In February, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the recipients of its first round of 2021 grants, and Chorus America is honored to be the recipient of a $90,000 award. We are also excited to see many of our partners and members represented in the list of awarded grants, including:
American Composers Forum
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Barbershop Harmony Society
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Chicago Children's Choir
The Crossing
Handel & Haydn Society
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Pacific Chorale
Piedmont East Bay Children's Choirs
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
The Thirteen
VocalEssence
The Washington Chorus
Grants totaling $27.3 million were made to a wide range of communities and artistic disciplines across the United States. “The creativity and resilience of artists and arts organizations across the country have inspired Americans during this challenging year,” said Arts Endowment Acting Chairman Ann Eilers. The NEA's full announcement can be found here.