Delphi Trio_2021-22 Biographies.pdf

Duration: 45 minutesAn interactive, family-friendly performance for all ages, this program combines musical performance with visual art in a game-like format that allows viewers to join in on the music making.Using graphic notation, a unique way of writing sounds in the form of artistic images, Circle Dash consists of a series of animated “video scores” conceived by composer and educator Danny Clay that lead participants on a journey through a variety of musical landscapes.Audience members are invited to perform along with Delphi Trio using objects not traditionally considered instruments - no musical experience necessary! Along the way, audience members will learn about the basic building blocks of musical composition and explore the process of interpreting and performing music in a hands-on, interactive way. Presentations ofCircle Dash can be done in person or online.Circle Dash is a Delphi commission and an ongoing project.Danny Clay, ComposerDanny Clay is a composer and teaching artist whose work is deeply rooted in curiosity, collaboration, and the sheer joy of making things with people of all ages and levels of artistic experience.Working closely with artists, students, and community members alike, he builds worlds of inquiry, play, and perpetual discovery that integrate elements of sound, movement, theater, and visual design. Children's games, speculative systems, cognitive puzzles, invented notation, found objects, imaginary archives, repurposed media, micro-improvisations, and happy accidents all make frequent appearances in his projects.Recent collaborators include Kronos Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Third Coast Percussion, Volti, the San Francisco Girls Chorus, Wu Man, Sarah Cahill, Phyllis Chen, and printmaker Jon Fischer. His work has been performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP), Ensemble Dal Niente, and has been presented by the deYoung Museum, San Francisco Performances, the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts at the Minnesota Street Project, the Grey Area Foundation for the Arts, the Meaney Center for the Arts in Seattle, and university programs throughout the United States. Learn more about Danny at<a href="https://www.dclaymusic.com/"> www.dclaymusic.com</a>.<a href="http://www.delphitrio.com/familyconcert">www.delphitrio.com/familyconcert</a>

Circle Dash

Delphi Trio is passionate about sharing knowledge and educating young artists. All three members of the Trio are devoted teaching artists who feel strongly about the importance of sharing and passing on knowledge to the next generation. In this offering, the Trio works together to coach chamber music, or separately to coach individual instrumentalists on solo or sonata repertoire. The Trio is also available to offer panel discussions and lectures on a variety of topics, including career building, historical performance practice, arts administration, ensemble dynamics, practice psychology, and more.

Masterclasses & Panel Discussions

The members of Delphi Trio love connecting with their audiences on and off the concert stage. In the Q&amp;A and Post-Concert Chat options, the Trio will collaborate with the presenting host to facilitate a formal dialogue between the Trio and the audience. This conversation may consist of the Trio answering audience members’ questions, or delving into discussion topics such as the Trio’s musical upbringings, ideas about particular works, instruments, or anything else that might be of interest. In the Meet &amp; Greet option, the Trio will attend an informal post-concert reception where they can meet and talk with audience members directly. The availability of this option is contingent on appropriate mask policies being enforced.

