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Candidates to become the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s next music director will have a public audition, of sorts, during a concert series next season underwritten by Lincoln Financial Foundation.
Five of the eight finalists to replace outgoing music Director Edvard Tchivzhel will conduct one of the upcoming Spectrum Series concerts sponsored by Lincoln Foundation, as well as one of the Philharmonic’s Masterworks concerts. The remaining three hopefuls will direct a Masterworks performance as well as one of the performances in the Philharmonic’s Unplugged Series.
Lincoln Foundation’s grant also will help underwrite the Philharmonic’s Ensembles in the Schools program, which brings small musical ensembles into classrooms in 13 counties, introducing elementary through high school-age youths to classical music through 350 performances each year. Students from kindergarten through fourth grade attend performances by string, brass and percussion ensembles, after which they are introduced to full orchestra performances.
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic is one of 22 non-profit organizations in Greater Fort Wayne that have received almost $625,000 in arts and culture grants from the Lincoln Foundation.
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne: $210,000 to provide $110,000 for the annual operating fund drive, $25,000 for the Nonprofit Arts Internship Initiative and $75,000 for the Creative Alternative Programs initiative. Arts United provides direct financial support to 46 organizations and maintains four community arts facilities.
Fort Wayne Museum of Art: $100,000 for the exhibit “An American Neighborhood: McClellan Street” by David and Peter Turnley as well as supporting educational programs. The photographic exhibition captures the day-to-day tensions and the idealism of a Midwestern working-class neighborhood in the 1970s as captured by two Fort Wayne natives renowned for their photojournalism.
Northeast Indiana Public Radio: $32,000 to underwrite the award-winning National Public Radio news program “All Things Considered.”
Fort Wayne Public Television: $31,725 to underwrite a new monthly half-hour program, “Kids Connection,” which will inform area school children and their parents about a variety of arts, culture and educational low-cost or no-cost activities available in the community.
Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society: $20,000 to provide free tours of The History Center to all kindergarten through 12th-grade public, private, parochial and home-school students, teachers and chaperones in Allen County through the Heritage Education Fund.
Fort Wayne Ballet: $20,000 to underwrite the 2008-09 performance season and related community outreach programs.
Fort Wayne Cinema Center: $17,500 to support specialty programming that focuses on community diversity.
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre: $16,000 to underwrite the 2008-09 season’s six main-stage productions as well as two second-stage productions.
Fort Wayne Dance Collective: $15,000 to support a two-day residency by the Joe Goode Performance Group, including a master class, a performance of “Wonderboy” at Arts United Center, and a postconcert discussion for the public.
The Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education (FAME): $15,000 to underwrite the Multicultural Visiting Artists Program aimed at changing perceptions of diversity among elementary school students.
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir: $13,500 for its music education program that reaches 291 children.
Audiences Unlimited: $12,000 to bring 44 small-ensemble programs to area nursing home residents.
Fort Wayne Youtheatre: $12,000 to underwrite four productions during the 2008-09 season.
Heartland Chamber Chorale: $12,000 to underwrite Side by Side in Song, an educational partnership with area high schools that allows students to sing with the chorale during its regular season.
The Fort Wayne Park Foundation: $10,000 to co-sponsor two concerts during the Foellinger Theatre summer concert and movie series.
Unity Performing Arts Foundation: $10,000 for its youth choral program.
Artlink: $7,500 to support its 29th annual National Print Exhibition.
The Embassy Theatre Foundation: $7,200 for its Embassy Initiative for Education Outreach.
ARCH: $7,000 for historic preservation educational programs and the restoration of the Rankin House.
The African/African-American Historical Society: $5,500 for children’s admission to the Society’s Historical Museum.
Fort Wayne Area Community Band: $2,000 to sponsor the Winter Concert Series at Auer Performance Hall.
The Lincoln Financial Foundation, established in 1962, is the charitable giving arm of Lincoln Financial Group. Under Lincoln Foundation guidelines, grants are made in the areas of arts/culture, education/workforce development and human services. Lincoln Financial sets aside up to 2 percent of its pre-tax earnings for charitable causes that support philanthropic endeavors in the communities where its employees work.
The Lincoln Foundation allocated more than $3.2 million to support non-profits in the greater Fort Wayne area in 2007.
