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201 4-2015 Arts Program Grant—Spring 6 Orange County Arts Commission The ArtsCenter: School Show Series The Trio, now in its sixth year, was forged out of a collective love of performing high energy, top quality music to diverse audiences. They are drawing new audiences to classical music and reinvigorating existing fans of chamber music through their innovative performances, recordings, and their YouTube channel, which has over 71 million views and 78,000 subscribers, making PROJECT Trio one of the most watched instrumental ensembles on the Internet. The Trio, which performs over 70 concerts a year, plays to fans of all ages in venues around the world including Carnegie Hall, where they made their debut in 2010. In addition to their extensive performing schedule, the Trio is dedicated to arts education, inspiring a whole new generation of concert going music lovers. PROJECT Trio has performed for over 100,000 students on 3 continents, including over 35 states in the US. With appearances on popular TV shows on Nickelodeon and MTV, PROJECT Trio is instantly recognizable to students of all ages. By presenting instrumental music fused with hip-hop, rock, and pop, PROJECT Trio truly bridges the gap between classical music and pop culture. Information from artist's website (http://www.projecttrio.com/) DONNA WASHINGTON: Donna was born an army brat in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She traveled all over w her parents. Her father would sit at the dinner table and spin the wildest yarns imaginable. He taught her Arthurian L Greek Mythology by telling the stories in the first person. She thought he had actually been with Merlin and Oedipus. was thousands of years old. Donna spent from second to sixth grade in Seoul Korea. It was during these years that h adopted three Amerasian children. Through it all, she learned about different people, places and of course, learned tF Donna attended Northwestern University and was involved with numerous theatrical productions. It was at this time storytelling reemerged as something she wanted to learn more about. In the four years she was there, she began to r storytelling a central part of her performance life. Her first recording work was done with Warren Coleman Productions. She provided the talent on a storytelling tape successful for Children's Press that the tape was used to make four wordless picture books. It was at this time that E writing books. Her first writing project was an anthology. It has been in the works for almost twelve years.A Pride c was released in December 2003. Award winning illustrator,James Ransome provided the lush watercolor pictures fo received rave reviews from the American Library Association (ALA) Booklist and the School Library Journal. Pride h< nominated for the Pennsylvania 2005-2006 Young Reader's Choice Award Donna's second book, The Story of Kwan: print for eleven years. It is a wonderful primer for kids about the African-American celebration of Kwanzaa. Donna's Big Spooky House, is a wonderful book to read aloud at Halloween. Her next book will be entitled Li'l Rabbit's Kwan published by HarperCollins Children's Books. Donna is also a multiple award winning recording artist. She received a 2002 Parent's Choice Award for her first inde recording "Live and Learn: The Exploding Frog and Other Stories". The October 2004 edition of the ALA Booklist ga second CD, "A Little Shiver", a recommended review. It also won the 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award and Storytelling World Honors. Her third CD "Fun, Foolery, and Folktales" also won the 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Hoi a 2006 Storytelling World Honors. Her fourth CD "The Sword and The Rose" has won an iParenting Media 2005 Ex, Award, a 2005 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award and a 2006 Storytelling World Award. All of her CDs have won Music Web Awards. Donna's fifth CD "Angels' Laughter" was just released in May 2006. Donna has performed at thousands of schools & libraries and numerous storytelling festivals throughout the country. been featured at numerous storytelling festivals including the 2004 National Storytelling Festival, The Illinois Storytelli Three Rivers Festival, The St. Louis Storytelling Festival, The NC StoryFest, The Corn Island and Cave Run Festivals i Broward County Children's & Ocala Storytelling Festivals in FL- just to name a few. She also offers workshops in storytelling, writing, education, and creative drama for librarians and educators as well.