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Residency PartnershipProgram
Application Deadline: November 6, 2015, Midnight, ETNotification: March 2016
This program is supported by the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.
To support ensembles and presenters inbuilding audiences through residency projects:
• Repeat performances• Familiar community locations• Closer interaction with the artists
What’s new?
• Online application process via Submittable; only online requests are accepted
• Two audio files, each featuring only 1 work or excerpt, must be uploaded online
• Attachments are titled using the CMA naming convention and uploaded in acceptable file formats as part of the application
• Coachings and masterclasses are not eligible for funding; rather the focus is on audience engagement
Organizing Partner:• Presenter or ensemble• Receives grant funds• Responsible for organizing residency and all
activities
Ensemble Partner:• Performs residency• May also be the Organizing Partner
Community Partner:• Local organization providing access to community
All Applicants
• Must be based in the U.S. or its territories• Must have finished CMA-sponsored residency
projects and received final payment from CMA• Must not have been a 2014-15 grant recipient as
Organizing or Ensemble Partner
Presenters• Must have 501(c)(3) status
Ensembles• Professional group of 2-10 musicians, one musician
per part• Primary member of the ensemble is a U.S. citizen or
has permanent resident status, or the group has 501(c)(3) status
• May perform with “fixed” instrumentation and personnel, or as a subset of a collective or flexible roster, and if a duo, must perform as equal partners and publicize itself as a duo
• Jazz ensembles: may be composer-led or acollective and must include jazz improvisation as an integral part of its composition and performance
• Both the Organizing and Ensemble Partners must be CMA Organization-level members
• Community Partners need not be CMA members• If awaiting your CMA membership number at the time
of application, type “Pending” in the CMA Member ID text box in the Application
Short-term projects• A minimum of three activities taking place over a
minimum of three consecutive or separate dayswithin a month.
• $2,500 to $6,000
Extended projects• 10 or more activities taking place over more than
one month and up to one year.• $5,000 to $12,000
Types of Community Partners
• Schools• Libraries• Community centers• Parks• Civic Organizations• Hospitals• Senior Centers• Museums
Activities
May include, but are not limited to:
• Interactive or audience engagement programs• Lecture/demonstrations• Workshops that involve the audience participants• Pop-up or flash concerts
Each activity must be at least 45 minutes in lengthand performed by the full ensemble or a majority of itsmembers.
The Narrative must provide specific details:
• Goals of the residency• The target audience• The partners and the role each will play• Activities that you have planned• Schedule of activities• Where will you perform the activities• How you and your community partners(s) will
attract audiences• Your plan for evaluating the residency
The program funds up to 75 percent of the following expenses only:
• Ensembles Partner’s residency fee• Related travel, hotel, and per diem• Residency-related promotion and
production costs
Balance the budget with:• Earned and/or contributed income• In-kind not eligible
Audio Samples:• Must be uploaded to the online application • Files must be in mp3, m4a, wav, aac or aiff format• Feature only one work or excerpt per sample of up
to 5 minutes in length• Edit and/or excerpt music within a file• No cue times needed• Include one selection that is similar to music
planned for the residency• May contain music from a concert, studio/home
recording, and/or commercial releases• Title each sample: Organizing Partner Name-
Ensemble Name
Supplemental materials:
Memorandums of Understanding• Sample provided in guidelines• Ensemble fee must be the same in Memorandum
and Budget• Must be uploaded to the online application
Financial statement• Projected budget for year in which the residency
will take place; does not need to be audited
Proof of non-profit status for presenters
A panel of music professionals that specialize in residency work evaluate proposals based on:
Written Application• The application is read and scored by the panelists
Artistry of the Audio Samples• The panel will listen to the ensemble’s audio samples
if the application advances past preliminary review
Panelists Look For:
• Goal(s) of the residency project• Specificity in the written application• Types and number of activities• Reasons for choosing the community partner(s)• Communities to be served• How each partner will participate• Relationship of project to the organization’s
mission and purpose
Panelists Look For (cont’d.):
• The reason why you are interested in doingresidency work
• Viability of project and organizational budgets• Financial and human resources available to
successfully accomplish this project• Plan for attracting audiences to the
residency
• Quintet of the Americas
• Steve Griggs Ensemble
• Da Camera of Houston
• Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
For Additional Information• Program Guidelines• Application • FAQs
For program inquiries, contact:• Susan Dadian, program director, CMA
Classical/Contemporary
For membership information, contact:• Aryo Wicaksono, membership manager