Q&A/Post-Concert Chat/Meet & Greet

Delphi Trio—Photos for Public Download.zip

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<h2>Co-Commission a New Triple Concerto</h2>A worldwide celebration is on the horizon! The <a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/delphi-trio/">Delphi Trio</a> seeks co-commissioners for&nbsp;a new triple concerto for violin, cello, and piano by Clarice Assad that celebrates the rebirth of cultural life, of connection, of community.&nbsp;It is&nbsp;a&nbsp;21st-century female response to Beethoven's popular Triple Concerto of 1803. The piece will be designed to work either standing alone or as a companion piece to the Beethoven and will have the same instrumentation:&nbsp;soloists plus one flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings,&nbsp;plus potentially one extra musician.<h3>Join the Commissioning Consortium</h3>The commissioning consortium is led by the San José Chamber Orchestra (SJCO)&nbsp;and Maestra Barbara Day Turner; each co-commissioner is asked to contribute $5,000 toward the composer’s fee and copying costs.&nbsp;The SJCO will give the world premiere of the work on Sunday, March 20, 2022. The work is proprietary in performance to co-commissioners and the Delphi Trio for spring 2022 and fall 2023. Please <a href="mailto:matthew@arielartists.com?subject=Delphi%20Trio%E2%80%94Clarice%20Assad%20Commission">email</a> Matthew Kulas to inquire about co-commissioning the Assad Triple Concerto.<figure class="image"><img src="https://d2k153re4i383a.cloudfront.net/Assad_Clarice_Photo_by_Cynthia_Van_Elk_2_1_1024x681_25e62feab3.jpg"></figure><h3>About Clarice Assad</h3>A powerful communicator renowned for her musical scope and versatility, Brazilian-American Clarice Assad is a significant artistic voice in the classical, world music, pop, and jazz genres, renowned for her evocative colors, rich textures, and diverse stylistic range. A prolific Grammy-nominated composer, with over 70 works to her credit, her work has been commissioned by internationally renowned organizations, festivals, and artists, and are published in France (Editions Lemoine), Germany (Trekel), Criadores do Brasil (Brazil), and in the US by Virtual Artists Collective Publishing. Ms. Assad has released seven solo albums and appeared on or had her works performed on another 30. Her music is represented on Cedille Records, SONY Masterworks, Nonesuch, Adventure Music, Edge, Telarc, NSS Music, GHA, and CHANDOS. As an innovator, her award-winning Voxploration Series on music education, creation, songwriting, and improvisation has been presented throughout the United States, Brazil, Europe, and the Middle East. With her talents sought-after by artists and organizations worldwide, the multi-talented musician continues to attract new audiences both onstage and off.<h3>About the Delphi Trio</h3>The <a href="https://www.delphitrio.com">Delphi Trio</a> is recognized for commanding, compelling performances that draw audiences into their musical world. The Trio prioritizes unity, artistry, vulnerability, and musical risk-taking, creating performances that are infused with spontaneity, humor, and joy. Founded on the principles of community, connection, and artistry, Delphi believe firmly in art’s ability to make a difference in the world and are committed to using their musical platform to bring people together, regardless of background or beliefs. Comprised of three strong women, Delphi Trio works to highlight the presentation of works by female composers alongside the classic piano trio repertoire. Violinist Liana Bérubé, cellist Tanya Tomkins, and pianist Allegra Chapman are based in the San Francisco Bay Area.To inquire about joining the commissioning consortium&nbsp;or to learn more about the&nbsp;<a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/delphi-trio/">Delphi Trio</a>, please email Artist Representative, <a href="mailto:matthew@arielartists.com?subject=Delphi%20Trio%E2%80%94Clarice%20Assad%20Commission">Matthew Kulas</a>.

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Worldwide celebration is on the horizon! The Delphi Trio is pleased to invite co-commissioners&nbsp;to join in creating a new triple concerto for violin, cello, and piano by Clarice Assad celebrating the return of cultural life and connection. The piece will be designed to work either standing alone or as a companion piece to the Beethoven&nbsp;Triple Concerto - a 21st century female response to the famous party piece of 1803.&nbsp;Instrumentation will be the same as in the Beethoven (three soloists plus one flute, two oboes, two&nbsp;clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings) plus one percussionist.Tentatively titled "The Tale of Mélusine", the new work will follow the medieval French legend of a half-fairy woman betrayed by her mortal husband. The Concerto is 23-25 minutes in length and is performed without breaks between movements.The concerto will be premiered in March, 2022 and will be proprietary in&nbsp;performance to Delphi Trio for one year following the premiere; it will be proprietary in recording&nbsp;to Delphi Trio for two years following the premiere. The commissioning consortium is led by the&nbsp;San José Chamber Orchestra and Maestra Barbara Day Turner; each co-commissioner will&nbsp;contribute $5,000 USD toward the composer’s fee and copying costs.&nbsp;About Clarice AssadA powerful communicator renowned for her musical scope and versatility, Brazilian-American Clarice Assad is a significant artistic voice in the classical, world music, pop, and jazz genres, renowned for her evocative colors, rich textures, and diverse stylistic range. A prolific Grammy-nominated composer, with over 70 works to her credit, her work has been commissioned by internationally renowned organizations, festivals, and artists, and are published in France (Editions Lemoine), Germany (Trekel), Criadores do Brasil (Brazil), and in the US by Virtual Artists Collective Publishing. Ms. Assad has released seven solo albums and appeared on or had her works performed on another 30. Her music is represented on Cedille Records, SONY Masterworks, Nonesuch, Adventure Music, Edge, Telarc, NSS Music, GHA, and CHANDOS. As an innovator, her award-winning Voxploration Series on music education, creation, songwriting, and improvisation has been presented throughout the United States, Brazil, Europe, and the Middle East. With her talents sought-after by artists and organizations worldwide, the multi-talented musician continues to attract new audiences both onstage and off.

