Music: FY 2016 Grants Panelists

2017 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships February 8, 2017

William (Bill) Barke (Layperson) Senior Fellow Mindbridge Partners Plymouth, MA Gary Burton Performing Artist Fort Lauderdale, FL Darlene D. Chan Concert and Event Producer President Festival West, Inc. Santa Monica, CA Sheila J. Jordan Vocalist New York, NY Christian L. McBride Bassist, Composer, Arranger, Educator, Curator, Administrator West Orange, NJ Martin W. Mueller Jazz Educator and Consultant Portland, OR

Art Works I - Panel A July 14, 2015

Daniel Afonso Jr. Professor, Director of Choral and Vocal Studies California State University, Stanislaus Modesto, CA Erin Freeman Artistic Director, Richmond Symphony Chorus, Director, Wintergreen Performing Arts Director of Choral Activities, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Joel Friedman Composer Visiting Associate Professor Georgetown University Washington, DC Murray Horwitz Director of Special Projects Washington Performing Arts Chevy Chase, MD Frank Stubbs (Layperson) Community Volunteer Minneapolis, MN Lisa Wong Associate Professor of Music The College of Wooster Assistant Director of Choruses The Cleveland Orchestra Wooster, OH

Art Works I - Panel B July 14, 2015

Sonia De Leon de Vega Director Santa Cecilia Orchestra Los Angeles, CA Christina Littlejohn Executive Director Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Little Rock, AR Anthony Padilla Associate Professor of Music, Conservatory of Music Lawrence University Appleton, WI Alberto Rafols (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Portland, OR Benjamin Roe Executive Director Heifetz International Music Institute Staunton, VA Damien Sneed Professional Musician, Conductor, Composer, Professor Cambria Heights, NY

Art Works I - Panel C July 16, 2015

Carmen Balthrop Singer Professor of Voice, School of Music University of Maryland, College Park Bowie, MD Cary John Franklin Conductor, Composer Music Director Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis Edina, MN Roy Guenther Prof. Emeritus of Music/Executive Associate Dean Emeritus Columbian College of Arts & Sciences George Washington University Vienna, VA Anna Kuwabara Vice President for Orchestra Operations & Facilities St. Louis Symphony St. Louis, MO David Styers (Layperson)   Manager of Program & Business Development Presidio Institute Oakland, CA Brad Wells Singer Director of Vocal Music, Williams College Artistic Director, Roomful of Teeth Williamstown, MA

Art Works I - Panel D July 16, 2015

Charles Angelo (Layperson) Realtor Arlington, VA Jamie Broumas Director, Classical and New Music Programs The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC Grant Gershon Artistic Director Los Angeles Master Chorale Los Angeles, CA Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez Conductor, Pianist, Composer Co-Founder, Conductor, and Artistic Director New Orchestra of Washington North Bethesda, MD Jonathan Bailey Holland Professor of Composition Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory Arlington, MA Melissa Smey Executive Director, Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre Columbia University Brooklyn, NY

Art Works I - Panel E July 21, 2015

Gregory Carroll Performing Artist, Recording Artist, Education Consultant, Clinician Chief Executive Officer American Jazz Museum Kansas City, MO Jean Cook Musician, Producer Director of Programs Future of Music Coalition Brooklyn, NY Ryan Harris Program Director Oxford American Literary Project Little Rock, AR Tim Heimerle (Layperson)   Development Manager Northwest Kidney Centers Lake Forest Park, WA Diana V. Saez Founder, Artistic Director Coral Cantigas Rockville, MD Kevin Struthers Director, Jazz Programming The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Shepherdstown, WV

Music Art Works II – Panel A November 10, 2015

Michael Buckley (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Falls Church, VA Michael “Miguel” Felipe Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities The University of Hawai’i, Mānoa Honolulu, HI Jeri Lynne Johnson Founder, Music Director Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Bryn Mawr, PA John Kennedy Resident Conductor, Director of Orchestral Activities Spoleto Festival USA Berkeley, CA Susan Miville Director of Education Austin Symphony Austin, TX Stanley Romanstein   Teacher, Singer, Conductor, Arts Administrator Former CEO Atlanta Symphony Atlanta, GA

Art Works II – Panel B November 10, 2015

Grace Cho Executive Director New Orchestra of Washington Long Island City, NY Donald J. Nally Conductor, Professor, Chorus Master Director of Choral Organizations Northwestern University Evanston, IL Kayoko Dan Temple Music Director and Conductor Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Chattanooga, TN Brian S. Newhouse Managing Director, Classical Programming American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio St. Paul, MN Paul T. Tucker (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Wheeling, WV

Art Works II – Panel C November 18, 2015

Helen E. Haynes Chief Cultural Officer The City of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Amy Iwano Executive Director University of Chicago Presents Chicago, IL Michael W. McCarthy (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Excelsior, MN Abhijit (Ab) Sengupta Violist General Manager Da Camera of Houston Houston, TX David (Anthony) Trecek-King President and Artistic Director Boston Children’s Chorus Hingham, MA

Art Works II – Panel D November 18, 2015

Joe Alterman Pianist New York, NY Patricia K. Bonn (Layperson) Publisher Bedford, PA Gene Dobbs Bradford President & CEO Jazz St. Louis St. Louis, MO Christy L. Farnbauch Director of Innovation & Engagement Ohio Arts Council Hilliard, OH Socrates J. Garcia Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Music Technology University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO Christian Winther Saxophonist, Composer, Band Leader, Producer New Orleans, LA