recent decades, the music industry has experienced total disruption. Surveys by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) show that between 2008 and 2012, audience attendance declined for traditional art forms (theatre, classical […]

Are you a college or graduate student who has a passion for writing about music? Or does this sound like someone you know? Then here is an opportunity for you/them! 21CM has partnered with the award-winning music blog I CARE IF YOU LISTEN to create the “New Voices” Essay Contest. Students currently enrolled in undergraduate […]

This post was written by Daniel Ketter, Co-Director of Music in the American Wild, an ensemble that began as a way to celebrate the 2016 U.S. National Park Service centennial.  On March 3, 2018, Music in the American Wild continued its collaboration with National Park Service sites by hosting a concert celebrating Women’s Voices at […]

This post was written by Ian Antonio, a percussionist and founding member of Yarn/Wire, recipients of a 2017 Paul R. Judy Center Grant. On December 2nd of last year, Yarn/Wire, with the support of the Paul R. Judy Center Grant from the Eastman School of Music, presented the sixth installment of our ongoing ‘Currents’ series. […]

This post was written by percussionist/composer/arts entrepreneur Maria Finkelmeier.  Based in Boston, she manages a steady stream of projects that incorporate her talents as a performer, composer, and project designer. For more info, visit www.mariafinkelmeier.com. A project-based lifestyle goes beyond the parameters of the more common and discussed “gig economy” – in which musicians, artists, creatives, […]

With the generous support of the Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research at the Eastman School of Music, 2017 has been a critical period of development for on|off, an audience-collaborative work performed by the public on homemade musical synthesizers, developed by Peter Ferry (BM ‘13), video artist Xuan (BM ‘14) and composer Danny Clay. […]

This post was written by Victoria Lo Mellin of Gamelan Dharma Swara, a Paul R. Judy Center grant recipient.  As a student and performer of gamelan for over a decade, I have struggled to succinctly answer this question, especially as it relates to Gamelan Dharma Swara (GDS), the New York-based Balinese music and dance ensemble […]