Clarice Assad Triple Concerto

Delphi Trio to Commission Clarice Assad Triple Concerto

Tesla Quartet_2021-22 Biographies.pdf

Tesla Quartet—Photos for Public Download.zip

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“I love these sessions. It's really wonderful to have the opportunity to watch you do this work, and hear your thought processes. I hear and feel the things you're talking about come out in the music, and it's very enlightening (and beautiful).”—Sean<h2>Immerse yourself with the <a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/tesla-quartet/">Tesla Quartet</a>&nbsp;as they explore Béla Bartók's six monumental string quartets&nbsp;for the first time.</h2><figure class="image"><a href="https://youtu.be/fWjCPSTjWpw?t=1083" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://d2k153re4i383a.cloudfront.net/Bartok_Livestream_2536fe57b7.png"></a></figure>&nbsp;<h3>Adopt a Bartók Quartet</h3>Join the <a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/tesla-quartet/">Tesla Quartet</a> this spring on an extraordinary journey! For any concert presenters seeking virtual programming through June 2021, we offer an exclusive invitation from the Tesla Quartet, who have mapped out a deeply personal&nbsp;journey for audience members to learn the six Bartók Quartets alongside them.&nbsp;We are looking for presenters who would each like to adopt a Bartók Quartet and give their community this exclusive learning experience. After a wonderfully successful installment of the first three&nbsp;Bartók Quartets—sponsored by Friends of Chamber Music&nbsp;Troy and the Grand Valley State University&nbsp;Department of Music—we are looking for presenters who would each like to adopt one of the final three&nbsp;Bartók Quartets&nbsp;and give their community this exclusive learning experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;Check out the audience responses below:&nbsp;<hr>“Thank you for inviting your listeners and fans to participate with you. All three of the guest speakers (and your performances, of course) have been wonderful.”&nbsp;—Anonymous"I found the commentaries the most valuable; they illuminated the road Bartók took, and thus the music. Can I comment as well? the playing of the Tesla Quartet is extremely elegant and these quartets were performed beautifully."—Jim"It was exciting to hear a young quartet, relatively speaking, be so enthusiastic about Bartok's quartets. I also learned more about Bartók's life and approach to composing from the guest speakers. The open rehearsals were exciting to see and hear what aspects of the music you go over when actually rehearsing together. Also interesting to hear how musicians try to convey aspects of playing specific music in words."—Sally<hr><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Each Bartók Week</h3>In the Tesla Quartet’s six week Bartók-fest, they are exploring&nbsp;how this music sways their innermost passions, to a depth and at a pace designed to entertain, inform, and engage their listeners. Each week focuses on a single quartet and consist of the following:<ul><li>Day 1 –&nbsp;Live&nbsp;Conversation with an&nbsp;expert:&nbsp;Guests to include:&nbsp;Nicholas Kitchen, first violinist of the Borromeo Quartet; Hungarian violinist Károly Schranz, founding member of the Takács Quartet; and celebrated composer Gabriel Lena Frank.</li><li>Day 2 –&nbsp;Live Open Rehearsal:&nbsp;A behind the scenes look at the Tesla Quartet's rehearsal process.</li><li>Day 3 –&nbsp;Live&nbsp;Performance:&nbsp;The week’s activities will culminate in a live-stream performance of one of the string quartets.</li><li>Audience Participation: Each session will include a Q&amp;A session for the audience to engage with the ensemble and its guests.</li></ul>&nbsp;Dates: May 26-29 – String Quartet No. 4 June 2-5 – String Quartet No. 5 June 9-12 – String Quartet No. 6 &nbsp;<h3>Sponsorships &nbsp;Available!</h3>Each week is sponsored by a performing arts organization from across the United States. For a $5,000 sponsorship, patrons of the sponsoring organizations will receive a subscription for the entire series and will have VIP access to the Q&amp;A sessions and prizes for the sponsored week.&nbsp;&nbsp;<hr>"I've never really enjoyed Bartók. Though I have more recordings of B's quartets than any other, so I guess I have been looking for a way in. The talks with Bartók experts have REALLY helped."—Gary "Sooo good!! I don't know why such dissonance brings me so much joy lol. That last movement is incredible and really ties it all together. Much love Tesla Quartet!"—Doug "This is a wonderful performance, it has it all: lyricism, dance rhythms, unabashed enjoyment of the dissonances, thank you so much. I plan to listen to it often."—Sonia<hr>&nbsp;To inquire about sponsorship or to learn more about the <a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/tesla-quartet/">Tesla Quartet</a>, please email Artist Representative, <a href="mailto:matthew@arielartists.com?subject=Tesla%20Quartet%20Bartok%20Inquiry">Matthew Kulas</a>.

