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2008

Professional Performances
Opéra Français, New York, NY. Marie Galante.
Kurt Weill Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. Der Lindberghflug, Ballad of Magna Carta, Violin Concerto.

College and University Performances
Tanglewood Music Center, Boston, MA. Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY. Street Scene.
Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA. The Threepenny Opera.
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. Street Scene.

Research and Travel
Sarah Whitfield, London, England.
For research on "Weill the American Dramatist."

2007

Professional Performances
The Opera Group, London, England. Touring production of Street Scene.
Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA. Lost in the Stars.
Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh. Lost in the Stars.
Cantata Singers, Boston, MA. "Unveiling Weill," 2007-08 Weill season.
Ostrava Days Festival, Ostrava, Czech Republic. String Quartet no. 1, op. 8.
Oregon Symphony, Portland, OR. The Seven Deadly Sins.
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, SC. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.
Opera Boston. Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
Wexford Festival Opera, Wexford, Ireland. Der Silbersee.

College and University Performances
University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Street Scene.
Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC. Down in the Valley.
University of North Texas, Denton, TX. The Threepenny Opera.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Mahagonny Songspiel.
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA. Street Scene.
Rice University, Houston, TX. Street Scene.
Wright State University, Dayton, OH. The Threepenny Opera.
Dessoff Choirs, New York, NY. Das Berliner Requiem.

Publication Assistance
Michael Baumgartner, Exilierte Göttinnen: Die Darstellung der weiblichen Statue in Othmar Schoecks Venus, Kurt Weills One Touch of Venus, and Thea Musgraves The Voice of Ariadne.

Research and Travel
Marida Rizzuti, Turin, Italy.
For research on One Touch of Venus.

2006

Professional Performances
Animas Music Festival at Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO. Zaubernacht.
Auckland Opera Studio, Auckland, New Zealand. Die sieben Todsünden.
Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Street Scene.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Concerto for Violin and Winds.
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA. Happy End.
Opera North, Leeds, England. Arms and the Cow.

College and University Performances
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria. Die Dreigroschenoper.
University of Indianapolis. Lady in the Dark.
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England. The Threepenny Opera.
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA. Street Scene.
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR. The Threepenny Opera.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mahagonny Songspiel.
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Street Scene.
Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City. Street Scene.

Symposia
University of Bristol, Bristol, England. "The American and British Musical: an international colloquium on preserving the heritage and exploiting the sources."
Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Elgin, IL. "How Can You Tell An American?"

2005

Research and Travel
Hanna Höfer, Bochum, Germany.
For research on Love Life.

Publication Assistance
Esbjörn Nyström, Göteborg, Sweden.
To publish doctoral dissertation entitled Libretto in Progress: Brechts und Weills Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.

Professional Performances
Florida Orchestra, Tampa, FL. The Seven Deadly Sins.
Singapore Lyric Opera. Street Scenes.
Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston. Frauentanz.
Ópera de Cámara del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Die sieben Todsünden.
Opera North, Leeds, England. One Touch of Venus.

College and University Performances
SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY. The Threepenny Opera.
Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI. Der Jasager.
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI. Street Scene.
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA. Weill series including The Threepenny Opera, Der Lindberghflug, and Kleine Dreigroschenmusik.
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY. The Threepenny Opera.

2004

Research and Travel
Jean-François Trubert, Nice, France.
Grant to support dissertation research: "Gestische Charakter der Musik" in Weill's collaborations with Brecht.

Professional Performances
2004 Bregenz Festival, Bregenz, Austria. Weill season including Der Protagonist/Royal Palace, Der Kuhhandel, Die sieben Todsünden, Das Berliner Requiem.
Riverside Symphony, New York, NY. The Seven Deadly Sins.
The Turning Point Ensemble, Vancouver, BC. Mahagonny Songspiel.

College and University Performances
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. The Threepenny Opera.
Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatica, Murcia, Spain. Die sieben Todsünden.

