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AMP presented Kontras Quartet concert in Chicago

In a return engagement presented by the American Music Project June 7 in Chicago, the Kontras Quartet performed a wide array of neglected American music from Amy Beach, Walter …
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Homegrown music for wind quintet explored in Michigan

Pure Winds gave a program of rarely heard American music for wind quintet June 6 in Lansing, Michigan. The program, funded in part by an AMP grant, included Irving Fine's …
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American wind music given voice with AMP grant in Washington

Chamber Music Marysville in Washington state performed a concert of American wind music April 15, which was made possible by a grant from the American Music Project. Th …
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Kontras Quartet will return for second AMP concert in June

Following last year’s successful concert, the American Music Project is bringing back the Kontras Quartet for another program of superb yet rarely performed American cha …
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Kontras Quartet’s AMP concert receives acclaim

The Kontras Quartet performed a program Sunday at Ganz Hall in Chicago, which included a long-belated premiere. Presented by the American Music Project, the event included …
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AMP Grant Awards announced for the 2021-22 season

Boston Public Quartet After going on hiatus last season due to the pandemic, the American Music Project today announces grant winners for the 2021-22 season. Boston Public Q …
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AMP grant applications are now open for the 2021-22 season

"The Violinist Leila Kalman 1924"; painting by George Bellows. After going on hiatus this past season due to financial stresses and performance limitations caused by the Covid- …
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AMP grants paused for 20-21 season

"The Cellist" by Joseph DeCamp, 1908. The American Music Project is pausing grant submissions and awards for the 2020-21 season due to Covid-19. "With great regret, I'm s …
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Chicago Tribune previews the George Crumb Festival

Read the article by Chicago Tribune music critic Howard Reich previewing the Music Institute of Chicago's George Crumb Festival, made possible by an AMP grant. https://www. …
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George Crumb Festival finale earns critical raves

The Music Institute of Chicago's AMP-sponsored George Crumb Festival closed with a varied feast of music, earning critical accolades from the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Class …
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George Crumb Festival opens with a “triumphant foray”

The Music Institute of Chicago opened its George Crumb Festival on January 31. Read Chicago Classical Review's coverage of Program I, which presented several works of the Ame …
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AMP Grant Awards announced for the 2019-20 season

George Crumb George Crumb Festival The Music Institute of Chicago will mark the 90th birthday season of George Crumb with an immersive three-day festival of the American ico …
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