Application Deadline (postmark):
- April 1, 2010 (for projects beginning July - December, 2010)
Grants from $500 to $2,000 are made to performers to play a work at least three times during an 18-month period. Awards support rehearsal and performance costs, so that performers may connect with a composer whose work they have not previously performed. Grant amounts vary according to the duration, difficulty of the work, and the number of performances proposed. As a rough guide, a soloist may receive $500-$1,000, a chamber group (3-8 performers) $1,000-$1,500, and a larger ensemble $1,500-$2,000.
Selection criteria include the quality of both the performer's and of the composer's submitted work. In addition, it is essential that the performers be dedicated to promoting the work, as shown by the total number of proposed performances, diversity of venues, broadcast and recording opportunities, and potential for reaching new audiences. Performers are encouraged to explore ways of integrating the work into settings where new music is seldom heard and to utilize creative or innovative programming should the work be presented in a more traditional concert setting.
To facilitate initial contacts, the Forum provides a free "matchmaking" roster of interested composers and performers through its Web site (www.composersforum.org/encoreconnect) and e-mail listservs. Performers may submit brief description of themselves/their ensemble and their musical needs (100 words max.), inviting composers to send appropriate scores/recordings. Similarly, composers may submit brief descriptions of works available.
See a complete list of current and past grantees. (PDF format, 240KB)
Who may Apply
Performers and composers apply jointly. Please use the application form above.
Composer/Performer Collaborator Database
ACF has compiled lists of composers and performers who have expressed interest in the Encore program; however performers and composers are not required to appear on these lists in order to be eligible. To access the list, visit www.composersforum.org/encoreconnect.
Funded by generous gifts from:
Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund
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For more information about this program contact:
Craig Carnahan
(p) 651.251.2833
(f) 651.291.7978
332 Minnesota St., E-145
St. Paul, MN 55101
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2009 Application
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2009 Application
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