New Grants Available for “Innovative Ensemble” Events, Initiatives, and Research!

Grant proposals are due September 1, 2014 for the first cycle of grants under the newly established Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research.  Anyone can apply for these grants, which are intended to support new initiatives, events, and research surrounding the topic of “Innovative ensembles.”  Grants will range from $500-$2,000 and a total of $15,000-$25,000 will be awarded this year!  Visit http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/prjc/poly/prjcenter/ for more information and proposal instructions.

About the author

Stephen Danyew
Stephen Danyew

Steve Danyew is a composer, saxophonist, teacher, and arts administrator based in Rochester, NY. Danyew composes works for chamber ensembles, large instrumental ensembles, choirs and more, and currently serves as Managing Editor of Polyphonic.org. His music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent. Steve received a B.M. cum laude, Pi Kappa Lambda from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and holds an M.M. in Composition and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music.