Composer and Percussionist Sarah Hennies Receives Commissioning and Performance Awards from Fromm Music Foundation and USArtists International
Sarah Hennies.
Bard Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Sarah Hennies has won two new awards in support of her professional work. Hennies is one of 14 American composers to receive a 2022 commission from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. Her commissioning award provides $12,000 to support the creation of new musical works as well as access to a subsidy of up to $4,000 for an ensemble to perform the premiere of the commissioned work. More than 500 composers have received this Fromm Music Foundation commission since 1952.
Hennies has also received a 2023 USArtists International Second Round Award by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, which provides grants of up to $18,000, in support of her participation at the international 2023 Archipel Festival in Geneva, Switzerland. At the Archipel Festival, Sarah will perform two of her own pieces, Falsetto (2016) for percussion and pre-recorded percussion, and Fleas (2017) for vibraphone and multiple handbells played by the public. She will also perform a concert of music by the American composer and percussionist, Michael Ranta.
Post Date: 04-04-2023
Hennies has also received a 2023 USArtists International Second Round Award by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, which provides grants of up to $18,000, in support of her participation at the international 2023 Archipel Festival in Geneva, Switzerland. At the Archipel Festival, Sarah will perform two of her own pieces, Falsetto (2016) for percussion and pre-recorded percussion, and Fleas (2017) for vibraphone and multiple handbells played by the public. She will also perform a concert of music by the American composer and percussionist, Michael Ranta.
Post Date: 04-04-2023