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PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER: About
Founded: October 1997
Building a visible presence for new music and supporting local composers and performers, the Philadelphia Chapter dedicates its activities to the spirit of collaboration and connection. It connects composers to other composers and artists, to the resources available in the community, and with new audiences in a fresh and innovative fashion. In addition to hosting monthly meetings for composers to meet and network, the Chapter sponsors events such as Poets and Composers: Listening to Each Other, exchanges between poets and composers; Collaborations, co-hosted with Dance Alliance featuring collaborative works of local composers and choreographers; and Composer to Composer, co-hosted by The Philadelphia Orchestra. The Chapter programs continue to have a substantial impact on Philadelphia's musical community. Featured on NPR's "All Things Considered," the Chapter was credited for the growing interest and visibility of new music in Philadelphia. The Community Partners program continues to fund projects that have encompassed teaching elements of jazz and improvisation, creating a new work for a local community band, and working with homeless women and their families. In a Philadelphia Weekly feature article, the Chapter was described as "spear-heading initiatives aimed at both existing and future audiences" and was cited for providing opportunities for Philadelphia composers to grow and learn.
"'I am proud to support the work of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Composers Forum. This organization brings musical creativity to thousands of community residents, and enables local composers to connect with the traditions of Philadelphia's many and diverse neighborhoods. Music of all kinds - from jazz to classical to rap - brings joy to people's lives, and this organization plays a key role in placing composers and their music at the heart of our city's cultural life."
– Bobby McFerrin, composer
"The Philadelphia Chapter has been a fantastic resource for young, emerging, and established composers. I’ve noticed a real explosion in enthusiasm for new music in the area. I have no doubt that much of this is a result of the Chapter’s activities. There has never been a better time for creating new works of music and working in the community."
– Jennifer Higdon, composer
The Philadelphia Chapter is funded in part through the generous support
of:
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Samuel
S. Fels Fund
The William Penn Foundation
Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts
Presser Foundation
Stockton
Rush Bartol Foundation
The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS (FY2003)
Grand
Champions ($10,000+)
David Wolman and the Richard T. & Martha B. Baker Foundation
Patrons
($1,000 to $2,499)
Carol Haas Gravagno
Aficionados
($250 to $499)
Peter Benoliel
Enthusiasts
($100 to $249)
Jane McGuffin
Vera Wilson
Contributors ($50 to $99)
Evan Solot
Mark Zuckerman
Jennifer Barker
Britton Chance
Paul Epstein
Friends (up to $50)
Ingrid Arauco
Chuck Butler
Harrington E. Crissey Jr.
James and Dorothy Freeman
Jan Krzywicki
Samuel T. Swanson
PHILADELPHIA
CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jennifer
Barker, composer, Professor, University of Delaware
Thora Jacobson, Executive Director, Fleisher
Art Memorial
David Kramer, founder and CEO, Medical
Broadcasting Company
Bob Peskin, Director of Chapters, ACF-National Office
David Wolman, community leader
Simon Woods, Vice-President, Planning and Operations, The
Philadelphia Orchestra
PHILADELPHIA
CHAPTER ADVISORY COUNCIL
Jennifer
Higdon, composer, Professor, Curtis Institute of Music
Allen Krantz, composer
David Ludwig, composer
Robert Maggio, composer, Professor, University of West Chester
Evan Solot, composer, Professor, University of the Arts
Rodney Whittenberg, composer, President, Melodyvision
ACF NATIONAL
BOARD MEMBER
David Wolman, community leader
Active Members: 91
Katy
Clark, Director • Ian Moss, Chapter Assistant
American Composers Forum - Philadelphia Chapter
4313 Larchwood Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(215) 243-2098
phillycomposers@earthlink.net