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| Chamber Music America Announces Two New Jazz Grant Programs Chamber Music America has created two new grant programs for jazz ensembles and presenters, New Works: Encore and CMA/FACE French-American Jazz Exchange. Both programs are part of CMA’s national service to the jazz and chamber music communities. The goal of the New Works: Encore Program is to bring new audiences to jazz compositions commissioned through New Works: Creation and Presentation Program. This new program aims to take the works to venues beyond traditional clubs, and is made possible with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. New Works: Encore Program provides grants to presenters and festivals, helping them present the commissioned works, as performed by the composers and their ensembles. Ensembles themselves may also apply. The grant range is from $5, 000 to $10, 000, and applications must be received at CMA’s office no later than September 15, 2005. The CMA/ FACE French-American Jazz Exchange was created by Chamber Music America, the French Embassy, and French American Cultural Exchange (FACE), with the aim of fostering collaborative projects between French and American jazz artists. Activities within its scope may include composition, touring, recording, and audience development, in either France or the U.S. The program welcomes collaborations with artists in genres that may fall outside the scope of traditional jazz, like world, electronic, and contemporary classical music. These programs have been made possible through generous support by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. In addition, The French-American Jazz Exchange is made possible through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the Association Française d'Action Artistique. Chamber Music America, the national service organization for the ensemble music profession, was founded in 1977 to promote artistic excellence and economic stability of the field, and to ensure that chamber music, in its broadest sense, is a vital part of American life. With a membership of over 8, 000, including musicians, ensembles, presenters, artists’ managers, educators, music businesses, and advocates of ensemble music, CMA welcomes and represents a wide range of musical styles and traditions. In addition to its funding programs, CMA provides its members with consulting services, access to health and instrument insurance, conferences, seminars, and several publications, including the bimonthly magazine Chamber Music and a website, www.chamber-music.org. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |