Congratulations to ensemble member, Cory Smythe for the 2022 Alpert Award!
“For almost thirty years, Alpert’s Foundation has given unrestricted $75,000 awards to mid-career artists in five disciplines: Theater, Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Film/Video. […]
The Music Panel chose Tomeka Reid for “expanding what a cello can do” and pianist Cory Smythe, whom George Lewis called “one of the most exploratory artists,” for creating “subtle compositions that belie their rigor.” Reid, zooming from Germany spoke of her “amazing musical journey.” Smythe spoke of composing “radically open music that can break a person wide open.”
And ICYMI Ensemble members Phyllis Chen and Peter Evans were named as Guggenheim Fellows in music composition! See full list which includes even more collaborators here: