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PURE LUCIA: The life and work of Lucia Dlugoszewski

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Avant-garde composer Lucia Dlugoszewski. Photo courtesy of the Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski Trust.
Avant-garde composer Lucia Dlugoszewski. Photo courtesy of the Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski Trust.
Black and white archival photo composite image of avant-garde composer Lucia Dlugoszewski
Avant-garde composer Lucia Dlugoszewski. Photo courtesy of the Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski Trust.

A multi-day festival illuminates the work of avant-garde composer Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925–2000), who composed more than 150 pieces in her lifetime, invented dozens of instruments, and worked in other disciplines such as poetry, dance, and film. Informed by research from the newly available Dlugoszewski archive at the Library of Congress, the retrospective includes works spanning the composer’s career, including performances by dancers from the Erick Hawkins Dance Company—with whom Dlugoszewski collaborated for decades—and a variety of contemporary music ensembles. The festival comprises three concerts and a symposium featuring performances, workshops, and talks, supported in the preceding months by in-person workshops for composers, online programs about Dlugoszewski’s work, and new scholarly writing and research.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

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Bowerbird

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Bowerbird is a presenting organization that expands public understanding of experimental music. Since 2006, the organization has produced over 600 events throughout the Philadelphia region, featuring music, dance, film, and related art forms.

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