2003

Research and Travel
Esbjörn Nyström, Göteborg, Sweden.
Grant to support research on the textual history of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.

Professional Performances
Berkshire Opera Company, Great Barrington, MA. Mahagonny Songspiel.
Kurt Weill Zentrum, Dessau, Germany. Die Bürgschaft.
Kurt Weill Zentrum, Dessau, Germany. Zaubernacht.
Israel Chamber Orchestra, Tel Aviv, Israel. Die sieben Todsünden, Symphony no. 2.
Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati, OH. Die sieben Todsünden.
Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada. Happy End.
Utah Symphony and Opera, Salt Lake City, UT. The Seven Deadly Sins.

College and University Performances
McDaniel College, Westminster, MD. The Threepenny Opera.
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Street Scene.
Peabody Institute, Baltimore, MD. Mahagonny Songspiel.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. Street Scene.

Symposia
International Brecht Society, Berlin, Germany."Mahagonny.com."

2002

Research and Travel
Diana Diskin, Northridge, CA.
Grant to support research on Die Bürgschaft.

Publication Assistance
Hermann Danuser, Berlin, Germany.
Publication of Amerikanismus/Americanism/Weill. Die Suche nach kulturelle Identität in der Moderne (1900 - 1950).

Professional Performances
Dicapo Opera Theatre, New York, NY. Street Scene.
The Midwest Chorale, St. Louis, MO. Der Lindberghflug.
Pacific Mozart Ensemble, Berkeley, CA. Der Lindberghflug.
Long Leaf Opera, Chapel Hill, NC. Lost in the Stars.
Kurt Weill Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. Die Bürgschaft.
Kurt Weill Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. Johnny Johnson.
Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh, PA. Street Scene.
Das Orchester Damals und Heute, Cologne, Germany. Der Lindberghflug.
Wolf Trap Opera Company, Vienna, VA. Street Scene.

College and Amateur Performances
Kurt Weill Akademie Lüdenscheid, Lüdenscheid, Germany. Mahagonny Songspiel and Marie Galante.
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. One Touch of Venus.
First Framework, London, England. The Threepenny Opera.

2001

Research and Travel
Heidi Owen, Rochester, NY.
Grant to support research on Weill's role in the phenomenon of Broadway opera, 1934-1958.

Professional Performances
Abramyan String Quartet, Salt Lake City, UT. String Quartet in B minor.
Orchestra X, Chicago, IL. Die sieben Todsünden.
Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN. Street Scene.
Spier Arts Trust, Lynedoch, South Africa. Der Silbersee.
Kurt Weill Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. "Street Scenes."
Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, PA. Lady in the Dark.
Cadence Music Centre, Yerevan, Armenia. All-Weill concert by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Opéra Décentralisé Neuchâtel, Auvernier, Switzerland. Die sieben Todsünden.

College and University Performances
Cornish College, Seattle, WA. The Threepenny Opera.
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Happy End.
Lycée Blaise-Cendrars, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Der Lindberghflug and Kleine Dreigroschenmusik.
California State University, Fullerton, CA. Street Scene.
Denison University, Granville, OH. Happy End.

Symposia
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia."Music Suppressed by the Third Reich."

2000

Professional Performances
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Der Jasager and Die Bürgschaft.
Staatstheater Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, in support of Tel Aviv tour performances of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.
BBC Symphony Orchestra, London, England, for Kurt Weill Weekend.
Konzerthaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, in support of the Konzerthaus' advertising activities to promote Kurt Weill 2000 in Berlin.
Scottish Opera for All, Glasgow, Scotland. Der Jasager.
Opera Anonymous, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Seven Deadly Sins/Der Jasager.
Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, Arlington, VA. Lost in the Stars.
The Lost Musicals Charitable Trust, London, England. One Touch of Venus
Brooklyn Philharmonic, Brooklyn, NY. Der neue Orpheus.
Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, Milwaukee, WI. Concerto for violin and wind instruments.
Dohnanyi Orchestra Budapest, Budapest, Hungary. Der neue Orpheus
Wieniawski Philharmonic, Lublin, Poland. Concerto for violin and wind instruments.
American Composers Orchestra, New York, NY. Der Lindberghflug.
London Sinfonietta, London, England, for an all-Weill concert.
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Inc., Columbus, OH. Symphony No. 2.

