The COVID-19 pandemic forced music educating, music performing, and music presenting organizations to a temporary standstill, impacting an unprecedented number of people. The Presser Foundation and American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter co-hosted five Idea Forums and invited colleagues to share thoughts about resilience, creativity, and programming during pandemic. LINKS TO RECORDED SESSIONS ARE BELOW. August 12, 2020 session featured…
The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of General Operating and Capital Support Grants to Music OrganizationsIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the greater Philadelphia area’s rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces a special and additional round of general operating…
The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1 Million in Advancement of Music GrantsThe Presser Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of seventy-three new multi- and single-year grantees for Advancement of Music. These grants, totaling $823,500 are in addition to $205,000 in existing multi-year grants to seven outstanding music organizations. Advancement of Music provides general operating…
Our beloved Board member and one of the great musical artists and teachers in the field of organ performance, Michael Stairs, passed away on August 11, 2018. Michael, beyond his artistry as a musician, was a man of sterling character. He exemplified truly exceptional human qualities of modesty and compassion for others. He brought these…
It’s not every day that the arts community gets together to talk about a set of principles. But if you listened between the lines last Sunday at the Perelman Theater, that’s what was happening at the memorial for Robert Capanna. The event shouldn’t have been happening at all, said one speaker. But happening it was:…