Participants

NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera

Participants in the NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera:

October 17-27, 2009

JJ Abernathy, feature columnist, The Spectrum, St. George, UT
Mike Allen, arts and culture columnist, The Roanoke Times, Roanoke VA
Amanda Angel, classical music writer, freelance, Time Out, New York, NY
Anne Arenstein, freelance classical music writer, Cincinnati, OH
Zach Carstensen, freelance classical music writer, Seattle, WA
Michael Clive, cultural reporter, freelancer, Waterbury Republican-American,
    New Preston, CT
Dan Cook, editor, Free Times, Columbia, SC
Geeta Dayal, freelance music critic, Boston, MA
Evans Donnell, arts critic, freelance, The Tennessean, Nashville, TN
Adam J. Goldmann, freelance classical music writer, New York, NY
Megan B. Helm, arts news editor, KCMetropolis.org, Lawrence KS
Gregory Isaacs, classical music writer, www.theatrejones.com, Dallas, TX
Zachary Lewis, classical music critic, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
Alan Lockwood, freelance, Time Out NY/ Brooklyn Rail, Brooklyn, NY
Laura McDowell, music Professor, Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Rebecca Milzoff, reporter/listings editor, New York Magazine, New York, NY
Donald Munro, arts columnist, Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA
Margaret Myers, features editor, Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, TX
Susan Nisbett, music/dance writer, freelance, Annarbor.com, Ann Arbor, MI
Rosemary Ponnekanti, arts reporter, The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
Ronni Reich, music writer, freelance, Washington Post/ Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ
Graydon Royce, theater critic and arts writer, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Adeline Sire, producer, "The World," WGBH, Boston, MA
Jonathan Turner, arts reporter, Moline Dispatch, Moline, IL

November 8-18, 2008

James Bash, Freelance classical music writer, Portland, OR
Robert Battey, Freelance music writer, The Washington Post, Arlington, VA
Marilyn Bailey, Freelance arts writer and editor, Fort Worth, TX
Dave Beck, Host/producer, KUOW Public Radio, Seattle, WA
Anne Bothwell, Director, Art & Seek, KERA Public Radio/TV, Dallas, TX
Emily Burnham, Staff writer and arts reporter, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
Sara Funke, Freelance classical music writer, Dorchester, MA
Chris M. Johnson, Producer/host/commentator, Houston Public Radio, Houston, TX
Melinda Johnson, Arts editor, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY
Karen Lindell, Arts reporter and editor, Ventura County Star, Camarillo, CA
Janice Mayer, Freelance writer and arts consultant, Musical America, Rye Brook, NY
Milton Moore, Classical music critic, The Day, New London, CT
Karen E. Moorman, Freelance, Classical Voice of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Gil Mott, Freelance classical music critic, Danbury News-Times, Ridgefield, CT
Richard Nilsen, Art critic, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
Anna Reguero, Classical music, jazz, dance critic, Democrat and Chronicle,
    Rochester, NY
John W. Sullivan, Freelance classical music writer, Middletown, CA
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Arts critic, Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX
Rebecca Wallace, Arts editor, Palo Alto Weekly, Sunnyvale, CA
Jaci Webb, Entertainment writer, The Billings Gazette, Billings, MT
Gail Wein, Freelance writer and producer, New York, NY
Lewis Whittington, Freelance classical music writer, Philadelphia, PA
Brinda Fuller Willis, Contributing writer, Jackson Advocate, Jackson, MS

October 14-24, 2007

Stephen Marc Beaudoin, Freelance, Willamette Week, Portland, OR
Elizabeth Brixey, Arts Editor, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, MO
James Conely, Freelance, Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL
Rich Copley, Culture Writer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
Jeffrey Day, Arts Writer, The State, Columbia, SC
Ruth Firestone, Freelance, Hays Daily News, Hays, KS
Jay Patrick Furst, Managing Editor, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, MN
Jesus Del Toro, Managing Editor, RUMBO/Meximerica Media Inc., San Antonio, TX
Daniel Ginsberg, Freelance, Washington Post, Washington, DC
Aaron Green, Freelance, About.com, Saint Joseph, MO
Robert Hubbard, Producer, Performance Today; freelance critic, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul MN
Ken Keuffel, Arts Reporter, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC
Sabine Kortals, Freelance critic, Denver Post, Denver, CO
Jennifer Laster, Staff Writer, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, TX
Timothy Lindeman, Freelance critic, News & Record and the Classical Voice of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
Bryant Manning, Freelance, Chicago Sun-Times and Time Out Chicago, Chicago, IL
Michael Morain, Arts Reporter, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA
Wayne Myers, Features Editor, Oneida Daily Dispatch, Oneida, NY
Suzi Steffen, Performing and Visual Arts Editor, Eugene Weekly, Eugene, OR
Brenda Tremblay, Producer/Announcer, WXXI-FM, and freelance classical music writer, City Newspaper, Rochester, NY
Valeria Wenderoth, Freelance, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii
Christopher Yasiejko, Arts Reporter, News Journal, Newcastle, DE
Gigi Yellen, Announcer, KING-FM, and Freelance Music Reporter, JT News, Seattle, WA

