Twelve scholars, performers, and indepentent artists, representing the fields of Music (Composition, Performance), Musicology, Playwriting, and Theatre Arts were selected from among 94 candidates nominated for Howard Fellowships in 2001. The 2002-2003 fellows and their projects are:
Azande, Playwriting, Independent, a play entitled Muro Tita (the grave of my grandmother).
Jessica Chalmers, Assistant Professor, Playwriting, University of Notre Dame, a play entitled Avanti, (the demise of the Studebaker automotive corporation and its effects on South Bend, IN).
Daniel Jones, Theatre Arts, Independent, Phoenix Fabrik, a play.
Mary Ellen Junda, Associate Professor, Performance, University of Connecticut, Singing with Treblemakers: A Recording for Children Sung by Children.
Gretchen Horlacher, Associate Professor, Musicology, Indiana University, a book project entitled Building Blocks: Repetition and Continuity in Stravinsky’s Music.
Scott Lindroth, Associate Professor, Composition, Duke University, Nasuh, a large-scale work for soprano, string quartet, and electronic sound.
Phil Markowitz, Composition, New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program, Abstract Expression – Musical Portraits of American Masters, a multi-media suite for piano trio and chamber orchestra.
Roberta Marvin, Associate Professor, Musicology, University of Iowa, a book entitled Verdi and the Victorians.
Georgine Resick, Associate Professor, Performance, University of Notre Dame, The Song Cycle in Recording: A Historical Perspective.
Mary Ann Smart, Associate Professor, Musicology, University of California, Berkeley, Risorgimento Fantasies: Italian Opera as Romantic Discourse.
Martin Stokes, Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology, University of Chicago, Music and the Globalization of Sentiment.
Stephen Taylor, Assistant Professor, Composition, University of Illinois, Chamber Music and a Virtual Opera.