Genres Music

Ye Are Many-They Are Few
Mathews, Norman
Year Grant Awarded: 2012
A composition for four singers and piano about social and civil justice. The text is by 8 writers, including the composer, but the centerpiece of the text uses selected stanzas from Shelley's Mask of Anarchy. Read More
- Email:
- Website: http://www.normanmathews.com

Music Connects Lives
Moonlight Serenade
Year Grant Awarded: 2011
Moonlight Serenade has made it their mission to enrich the quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities in nursing homes, senior living facilities and independent senior groups by presenting concerts of fine classical music. Read More
- Email:
- Website: http://www.Moonlightmusic.us

Noli Me Tángere
Muñeses, Matthew
Year Grant Awarded: 2021
Noli Me Tángere is a forthcoming recording for jazz quintet/sextet by Filipino-American saxophonist Matthew Muñeses. The project draws upon musical elements from American and Filipino cultures, and draws inspiration from the writings of Filipino national hero, José Rizal. Read More
- Email:
- Website: http://www.matthewmunesesmusic.com/

Soy Sefardi: A Concert Celebrating the Jews of Spain (2014)
Murad, Nicole
Year Grant Awarded: 2013
New York based duo, soprano Nicole Murad and guitarist Eric B. Davis, will take you on a journey as you listen to the beautiful melodies and language of the Sephardim reflecting an oral tradition that spans a period over 500 years. Read More
- Email:
- Website: http://www.epresskitz.com/nicolemurad

Jeremy Danneman and Sophie Nzayisenga
Parade of One
Year Grant Awarded: 2016
In 2017, Jeremy Danneman and Sophie Nzayisenga released their collaborative album, Honey Wine, with famed bassist William Parker and percussionist Tim Keiper. The album has been very well-received in the press, and the group has been invited to perform at the 2021 Krakow Jewish Culture Fest. Read More
- Email:
- Website: www.paradeofone.org

Passage Theatre Company
Passage Theatre Company
Year Grant Awarded: 2006
Passage Theatre Company received a grant from the Puffin Foundation to support two public performances of Vince de Mura’s new electronic sonic symphony, “For Lost Words.” Inspired by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa’s, Vietnam opus, Read More

Dances of the Diaspora
Phillips, Robert
Year Grant Awarded: 2022
Several composers who each come from different countries and who have left their native lands will each compose a solo classical guitar work in a dance rhythm from their homeland. Read More
- Email:
- Website: https://robert-phillips.com/

The Lazarus Rose
Rael, Christopher
Year Grant Awarded: 2011
Centuries-old Sephardic Jewish songs arranged and performed by contemporary world music chamber ensemble with instruments from India, Andalusia, Turkey, string orchestra and a chorus of soaring voices, a diasporic experience in the age of technology. Read More
- Email:
- Website: www.chrisrael.com

1-interactive, 8-professional musician popular concert and education for schools in the Los Angeles area.
Saturday Night Bath Concert Fund
Year Grant Awarded: 2022
Saturday Night Bath Band produced and performed a live 50-minute concert with musical instrument clinics for Alonzo Continuation school. This provided access to popular music performance and education, specifically our brief instrument descriptions, and their current and past famous performers. Read More
- Email:
- Website: www.saturdaynightbath.org

1-interactive, pop “Zoom-style” video concert and educational Seminar-meeting for a school.
Saturday Night Bath Concert Fund
Year Grant Awarded: 2021
We went back to Five Acres school in Altadena virtually in March 2021. The kids danced, learned about our instruments, and a first for us, played musical chairs! On behalf of the youth of Los Angeles, our ensemble and organization, thank you for your support since 2018. Read More