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The Commission Project, Inc. (TCP) is a nonprofit organization
that fosters creativity through music education by commissioning original
music and producing workshops and composer-in-residence programs in
public schools nationwide.
TCP’s composer-in-residence programs enrich existing school curricula
by involving students directly in the creative process: establishing
exploratory forums, which spark creativity and inventiveness. From the
onset, the composer involves students in the creative journey, making
artistic decisions and incorporating their input in the compositional
process.
The Commission Project is teaching our youth the critical thinking and
problem solving skills necessary to the success of the individual student
and the community at large. TCP programs and activities also help preserve
American musical heritage, develop new audiences for live jazz and classical
music performance and foster the creation of contemporary music. During
the 2005-2006 academic year, there were 2,935 students working with
38 composers and performers in 39 Commission Project sponsored programs,
which culminated in the creation and performance of over 37 new titles.
Since 1994, TCP has benefited over 23,000 students in 93 schools nationwide
by commissioning 124 composers to write nearly 400 pieces for student
ensembles, 104 are published; 33 have been commercially recorded and
released.
In the 2006-2007 academic year, The Commission Project will produce
over 40 residencies in metropolitan areas across the United States and
Canada. TCP is transforming the way youth are being educated, helping
students discover the excitement and rewards of creation.
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Fred Wesley & The Swing 'N Jazz
AllStars CD! $15
A clubhouse jam for
the benefit of music education, teed up by FRED WESLEY with MARVIN STAMM,
KETER BETTS, JAY LEONHART, CARL ATKINS, BOB SNEIDER, MIKE HOLOBER, AKIRA
TANA, and RICH THOMPSON.
Hear some exerpts
from a few select tracks -
01 -
Wicked Walk
04 - Body &
Soul
07 - It
Don't Mean A Thing
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The
Blues Project
View a 16-minute
documentary that showcases the work done by Herb Smith & TCP in
Rochester City schools.
Click
here to view (Windows Media Format)
Click
here to view (Quicktime Format)
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Swing 'n Jazz
IX survey
> Swing
'n Jazz past participant survey
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2006 TCP
Newsletter
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2005
TCP Newsletter
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Download
the TCP logo (300dpi, RGB, jpeg)
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