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Composer Jennifer Higdon Awarded Opera America Award for First Chamber Opera "Ashes" OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the latest recipients of Commissioning Grants from the Opera Grants for Female Composers program, made possible through the generosity of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Opera Grants for Female Composers promote the development of works by women, and raise the visibility of women writing for the operatic medium. The program consists of two granting components: Discovery Grants of up to $15,000 that are awarded directly to female composers to advance new works; and Commissioning Grants of up to $50,000 that are awarded to opera companies for commissions by female composers. Since its inception, the program has awarded a total of $898,000 to opera companies and composers. Find out more about Opera America here:  https://www.operaamerica.or...

Yesterday I had an opportunity to speak with a representative from Opera America about the grant I recently applied for but did not receive. The grant was for a new opera I would like to put together called Alicia and the White Rabbit . Primarily a children's opera, the opera focuses on a young girl who must make a decision between moving in with a parent that she is never met, or going to the nefarious children's home full of gloom and sadness. The opera has a distinct Latin American music sound and is inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories. Although the story does not follow Alice's crazy exploration into a psychedelic dreamland, there are distinct aspects the parallel the original tale. While the opera grant proposal was not accepted, I did receive some encouraging words to help me if I choose to reapply to the Opera America grant. We discussed ways I could improve the grant application . Some of the the suggestions were fairly obvious ones th...

Indy Film Spotlight Tonight! POCAST TED Talk, Machinima, Film and Music with Composer Sabrina Pena Young Listen to Podcast:  http://www.spreaker.com/user/indyradio/sabrinapenayoungreturns I am so excited to be chatting again with the Indy Showcase! We talk about the latest with Libertaria: The Virtual Opera, the new novel Libertaia: Genesis, TED talks, Machinima animation, film, music, and chocolate...and a touch of Halloween and Walking Dead! Was a great show and so glad to be a part of it! :)  Host: Kinte @KinteF   https://twitter.com/KinteF   Co Hosts: Shai G. @Shai_7  https://twitter.com/Shai_7 Shantay Branco @kittykat851987  https://twitter.com/kittykat851987 Olaf Barbosa @OlafBarbosa  https://twitter.com/OlafBarbosa @thespotlightHE  https://twitter.com/thespotlightHE Guest: Sabrina Pena Young @dalatindiva  https://twitter.com/dalatindiva NEW SCIENCE FICTION FILM LIBERTARIA: GENESIS available NOW AT AMAZON.com ...

See you in NYC Nov 4th Opera America Double Feature Sci-Fi Opera Films: Frankenstein and Mad Scientists! I will be in NYC on November 4th for the Opera America showing of my electronic animated sci-fi opera Libertaria! The concert starts at 7pm, with a composer Q and A afterwards. Would love to meet fellow musicians in person! :) So if you are available, please come check out the concert! CONCERT INFO: A Double Feature of Chamber Opera Films Nov 4 2015 7:00PM THE AVIVA PLAYERS Mira J Spektor - Artistic Director & Friends Celebrate our 40th Season with 3 Programs in 2015 at OPERA AMERICA - 330, 7th Ave NYC WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4 - 7pm Aviva Players & Bank Street Films present: A Double Feature of Chamber Opera Films Travel to the Romantic Past of 1816 in Mira J Spektor’s VILLA DIODATI & to the Future with Sci-Fi Virtual Reality in Sabrina Pena Young’s LIBERTARIA The Aviva Players, an acclaimed chamber ensemble, was founded in 1975 by Artistic Direct...

Libertaria: The Virtual Opera Presented at Opera America NYC November 4th WEDNESDAY  NOVEMBER 4  –  7pm   Aviva Players & Bank Street Films present:  A Double Feature of Chamber Opera Films  Travel to the Romantic Past of 1816 in Mira J Spektor’s VILLA DIODATI   & to the Future with Sci-Fi Virtual Reality in Sabrina Pena Young’s LIBERTARIA The Aviva Players , an acclaimed chamber ensemble,   was founded in 1975 by Artistic Director Mira J. Spektor   to   research, present and perform the rich repertoire of Chamber Music and Songs by Women Composers of the 12th to 21st Centuries. The  Aviva  ensemble has been heard in concert halls, churches, temples and universities in New York City , the tri-state area and Palm Beach, FL, and has produced three half-hour TV documentaries on Women Composers—shown frequently on Cable TV. Related articles 2015 San Francisco Opera's opening gala 1st Opera Fes...