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ReSounding

Ars Nova Workshop
Odean Pope, Coltrane Celebration, 2017. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Odean Pope, Coltrane Celebration, 2017. Photo courtesy of the artist.
An installation of vivid artwork by Lauren Halsey featuring neon graphic images.
Lauren Halsey installation view, 2020, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Photo courtesy of David Krodansky Gallery.
A portrait shot of saxaphone player Immanuel Wilkins wearing a black ribbed shirt, dark rimmed glasses, and long black twists.
Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins. Photo by Roger Walker. 

A world premiere interdisciplinary performance celebrates the lineage and culture of jazz in Philadelphia and situates jazz as a critical element of American culture. Tenor saxophonist and Pew Fellow Odean Pope collaborates with his student-turned-colleague, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, to compose an evening-length piece with an intergenerational 12-musician ensemble. Based on “Progressions,” a poem by writer Herman Beavers dedicated to Pope, the work also features theater artist and Pew Fellow Jennifer Kidwell and a performance space designed by artist Lauren Halsey. ReSounding draws from John Coltrane’s time in Philadelphia, the free jazz movement, and the influential community of jazz musicians that grew from it to honor and extend Philadelphia’s jazz culture.

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

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Ars Nova Workshop

Ars Nova Workshop

Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) is an award-winning presenter that elevates the profile and expands the boundaries of jazz and contemporary music. Winner of the ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best of Philly” award, ANW is an internationally recognized jazz, experimental, and new classical music presenter.

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