2014-599-E Arts - Chapel Hill Philharmonia for 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $1,500

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DocuSign Envelope ID:870374C9-FE3B-4037-9CA6-43465C92C83A Narrative 2014-2015 Arts Program Application Current Programs and Services The CUP has planned five different concert programs this year and is also supporting its annual Young Artist Competition,briefly described below: • October 26, 2014:A children's concert featuring music from Mozart's opera"Die Zauberflote". Students from UNC's Music Department perform arias and ensembles, with narration by Stafford Wing. • December 7,2014: A classical concert featuring Gershwin's"American in Paris", Ravel's"Pavane pour une infante defeunte",and Mendelssohn's"Italian Symphony". • February 1:Auditions for 2015 Young Artist Competition. Winner performs in concert with the orchestra on May 3. Runners-up read their repertoire with the orchestra in rehearsal on March 26. • February 15,2015: A classical concert with guest soloists Jennifer Curtis (violin)and Thomas Otten(piano). Works include Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony",Mozart's "Piano Concerto#20", and Vaughan-Williams"The Lark Ascending". • March 20,2015:A special concert dedicated to the memory of Dr.Robert Millikan. The featured work will be the world premiere of a symphony by composer Ann Millikan. • May 3,2015: A classical concert featuring Tchaikovsky's"Pathetique Symphony" and the winner of the 2015 Young Artist Competition. Proposed Uses of Grant Funds The CHP would like to use grant funds to support its third concert program this year, featuring professional soloists Jennifer Curtis and Thomas Otten. Professional musicians typically fill many different roles in their careers—from ensemble member to recitalist to chamber player to teacher. Perhaps the rarest opportunity musicians have is the chance to play in collaboration with a full symphony orchestra. This concert offers such an opportunity for these two superb soloists,both of whom have performed in major music centers in the United States and abroad. Working with the soloists is also a source of inspiration for the CHP,who always seeks to perform at a high level for their distinguished guests. It is a special treat to work with Jennifer Curtis, a Chapel Hill native, who first played with the orchestra as a student soloist in 1992. Scheduled for February 15, 2015 in Hill Hall Auditorium,this program is similar to work the CHP has done with other professional soloists(outlined above in the Organizational Profile). Based on similar concerts,the CHP anticipates an audience of around 350 people, mostly from the Triangle area. Largely because the group's concerts are free, CHP audiences tend to be more diverse in age, ethnicity, and income level than most classical music audiences. Grant funds have been requested to help pay the salary of the music director,rental costs for the use of Hill Hall, and a fee for guest artist Jennifer Curtis. Remaining expenses for the concert(not covered by the grant request) include music rental costs,program printing costs, salaries of technical staff,reception costs, and costs of our archival recording.