College and University Performances
University of Houston, Houston, TX. The Threepenny Opera.
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. Street Scene.
Brown University, Providence, RI. Happy End.
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Street Scene.
Towson University, Towson, MD. Mahagonny Songspiel.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Der Jasager.
Univ. of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH. Royal Palace/The Tsar has His Photograph Taken.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, England. Mahagonny Songspiel/Die sieben Todsünden and Weill lunchtime concerts.

Symposia
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY. "The Eternal Road."
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. "Americanism/Amerikanismus."

Publication Assistance
Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany, to support the publication of the conference proceedings from the symposium "Kurt Weill - Leben und Werk - unter Berücksichtigung des Bibelspiels Der Weg der Verheißung".

Broadcast
Connecticut Public Television, Hartford, CT.
Broadcast of "Encounters with the Past: The Story of The Eternal Road".

1999

Research
Barbara Barker, Sioux City, IA.
Grant to support reconstruction of original dances choreographed by Agnes de Mille for One Touch of Venus.
Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany.
Grant to support a symposium on Der Weg der Verheissung.

Professional Performance
Broomhill Opera, London, England. Der Silbersee.
Central City Opera, Central City, CO. Street Scene.
Ohio Light Opera Company, Wooster, OH. The Firebrand of Florence.
Kurt-Weill-Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. Funding for the position of artistic director of the Kurt-Weill-Fest.
Cincinnati Musical Festival Association, Cincinnati, OH. Die Propheten.
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, SC. Die Bürgschaft.
Art Generation XXI Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Bulgarian premiere).
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY. Der Weg der Verheissung.
New York Philharmonic, New York, NY. "Street Scenes" concert sequence.
The Symphony Space, Inc., New York, NY. "Wall-to-Wall Weill" marathon.
Japan Society, Inc., New York, NY. Der Jasager.
Plymouth Musical Series, Minneapolis, MN. The Road of Promise.

College and University Performance
Calvin Theatre Company, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. The Threepenny Opera.
Ensemble weil. . ., Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, Berlin, Germany. Happy End Songspiel.
Utah State University, Logan, UT. The Threepenny Opera.
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. Die sieben Todsünden.

Recording Project
Australian Broadcasting Company, Sydney, Australia. Marie galante and songs from Weill's Paris period.

1998

Research
Ricarda Wackers, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Dissertation grant to support study of collaborations of Kurt Weill and Ivan Goll. Travel to Weill-Lenya Research Center (New York) and Yale Music Library (New Haven).
Nils Grosch, Freiburg, Germany.
Publication assistance for dissertation on Neue Sachlichkeit.

Professional Performance
Cantata Singers, Boston, MA. Symphony no. 1.
American Century Theater, Arlington, VA. Lady in the Dark.

College and University Performance
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. The Threepenny Opera.
Washington University Opera, St. Louis, Missouri. The Threepenny Opera.
New York University, New York, NY. The Threepenny Opera.
Additional grant awarded for symposium on Weill, Brecht, and Lenya to be held in conjunction with the performance.
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Lady in the Dark.
University of Houston, Houston, TX. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.

Radio
Icelandic National Radio, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Grant to cover post-production costs for series on Weill, to be broadcast during Lenya's centenary.

