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Grantee News: Esperanza Arts Center
About Esperanza Arts Center: Esperanza Arts Center (EAC) is Greater Philadelphia’s regional hub for Latinx arts and culture. EAC’s mission is to touch the lives of, and foster positive social […]
Board Spotlight: Cathy Cahill
About Cathy: A catalyst in Philadelphia’s arts and culture community, Catherine M. Cahill brought her leadership experience with major arts and culture organizations in markets such as New York, Toronto, […]
Grantee News: Bowerbird
About Bowerbird: Bowerbird is a Philadelphia based non-profit organization that shares music, dance, film, and related art forms with audiences at locations across the region. Bowerbird is passionate about presenting interesting, beautiful, […]
Member Spotlight: Ian Sadock
About Ian: Ian Sadock (he/him) is an award-winning pianist, music theorist, and educator from Philadelphia with unique research interests in the cognition and perception of extemporaneously composed music, cross-cultural theories of […]
Grantee News: Network for New Music
About Network for New Music: Recognized for their dynamic performances of contemporary compositions by both emerging and established composers, Network for New Music continues to be Philadelphia’s “premier new music organization” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Founded in […]
Board Spotlight: Adrian Rosas
Hailed by the New York Times as “a stalwart bass-baritone with a burnished voice”, Adrian Rosas is an alumnus of The Juilliard School and has performed on opera and concert stages […]
Member Spotlight: Anne Silvers Lee
About Anne: Anne Silvers Lee was formerly head of the Materials Management (Collections) Division for the Free Library of Philadelphia system. She took piano lessons when she was in grade school, […]
Member Spotlight: Gwynne Grasberger
About Gwynne: Gwynne Grasberger’s day job is Associate Vice Provost for Research Development in the Office of Research & Innovation at Drexel University. She is an entrepreneurial-minded, results driven senior leader who has served in […]
Grantee News: Orchestra 2001
This month, we are delighted to spotlight MFS grantee Orchestra 2001 and its project LONG LIVE THE QUEEN: a Her-story of Drag! This new, one-hour cabaret-oratorio features Cookie Diorio, renowned Philadelphia drag artist, librettist, and […]
Member Spotlight: Kimberly Yocum
About Kimberly: When I am out at cultural events, I am often approached with “you look familiar.” There are so many music-adjacent places where I could have been spotted: I […]