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Applications for the Paul R. Judy Center Grant Program are due by 11:59pm on October 1, 2020. As we approach the deadline for the October 1 grant cycle, below are a few resources to assist with developing a compelling proposal. 12 Quick Tips for Better Grant Writing by Jay Wilkinson How to Write a Music […]

In our SoundBit last week, we highlighted how Yo-Yo Ma and a team of community organizers collaborated to produce pop-up concerts for essential workers in Western Massachusetts. This innovative work was a realization of one of the overarching themes from this past summer’s Virtual Visionaries collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Excel Lab. Shortly after […]

This past summer, a common tone of the Virtual Visionaries Series, a collaborative project between the University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership, and a cohort of seven co-sponsors was that out of adversity comes innovation. Each week of the series featured guest artists sharing insight into how they were reacting […]

September is typically the month when symphony orchestras across the country embark on a new season of performances. The ongoing threat and challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to limit how orchestras can engage their audiences. Announcements by symphony orchestras in the the last week have highlighted the wide spectrum of ways that arts […]

On May 11, we published a Sound Bit detailing lessons learned from the contingency planning process of a Summer Music Festival preparing for the summer 2020 season. The festival is now complete, with the organization ultimately making the the decision to run an entirely virtual festival. The entire process, from the initial questioning of the […]

The Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research announces the 2020-2021 Grant Program The Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research is a division of the Institute for Music Leadership at the Eastman School of Music. The Center’s research and programming emphasizes the 21st Century evolution of the innovative ensemble, influenced by both the symphony […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed the final week of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for this week were Dr. Leah Claiborne and Sydnie L. Mosley. Pianist, scholar, and educator, Dr. Leah Claiborne, promotes diversity in the arts by […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week nine of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for this week were Katherine Banks and Bill Kalinkos. A Midwest based actor and educator, Banks recently reprised her role as Joanne in Mindhunter (Netflix). […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week eight of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guest for this week was composer and pianist Gabriele Lena Frank. Ms. Frank currently serves as Composer-in-Residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra and has been […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week seven of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for this week were Omari Rush and Laura Zabel. Rush currently serves as executive director of Culture Source in Detroit and  as the […]