NEWS
On December 14, 2009, it was announced that
Plonsey is one of 50 artists nationwide
to win a
United States Artist Fellowship.
United States Artists is an organization which gives 50 unrestricted fellowships of $50,000 each every year to several categories of artists, including musicians, writers, artists, filmmakers, etc.
The mission of USA is "to invest in America's finest artists and illuminate the value of artists to society." Plonsey is one of seven musicians recognized across the nation for:
"their willingness to risk, reach, hold, experiment, nurture, and bring forth. . . essential cultural innovation and connection. . ."
Plonsey is working on being accepting of this fellowship as his due while also recognizing that there are great numbers of musicians equally deserving, many among his friends and colleagues locally. He wishes to thank his family for allowing him to steal so much time over the years to do music, and all his generous friends for playing his music and offering so much encouragement.
Upcoming Concerts:
July 11 (and other dates nearby), 2010:
"Dan Plonsey's Bar Mitzvah"
Commissioned by the
Jewish Music Festival
At the Contemporary Jewish Museum in
San Francisco.
Recently Past:
January 31, 2009,
Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. An opera by Dan Plonsey and Harvey Pekar: Leave Me Alone (See poster to the right.)
Go to the following link to support the opera by buying a Harvey Pekar ringtone, a six-panel comic "Opera Preview," or just make a donation. Then,
see it live (or later) on the internet:
leavemealoneopera.com
More details of upcoming (or past) Dan Plonsey events
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