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Tesla Quartet: A Bartók Journey

Akropolis Reed Quintet_ 2021-22 Biographies.pdf

Winner of the 2015 Fischoff Educator Award, Akropolis has engaged more than 40,000 youth during its 13-year history, including an annual, yearlong residency at three high schools in their home Detroit community. As an independent nonprofit they have received grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, and many individuals nationwide to support their educational programming, which comprises a noteworthy portion of their activity.&nbsp;Akropolis delivers fast-paced and informative workshops, including its “The Best Story” presentation for elementary schools, featuring a musical reenactment of the Eileen Spinelli children’s book. At the middle and high school level, Akropolis gives performances, coachings, Q&amp;A's, and offers a side-by-side band concerto by Peter Terry.&nbsp;“I am in awe of your genius in this educational arena and excited for all the young lives that you will impact and change because you are first and foremost extraordinary artists who are bringing that excellence and meticulous preparation and execution to the educational arena.”-Kathy Soroka, Allegheny RiverStone Center for Arts Education

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Akropolis believes that "quality" in classical music comes not only from the technical competency of the performers, but of the relevance an artist creates within their community. To do this, Akropolis engages their communities nationwide through experiences informed by the communities they serve. This includes collaborating with community members on new musical works, including&nbsp;so much more, featuring interviews with local business owners, and&nbsp;Sprocket, featuring a rideable percussion bike created by scrap metal artist, Juan Martinez. They commissioned new work from Detroit poet Marsha Music, and in their travels have performed with guest percussionists in several communities.&nbsp;Akropolis has performed at dozens of workplaces during its Detroit Workplace Concert Series, including hospitals, factories, tech companies, and more. They have performed in juvenile&nbsp;detention centers, homeless shelters, development centers, and senior care centers. They have given dozens of outdoor performances at parks and other pop-up locations, including grocery stores and farmers markets. They have given house concerts, backyard concerts, and concerts on river walks and bike paths.&nbsp; &nbsp;Each concert is custom-designed with community input and shaped to reflect the vibrancy of the community.&nbsp;

Community Engagement

Based on Akropolis' 8 year of experience teaching and entrepreneurship and career development, including courses at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and the Michigan State University College of Music, Akropolis created&nbsp;<a href="https://akropolisquintet.org/mastermind/">Akropolis Mastermind</a>&nbsp;in 2019 and since then have engaged 22 early career artists and over 80 participants&nbsp;in this weeklong career development workshop.&nbsp;Please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://akropolisquintet.org/mastermind">akropolisquintet.org/mastermind</a>&nbsp;to read the testimonials from these participants' experiences.&nbsp;At the university level, Akropolis provides customized workshops derived from their Mastermind, including sessions on health and sustainability, marketing/branding, financial planning, project development, and more.&nbsp;Akropolis also delivers inspiring master classes, reads and premieres works by student composers, and has even collaborated with college students in performance.&nbsp;

Akropolis Mastermind (University)

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<h3>Ghost Light (def.)&nbsp;</h3>"a small, single bulbed light, usually a floor lamp of some sort, that shines on the dark stage throughout the night when the theater is closed and unoccupied."—Onstageblog.com<hr>&nbsp;The <a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/akropolis-reed-quintet/">Akropolis Reed Quintet</a>'s 4th album,&nbsp;<a href="https://arielartists.com/interdisciplinary-projects/ghost-light/">Ghost Light</a>, released on April 9, 2021 and already hailed by&nbsp;The Wire (U.K.) as "audibly driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure," is now available as a touring program specifically designed to aid presenters in creatively reopening their venues to live audiences with an intentional sense of community. The event will be staged by the Akropolis with intimate lighting and include a ghost light from the presenting venue, or another in the community.<figure class="image"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0WsLf8_hGU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://d2k153re4i383a.cloudfront.net/Akropolis_Ghost_Light_Playing_1_f896b18e70.jpg"></a></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://arielartists.com/interdisciplinary-projects/ghost-light/">Ghost Light</a>&nbsp;is a meditation on life, death, and rebirth&nbsp;"performed with faultless detail and refreshing artistry" (I Care if You Listen).&nbsp;It&nbsp;shines a light on the ghosts all around us and grapples with the issues of mortality and our personal and collective history. The concert program includes selections from the&nbsp;<a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/akropolis-reed-quintet/">Akropolis Reed Quintet</a>'s&nbsp;fourth album,&nbsp;<a href="https://akropolisquintet.org/ghostlight/">Ghost Light</a>&nbsp;on New Focus Recordings, including 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist, Michael Gilbertson, and 2019 Academy of Arts and Letters Award recipient, Stacy Garrop. A masterwork by Jeff Scott telling the history of three razed Black Detroit neighborhoods is accompanied by new poetry written by Detroit historian and author, Marsha Music.&nbsp;<h3>Pure Gold</h3>Celebrating their 12th year and hailed by Fanfare Magazine for their “imagination, infallible musicality, and huge vitality,” the <a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/akropolis-reed-quintet/">Akropolis Reed Quintet</a> was founded in 2009 at the University of Michigan and has won seven national chamber music prizes including the Fischoff Gold Medal and Fischoff Educator Award. The San Francisco Chronicle dubbed the Akropolis’s third album release,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Space Between Us, “pure gold.”&nbsp;To inquire about <a href="https://arielartists.com/interdisciplinary-projects/ghost-light/">Ghost Light</a> or to learn more about the <a href="https://arielartists.com/artists/akropolis-reed-quintet/">Akropolis Reed Quintet</a>, please email Artist Representative, <a href="mailto:matthew@arielartists.com?subject=Akropolis%20Reed%20Quintet%20Inquiry">Matthew Kulas</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Stacy Garrop –&nbsp;Rites for the AfterlifeMichael Gilbertson –&nbsp;Kinds of LightNiloufar Nourbakhsh&nbsp;–&nbsp;Firing Squad–&nbsp;Intermission –Theo Chandler –&nbsp;Seed to SnagJeff Scott –&nbsp;Homage to Paradise Valley&nbsp;(poetry by Marsha Music)Akropolis Reed Quintet’s 4th album, Ghost Light, released on April 9, 2021 and already hailed by&nbsp;The Wire, U.K. as “audibly driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure,” is now available as a touring program specifically designed to aid presenters in creatively reopening their venues to live audiences with an intentional sense of community. Mirroring the live stream concert that Akropolis delivered on the album release date, the event will be staged by Akropolis with intimate lighting and include a ghost light from the presenting venue, or another in the community.&nbsp;Featuring five original works commissioned by Akropolis, Ghost Light is a meditation on life, death, and rebirth “performed with faultless detail and refreshing artistry” (I Care if You Listen). The program shines a light on the ghosts all around us and grapples with the issues of mortality and our personal and collective history. Living, learning, and growing in their own bubble for the last 12 months, Akropolis has developed their own, reignited purpose: to bring world class music to everyday people through human connection. As you endeavor to do the same in your community, Ghost Light provides an ideal setting with diverse works from composers Stacy Garrop, Michael Gilbertson, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Theo Chandler, and Jeff Scott, including original poetry by Detroit artist and historian, Marsha Music.

Ghost Light

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Akropolis Reed Quintet: Ghost Light

<h2>A Call for the Best Artistic Ideas in Classical Music, Focusing on Relevance, Innovative Power, Inclusive Dialogue, Diverse Participation, and Positive Impact&nbsp;</h2><a href="https://arielartists.com/">Ariel Artists</a>&nbsp;announces a new, annual “innovation competitions” format, launched through its innovation platform,&nbsp;<a href="http://arielavant.org/">Ariel AVANT: Connect Forward</a>. The competitions function as an open invitation to classical musicians and chamber ensembles to push forward the evolution of classical music as an art form, with concert presenters, industry thought leaders, and Ariel Artists roster artists all joining forces to identify best ideas in the marketplace and reward them with development time, commissioning support, and performance opportunities. AVANT takes the competition beyond artistic mastery, focusing on relevance, innovative power, inclusive dialogue, diverse participation, and positive impact as metrics of excellence.Ariel Artists founder&nbsp;Oni Buchanan&nbsp;explains, “I founded Ariel Artists in 2009, as a pianist and poet interested in contemporary music and interdisciplinary performance. As a young, unknown artist engaged in non-traditional performance endeavors, I booked concerts for myself from 2003 to 2013, honing my strengths of programming curation, recontextualizing canonical works alongside contemporary repertoire, creating interdisciplinary collaborations, and offering performance residencies. Through those efforts, I built a machine whose infrastructure I realized I could leverage to represent a full roster of artists pursuing innovative work and seeking to engage with communities of people. My impact would be exponentially greater than anything I could achieve as a soloist.Now in its 11th year, Ariel has built wonderful partnerships with artists, concert presenters, and thought leaders across our industry who share our core values of innovation, interdisciplinary connection, and ongoing, participatory dialogue across diverse communities of people. I therefore find myself in the fortunate position of being able to put out a call for ideas to the larger classical music ecosystem, and having a community of support ready to join the initiative. I’m excited to offer the Ariel AVANT platform as a way to invite and reward the best ideas, to facilitate development opportunities for artists creating innovative projects, and to bring people together across our industry to put momentum behind the evolution of classical music as an art form. This is truly an ‘everyone wins’ opportunity, and I am immensely grateful for the participation of our visionary colleagues for whom I have such enormous respect.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://arielavant.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/UN_Sustainable-Development-Goals.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is UN_Sustainable-Development-Goals.jpg"></figure>The initial Ariel AVANT competition category will be&nbsp;Impact Performance, with an application deadline of June 1, 2020. The&nbsp;Impact Performance&nbsp;prize goes to the most compelling interdisciplinary and/or multimedia performance designed to generate productive conversation and offer positive means of action addressing a social justice issue, particularly one related to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/">United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</a>&nbsp;prioritized to be achieved by 2030. Applying artists should also propose one or more new works (of at least 10 minutes total) which will be commissioned for the performance itself and integral to its implementation.<hr><h3>Competition Guidelines</h3>In an effort to mitigate implicit bias, the competition will be judged by three tiers of judging panels made up of varying ratios of concert presenters, industry thought leaders, and Ariel roster artists, all from diverse backgrounds. The best ideas win, with four levels of recognition:&nbsp;Grand Prize Winner, Second&nbsp;and&nbsp;Third Place&nbsp;winners, and a&nbsp;Heart&nbsp;winner, an honorable mention for a proposal “with heart.” The grand prize includes a $20,000 touring fund to support five performances with paired engagement events, a $10,000 development and commissioning fund, and a two-week incubation residency for beta testing at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Second and third prizes are honorariums of $3,000 and $2,000, respectively. &nbsp; The AVANT competitions are open to classical music soloists and chamber ensembles of every background, regardless of age, ensemble instrumentation, race, gender identification, sexual orientation, or any other factor.&nbsp; &nbsp; The only eligibility requirements to apply are the following:<ul><li>An active performance history of at least two years</li><li>Established membership of at least two years (in the case of chamber ensembles)</li><li>The total number of touring artists/collaborators (including accompanying technicians) must range from 3-6 people</li><li>Applicants must be able to tour in the United States during the Grand Prize touring period (approximately September through December 2021)</li><li>Commissioned works must be completed and delivered to artists/collaborators well in advance of the Grand Prize touring period</li></ul><h3><a href="http://arielavant.org/competition/impact-performance">FULL COMPETITION GUIDELINES</a></h3>&nbsp;<h3>Impact Performance Competition Timeline:</h3><ul><li>Applications Due:&nbsp;June 1, 2020</li><li>Semi-Finalists Announced:&nbsp;July 2020</li><li>Finalists Announced:&nbsp;August 2020</li><li>Grand Prize Winner Announced:&nbsp;September 2020</li><li>Approximate Touring Period:&nbsp;September – December 2021</li></ul><h3><a href="https://arielartists.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2cf7a44ee169236786b861340&amp;id=cbb5deecfb">SIGN UP FOR THE AVANT MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE COMPETITION NOTIFICATIONS HERE!</a></h3>

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Delphi Trio to Commission Clarice Assad Triple Concerto

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Ariel Artists Announces New Annual Innovation Competitions