Arts Leadership Program Accomplishments
2009-2010
History: 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08
Take a look at a sampling of what our current students and alumni have accomplished!
| Local internships | Special Opportunity Grants |
| Summer internships and Awards | Other Awards & Opportunities |
| Post Graduate Internships |
Catherine Filene Shouse Fellows - Local internships
2009-2010
Local interns for the 2009-10 academic year included 12 placements in the following organizations/areas:
- Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Education, Artistic Administration, Special Events, Development
- Eastman School of Music
Development, Wellness Initiatives, Eastman Community Music School,
Institute for Music Leadership - Young Audiences of Rochester
- Pegasus Early Music
- WXXI
Visit the Arts Leadership Program Local Internships page for more information.
Catherine Filene Shouse Fellows - Summer Awards
Summer 2010
Watch for information about summer funding awards for 2010!
(See Accomplishments for 2008-2009 for Summer 2009 awards.)
Catherine Filene Shouse Fellows -
Post Graduate Internships
2009-2010
ALP Post Graduate Awards
The Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program (ALP) is pleased to announce the award of post graduate funding for 2009-2010 to the following ALP alumni:
Grace Choi will be taking on the role of Public Relations Intern for Dallas Chamber Music in Dallas, Texas
Grace’s responsibilities will include coordinating concert program and sponsorship for the 65th season and overseeing concert detail information uploaded to 20 different social and event calendars and web sites in Dallas. Grace is completing in May a MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University and received her MM in Music Education and Arts Leadership Program certificate from Eastman in 2007. While at Eastman, Grace completed ALP internships with the Office of Development at Eastman and the Department of Education and Outreach at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information on Dallas Chamber Music visit www.dallaschambermusic.org/
Rey David Cortes will be taking on two roles. One as Assistant to the Director of Red Cultura, SA and the other as Artistic Producer for Universidad Nacional. Both are in Costa Rica.
Rey’s responsibilities at Red Cultura, SA will include supporting the Multimedia Production and Marketing and Publicity departments with multimedia production for the web, digital journalism fundamentals and marketing for the arts. At Universidad Nacional he will be assisting with the basics of orchestra management and production including artistic administration logistics and grant application collaboration. Rey received his MM in Performance (Euphonium) and Arts Leadership certificate from Eastman in 2008. While at Eastman, he completed an ALP internship with the Technology and Media Production Department. Rey has also been working for the past year in the Institute for Music Leadership, handling technology responsibilities associated with Polyphonic.org, e-course implementation and other entrepreneurial endeavors. For more information on these 2 organizations, visit www.redcultura.com and www.una.ac.cr/cidea/
Please join me in congratulating Grace and Rey!
About ALP Post Graduate Funding
All ALP alumni are eligible to apply for post graduate funding, which can provide the individual with up to $10,000 annually to further explore professional areas of interest that are in synch with the goals of ALP. Funding is distributed based on merit, and is first come-first serve. Funding will next become available for the 2010-2011 academic year.Read more about how to apply for funding at http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/funding.phpSpecial Opportunity Grants
2009-2010
Steve Danyew and Ashley Garofalo attended the Americans for the Arts Convention in Seattle, Washington, in June 2009. Their grants covered expenses associated with conference fees, travel and hotel.
Other Awards and Opportunities
2009-2010
ALP students are always getting special awards and opportunities. Watch for information here on what those might be in 2009-2010.