1997

Research
Reinhold Brinkmann, New Haven, CT.
Publication grant to help cover editing fees for publication of papers from conference on composers who left Germany under the Third Reich, held at Harvard University, 1994.
Tobias Fasshauer, Braunschweig, Germany.
Dissertation grant to support study of the evolution of Kurt Weill's song style from 1927 onward. Travel to the Weill-Lenya Research Center (New York), the Weill-Lenya Archive at Yale (New Haven).
Elmar Juchem, Göttingen, Germany.
Dissertation grant to support writing of study of the collaboration of Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson.
bruce mcclung, Cincinnati, OH.
Grant to support writing and publication of a book on Lady in the Dark and a guide to Kurt Weill research.
Michael von der Linn, New York, NY.
Dissertation grant to support study of the relations between Weill's operas and classical ideals as embodied by Mozart.
New York City Opera.
Symposium entitled "The Politics of Music: Orff, Weill, and Brecht."

Professional Performance (under $5,000)
Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra, London, England. Violin Concerto.
Light Opera Works, Chicago, IL. One Touch of Venus.

College and University Performance
City College of San Francisco. Street Scene.
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg, Germany. Happy End.

1996

Research
Christian Kuhnt, Hamburg, Germany.
Dissertation grant to support study of religious motifs in Kurt Weill's music, with emphasis on The Eternal Road. Travel to the Weill-Lenya Research Center (New York), the Weill-Lenya Archive at Yale (New Haven), and the Max Reinhardt Archive at SUNY-Binghamton.

College and University Performance
Trinity College, Hartford, CT. Johnny Johnson.
Additional grant for a symposium on Kurt Weill held in conjunction with the performance. The symposium will also feature studio performances of Mahagonny Songspiel and Der Jasager.
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE. Happy End.
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England. Street Scene.
Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Violin Concerto and Das Berliner Requiem.
Kurt-Weill-Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. Down in the Valley.
Orchestre Futurs-Musiques and Soli-Tutti, Saint-Denis, France. Der Lindberghflug.

Professional Performance
Kurt-Weill-Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. String Quartet in B minor.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul, MN. Mahagonny Songspiel.
London Sinfonietta. Der Silbersee.

1995

Research
J. Bradford Robinson, Seefeld, Germany.
Grant to support a study of Weill's handling of jazz orchestration and instrumental techniques in his European works.
Pascal Huynh, Paris, France.
Grant to support research involved in curating the first major exhibition on Weill in France.

Dissertation Fellowship
Elmar Juchem, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Grant to support archival and source study for a doctoral thesis on the collaboration between Weill and Maxwell Anderson.

Performance
City College, San Francisco, CA. Street Scene.
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. Street Scene.
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen," Mahagonny Songspiel, Das Berliner Requiem, and US premiere of "Können einem toten Mann nicht helfen."
Kurt-Weill-Gesellschaft, Dessau, Germany. Das Berliner Requiem.
Makedonski Theater, Sofia, Bulgaria. Street Scene and Der Lindberghflug.
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Street Scene.

1994

Research
Bryan Gilliam, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Research and travel grant to undertake archival and source study work for the preparation of a scholarly edition of Mahagonny Songspiel in the Kurt Weill Edition. Trips to Weill/Lenya Archive, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Bertolt Brecht Archive, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Weill-Lenya Research Center, Kurt Weill Foundation, New York, NY.
Goethe Institut-Houston, Houston, TX.
Research grant to support symposium tied to the Houston Grand Opera production of Street Scene. The afternoon-long symposium forms part of cultural programming linked to Street Scene, involving screenings of two related films, and an exhibition devoted to Weill's stage works entitled Vom Kurfürstendamm zum Broadway--Kurt Weill 1900-1950.
Gunther Diehl, Kiel, Germany.
Publication assistance grant to support the reproduction of music examples, facsimile pages, photographs, and text documents in the book Der junge Weill und seine Oper Der Protagonist (Bärenreiter, 1994).
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Research grant to support the symposium entitled "The Musical Migration" (May, 1994), a session of which was devoted to Weill.
Elmar Juchem, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Research and travel grant to support study of Weill's Lost in the Stars, preliminary to the formulation of a dissertation topic. Research trips to Weill/Lenya Archive, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Weill-Lenya Research Center, Kurt Weill Foundation, New York, NY.
Nils Grosch, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Dissertation fellowship to support work on Ph.D. thesis "Musikalische Neue Sachlichkeit der Weimarer Republik." Research trips to Weill/Lenya Archive, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Weill-Lenya Research Center, Kurt Weill Foundation, New York, NY.

Professional Stage Productions, Concert Performances, Recordings, Broadcast
Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX. Support of transfer expenses to Europe of professional production of HGO Street Scene for performances in Berlin, Ludwigshafen, and possibly Vienna.
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA. Concert performance of Mahagonny Songspiel and Concerto for violin and wind instruments.
American Cathedral in Paris, Paris, France. Stage production of Lost in the Stars.
Santa Monica Symphony, Santa Monica, CA. Performance of Second Symphony.
Kurt-Weill-Zentrum, Dessau, Germany. Concert performance of Der Lindberghflug.
Chorus Pro Musica, Boston, MA. Performance of Das Berliner Requiem.
HM Treasury Singers, London, England. Performance of Kiddush.

College and University Stage Productions and Concert Performances
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. Stage production of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC. Stage production of The Seven Deadly Sins.
Trinity College of Music, London, England. Stage production of Johnny Johnson.
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA. Performance of Das Berliner Requiem.
Opera at Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ. Stage production of Mahagonny Songspiel, choreographed production of Frauentanz, and other works.

1993

Research
David Kilroy, Lexington, MA.
Research and travel grant to study the Maxwell Anderson diaries. Results of research will be assimiliated into a book, scholarly articles, etc. Trips to the University of Texas, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and the University of North Dakota.
James L. Zychowicz, Madison, WI.
Research and travel grant to study the source materials relevant to Ulysses Africanus. Results of research will form the basis of a documentary study of the work, which is to be submitted to publishers. Trips to the University of Texas, Yale University, and the Kurt Weill Foundation.

Professional Stage Productions
The Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM. Double bill of The Protagonist and The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken.

Professional Concert Performance
The Philharmonia Orchestra, London, England. Concert performances of Knickerbocker Holiday.
The Boston Musica Viva, Boston, MA. Performance and recording of songs, duets, and instrumental selections from American and European stage works.
Utah Symphony, Salt Lake City, UT. The Seven Deadly Sins.

College and University Stage Productions and Concerts
Brandon Adams, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik, Mahagonny Songspiel, selections from American stage works.

1992

Research
Pascal Huynh, Berlin, Germany.
Research and travel grant to Paris to complete French translation and editorial work on a volume of Weill's writings.
Robert Moody, Greenville, SC.
Research and travel grant to London to act as a consultant and assistant conductor for the English National Opera revival of Street Scene.

Publication Assistance
Atay Citron, El Cerrito, CA.
Subvention to support Remember Us: The Anti-Nazi Spectacles of American Jews by Atay Citron, to be published by Indiana University Press.

Performance
American Symphony Orchestra, New York, NY. Concert performance of a suite adapted from Railroads on Parade.
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston, MA. Lost in the Stars.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Street Scene.
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Mahagonny Songspiel.
Dessoff Choirs, New York, NY. Concert performance of the "Columbus Sequence" from Where Do We Go From Here?
Light Opera Works, Evanston, IL. Knickerbocker Holiday.
Milwaukee Symphony, Milwaukee, WI. Symphony No. 2.
Mount Vernon Chamber Orchestra, Mount Vernon, VA. The Seven Deadly Sins.
Musikcollegium Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland. Symphony No. 2, Concerto for violin and wind instruments, Walt Whitman Songs (for voice and orchestra).
New Orchestra of Westchester, Purchase, NY. "Cry, the Beloved Country," Concert Suite from Lost in the Stars.
Riverside Choral Society, New York, NY. Berliner Requiem, Kiddush.
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. The Seven Deadly Sins, Marie Galante Concert Suite, Kleine Dreigroschenmusik.

Recording and TV/Film
Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York, NY.
Subvention to support the complete recording of Lost in the Stars.
Atay Citron, El Cerrito, CA.
Subvention to support music costs of television/film documentary entitled Remember Us: The Anti-Nazi Spectacles of American Jews.

1991

Research
Gunther Diehl, Altenholz, Germany.
Research and travel grant to the Weill/Lenya Archive at Yale University and Weill-Lenya Research Center, New York, for investigations tied to work on his dissertation: "Der junge Kurt Weill: Untersuchungen zur Deutung des kompositorischen Werkes bis 1927," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kiel.
David Drew, London, England.
Research grant to complete "Kurt Weill: The Kaiser, Brecht, and Neher Works" and research and travel grant to the Weill/Lenya Archive at Yale University and Weill-Lenya Research Center, New York, to undertake correction and revision of the first edition of Kurt Weill: A Handbook (1987) and corresponding emendation of a German translation of his handbook.
Werner Grünzweig, Berlin, Germany.
Research and travel grant to Weill/Lenya Archive at Yale University and Weill-Lenya Research Center, New York, to undertake investigations of Weill's work in Paris, 1933-1935.
Gerd Rienacker, Berlin, Germany.
Research and travel grant to the Weill/Lenya Archive at Yale University and Weill-Lenya Research Center, New York, for research connected with the issue of stylistic continuity in Weill's music.

Dissertation Fellowship
David M. Kilroy, Arlington, MA.
To support expenses associated with research and travel to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas; the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Weill/Lenya Archive, Yale University; Weill-Lenya Research Center, New York. "Kurt Weill and the American Musical Stage of the Late 1940's," Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University.
bruce mcclung, Rochester, NY.
To support expenses associated with the writing of "Kurt Weill's Lady in the Dark," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music.

Publication Assistance
Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
Subvention for English translation of Kurt Weill: eine Biographie in Texten, Bildern und Dokumenten by Jürgen Schebera.

Performance
Chamber Ensemble of Colorado, Denver, CO. Happy End.
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, OH. Street Scene.
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. Street Scene.
Kentucky Opera, Louisville, KY. The Czar Has His Photograph Taken.
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Albuquerque, NM. The Seven Deadly Sins.
New Sussex Opera, Sussex, England. Lost in the Stars.
Riverside Symphony, New York, NY. Concerto for violin and wind instruments.
Sinfonia San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Berliner Requiem, Kleine Dreigroschenmusik, Concerto for violin and wind instruments.

Recording-Broadcast
Voices International, New York, NY.
Support of recording expenses and preparation of audiotape of Der Lindberghflug for public radio broadcast.

1990

Research and Travel
James Zychowicz, Madison, WI.
Travel grant to the Weill-Lenya Research Center and Yale University to conduct research for a study of Weill's compositional process as demonstrated in the sketches for Lost in the Stars.
Richard Bower, New York, NY.
To support expenses associated with travel to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas; Federal Theatre Archives, George Mason University; Weill/Lenya Archive, Yale University; and the Library of Congress. "Kurt Weill in America 1935-1941, the Americanization of Weill," Ph.D. dissertation, City University of New York.
Tamara Levitz, Rochester, NY.
To support expenses associated with travel to the Deutsche Staatsbibliotek, Berlin (East); Archiv der Akademie der Künste, Berlin (West and East); Preußischer Staatsarchiv, Merseburg, GDR; and the Edward Dent Estate, Cambridge University. "Teaching Composers: Busoni's Master Class in Composition," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music.

Professional Performances
American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia, PA. First professional revival of Love Life.
Armadillo String Quartet, Los Angeles, CA. String Quartet in B Minor, String Quartet Op. 8, Two Movements for String Quartet.
Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA. Kurt Weill Festival, including stage productions of The Seven Deadly Sins and Lady in the Dark.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY. Stage production of The Seven Deadly Sins.
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Brooklyn, NY. "Pantomime" from Der Protagonist.
Bühnen der Stadt Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. Staged production of Street Scene.
Downtown Music Productions, New York, NY. Cello Sonata, Vom Tod im Wald, Frauentanz.
Great Lakes Theater Festival, Cleveland. Administration of a Kurt Weill Festival.
Heinrich-Heine-Institut and the Dumont-Lindemann-Archiv. Two exhibitions mounted in conjunction with the Kurt Weill Festival in Nordrhein-Westphalia.
MasterSingers of Greater Stamford, Stamford, CT. Der Lindberghflug.
The Matrix Ensemble, London, England. Mahagonny Songspiel.
The New Stagecraft Company, New York, NY. Happy End.
The New York Chamber Ensemble, New York, NY. Mahagonny Songspiel.
Ohio Light Opera, Wooster, OH. Street Scene.
Opera Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Der Lindberghflug.
Pro Arte Chamber of Boston, Boston, MA. Violin Concerto.
Angelina Réaux, New York, NY. Concert performance of Marie Galante.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London, England. Concert performance of Johnny Johnson.
Sinfonietta, Düsseldorf, Germany. Concert performance of Vom Tod im Wald, Bastille Music, Kleine Dreigroschenmusik, and Concerto for violin and wind instruments.
Stadttheater Giessen, Giessen, Germany. Staged production of Der Silbersee.
Städtische Musikverein, Düsseldorf, Germany. Concert performance of Recordare, Kiddush, Berliner Requiem, Walt Whitman Songs, "Legende vom toten Soldaten," "Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen," and "In Times of War and Tumult" from Johnny Johnson.
Theater Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany. Staged production of a triple bill: Royal Palace, Der Protagonist, and Der Zar lässt sich photographieren.

College and University Performances
Buffalo State College and State University of New York at Fredonia, NY. Der Jasager and Down in the Valley, co-production with the University of Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany.
City Summer Opera, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Der Silbersee (in English).
College of DuPage, DuPage, IL. Concert performances of Down in the Valley and Lost in the Stars ("Cry, the Beloved Country").
The Juilliard School, New York, NY. Staged production of The Seven Deadly Sins.
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA. Staged production of Street Scene.
Occidental College/CalTech Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles, CA. Symphony no. 2.

1989

Research
Joachim Lucchesi, Akademie der Künste, Berlin (East).
Travel grant to conduct research at the Weill-Lenya Research Center and Yale University.
Tamara Levitz, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY.
Travel grant to Switzerland to conduct oral history interviews with members of Busoni's master class.

Performance
Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA. Professional production of Street Scene.
Court Theatre, Chicago, IL. Happy End.
Steven Gross, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Der Lindberghflug.
Michael Kantor, New York. Professional production of Der Lindberghflug.
Light Opera Works, Chicago, IL. Lady in the Dark.
Music Theatre Program, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Johnny Johnson and a workshop production of Der Jasager.
New York Chamber Ensemble, New York, NY. Der neue Orpheus.
Redwoods Summer Festival, Santa Rosa, CA. Concert performances of Marie Galante and Happy End.
Sinfonia San Francisco. Kurt Weill Festival: A series of five concerts.
University of Houston. The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken and Seven Deadly Sins, held in conjunction with a symposium, "German Literature and Music: An Aesthetic Fusion."

1988

Research
Pascal Huynh, Rueil, France.
To support dissertation expenses. "Kurt Weill et la Republique de Weimar: Une vision de l'avant-garde dans la presse (1923-33)." Ph.D. dissertation, Université de Tours.

Performance
Almeida Festival, London, England. Concert performances of Marie Galante, War Play (concert adaptation of Johnny Johnson), and Cry, The Beloved Country (concert adaptation of Lost in the Stars) plus ancillary concert works.
Berliner Kammeroper, Berlin (West). Der Zar lässt sich photographieren and Der Protagonist.
Boston Musica Viva, Boston, MA. War Play.
Music Theatre Program, Banff Center, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Happy End tour of 22 performances.
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA. Concerto for violin and wind instruments, Vom Tod im Wald, and Berliner Requiem.
Brooklyn Philharmonic. Brooklyn, NY. Der neue Orpheus.
Milwaukee Music Ensemble, Milwaukee, WI. Mahagonny Songspiel and Happy End Songspiel (concert adaptation of Happy End).

1987

Research
Atay Citron, Rehovot, Israel.
To support dissertation expenses. "Pageantry and Theatre in the Service of Jewish Nationalism in the United States (1933-1947)." Ph.D. dissertation, New York University.
Andreas Hauff, Mainz, West Germany.
Dissertation Fellowship and Travel Grant. "Kurt Weills Bühnenwerke (1922-1935)." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Mainz.
William Thornhill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Dissertation Fellowship and Travel Grant in support of research into Street Scene. Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professional Performance
Abbey Opera, London, England. Der Silbersee in English translation at the Camden Festival, London, April 1987.
Chester Summer Music Festival, Cheshire, England. Der Lindberghflug in English translation, July 1987.
Merkin Concert Hall, Hebrew Arts School, New York, NY. Kurt Weill Festival -- four concerts. September 1987.

College and University Performance
Grant MacEwan Community College, Alberta, Canada. Happy End. April or July 1987.
Southern University, Shreveport, LA. Lost in the Stars.

1986

Research
Geoffrey Abbott, Giessen, West Germany.
To support research of the original version of Die Dreigroschenoper and subsequent performance practice.
Stephen Hinton, West Berlin, West Germany.
Research and travel in support of an opera handbook on The Threepenny Opera (Cambridge University Press, 1990).

Performance
Center for Contemporary Opera, New York, NY. Der Jasager and Mahagonny Songspiel.
Downtown Music Productions, New York, NY. Mahagonny Songspiel.
Hampton University, Hampton, VA. Lost in the Stars.
Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT. Lost in the Stars.
Milwaukee Chamber Music Society, Milwaukee, WI. Concerto for violin and wind instruments.
92nd St. Y, New York, NY. Lost in the Stars.
Opera DC, Washington, DC. Lost in the Stars.
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Street Scene.

1985

Research
Christopher Hailey, New Haven, CT.
To prepare a publishable edition of the correspondence between Weill and Universal Edition. The proposal includes translation, annotation, a complete inventory, and prose summary of the collection.

Travel
Jürgen Schebera, Leipzig, German Democratic Republic.
To assist in travel expenses for a research trip to the Weill-Lenya Research Center in New York and the Weill/Lenya Archive at Yale University.

Performance
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY. Partial support of general production expenses for two performances of Street Scene, 9 and 12 August 1985.
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Partial support of the general production expenses for two performances of Der Zar lässt sich photographieren, December 1985.
Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL. Partial support of general production expenses for four performances of Knickerbocker Holiday, 25, 26 October and 1, 2 November 1985.
National Radio Theatre, Chicago, IL. Partial support for two live performances and a radio production of Knickerbocker Holiday to be distributed on the National Public Radio Network.
Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Recklinghausen, Federal Republic of Germany. Support for orchestra fees and supplemental rehearsal expenses for the summer festival production of Der Silbersee, Summer 1985.
Sequoia String Quartet, Los Angeles, CA. Support for 10 performances of the String Quartets in major concert series.
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Support for a touring production of a Kurt Weill Evening, performed by University students, to 20 high schools in different communities in Colorado.
Weathervane Community Playhouse, Akron, OH. Partial support for a production of Happy End.
Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia, PA. Partial support for orchestral expenses, June 1985 production of Happy End.

1984

Research
New York University Musical Theatre Program, New York, NY.
To establish a Kurt Weill Fellowship in the graduate program, providing tuition and partial living expenses.
John Fuegi, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
To study the personal and contractual relationships between Weill, Lenya, and Bertolt Brecht.

College and University Performance
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Street Scene.

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