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Dina Koston
Established by composer/pianist Dina Koston, who named the fund after her husband, psychiatrist Roger Shapiro, the Roger Shapiro Fund is a new fund for commissioning, performance and recording of New Music. Ms. Koston intended the fund to promote music in the Western modernist tradition.
The Roger Shaprio Fund is concerned with promoting further knowledge and appreciation of the music of Dina Koston.
Connecting Composers
The Roger Shapiro Fund aims to arrange for composers to collaborate with organizations, particularly presenting organizations and performing ensembles that have built a sizeable audience or are implementing creative strategies to gain an audience for new music.
Reaching New Audiences
In addition to traditional concert venues, the Roger Shapiro Fund is interested in developing new ways for new music to reach people, including radio, television & internet, recording projects, new music in public spaces, real or virtual and innovative collaborations with other arts disciplines.
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Frank Brickle reported on another standout work offered in Tallin, Estonia, where ISCM World Music Days is unfolding:
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Frank Brickle, RSF’s delegate to the 2019 ISCM World Music Days in Tallin, Estonia, has reported, “I was blindsided” by the solo piano piece by Yulan Qui, calling it, “smart and crafty for anyone so young.”
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7PM @ Casa Italiana, Columbia University, New York
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