Thursday, January 30, 2014

DetroitNews.com: Violinist Jessie Montgomery wins $50,000 grant for "tribute to the 200th anniversary of the 'Star-Spangled Banner.'”


Jessie Montgomery

Detroit News

January 29, 2014

Detroiter wins prestigious Joyce Award

Violinist and composer Jessie Montgomery, who’s worked with Detroit’s Sphinx Organization for years, has won $50,000 from the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation to create an original musical composition.

The grant will be used to write and produce “Banner!” — a tribute to the 200th anniversary of the “Star-Spangled Banner.” The Sphinx Virtuosi will premiere “Banner!” in October, and then take it on their organization’s national tour. The composition reportedly will draw from rock, jazz and folk influences.

Montgomery is one of four African-American women from the Midwest who won grants and plan to contribute to dance, theater and classical music.

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