October 15-25, 2006

Spencer Beckwith, KUNM FM, New Mexico
Claire Blaustein, Freelance, Pennsylvania
Mickey Butts, San Francisco Classical Voice, San Francisco
Lianne Curtis, Freelance, Massachusetts
Christopher DeLaurenti, Freelance, Washington
Laura Emerick, Chicago Sun Times, Illinois
Karl Gehrke, Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota
Charles Greenfield, Coral Gables Gazette, Florida
Eric Harrison, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas
James Hennerty, Freelance, Albany Times-Union, New York
Joel Hoekstra, Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota
Christy Karras, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah
Elizabeth Kramer, Louisville Eccentric Observer, Kentucky
Peter Lefevre, Freelance, Orange County Register, California
Naomi Lewin, Cincinnati Public Radio, Ohio
Dori O'Neal, Tri-City Herald, Washington
Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee, California
Diana Roberts, Freelance, San Antonio Current, Texas
Rick Rogers, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma
Dawnell Smith, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska
Robert Smith, Freelance, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Mississippi
Lori Solinger, WJAR TV, Rhode Island
Chloe Veltman, San Francisco Weekly, California
Chris Waddington, Freelance, The Times Picayune, New Orleans
Gayle Worland, Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin

October 16-27, 2005

Angela Allen, The Columbian, Vancouver, WA
Janice Berman, freelance, Palo Alto, CA
Ruth Bingham, affiliated freelancer, The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI
Bobbi Booker, freelancer, various, including WRTI-FM, Philadelphia, PA
Brett Campbell, Oregon Quarterly, freelancer, Wall Street Journal, Eugene, OR
Roger Cope, Classical Voice of North Carolina, Hendersonville, NC
Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK
Philip Elliott, The Courier & Press, Evansville, IN
Kelly Ferjutz, freelance, Music & Vision Daily (Mvdaily.com), Cleveland, OH
Jennifer Flowers, The Times, Shreveport, LA
Lawrence Fuchsberg, freelance, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul, MN
Elaine Guregian, Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH
Carl Halperin, Herald-Sun, Raleigh, NC
Pamela Hasterok, Daytona Beach News Journal, Daytona Beach, FL
Laura Kennelly, Lorain Morning Journal, Berea, OH
Kevin Kittredge, Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA
Ken Mayer, freelance, The Reader, Omaha, NE
Rebecca Packard, affiliated freelancer, Tri-City Herald, Tri-cities, WA
Robert Plyler, Jamestown Post-Journal, Jamestown, NY
Keith Powers, affiliated freelancer Boston Herald, Cambridge, MA
Jeffrey Rossman, Classical Voice of North Carolina (cvnc.org), Durham, NC
Thomas Small, Freelance, Concertonet.com, Laguna Beach, CA
John Stoehr, Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA
Raina Wagner, Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
Lani Willis, Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, Minneapolis, MN

October 18-28, 2004

Erin Auerbach, staff writer, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California
Richard Bammer, arts and entertainment editor and writer, The Reporter, Vacaville, California
Cathalena Burch, staff writer, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona
Carla Carlton, arts and entertainment editor, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky
Jennifer Graves, staff writer, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington
Sarah Hayes, arts and entertainment editor, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Heidi Hiaasen, staff writer, The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon
Michael Huebner, staff writer, Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama
Alexandyr Kent, freelancer, The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana
Kurt Loft, staff writer, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida
Keith Marshall, staff writer, The Times Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana
Grant Menzies, freelancer, Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon
Tracy Mobley-Martinez, staff writer, The State Newspaper, Columbia, South Carolina
Joseph Nickell, staff writer, Missoulian Daily, Missoula, Montana
Kimberly Nowacki, staff writer, Yakima-Herald Times, Yakima, Washington
Dana Oland, staff writer, The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho
Gary Panetta, staff writer, The Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois
Thomas Pantera, staff writer, The Forum, Fargo, North Dakota
Matt Peiken, staff writer, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota
Amanda Pierre, staff writer, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa
Terry Reindfleisch, staff writer, La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Christopher Shull, staff writer, The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas
Rasmi Simhan, staff writer, The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California
James Watts, staff writer, Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma
David Williams, affiliated staff writer, Charleston Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia)

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