Affiliate Artists was a U.S. nonprofit performing arts organization active from 1965 to the 1990s and headquartered in New York City. Instead of conventional competition prizes, Affiliate Artists offered the performing artists that were chosen through its auditions and competitions residencies and performances that placed them in communities for more than single appearances.
Of particular note were the Affiliate Artists Xerox Pianist Program, Texaco Affiliate Artist program, and Exxon-Arts Endowment Conductors Program.
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''Chicago Tribune'', September 8, 1985 In each cycle of auditions, winners were not ranked. In 1989, The ''New York Times'' wrote: "If the winners of last February's Xerox Pianists competition had received an Olympic medal for their efforts, it would have been an alloy - gold, silver, bronze, etc., all mixed together. Affiliate Artists, the program's parent organization, is interested in providing opportunities rather than rankings. More than 200 pianists applied, 23 semifinalists were chosen and the five winners taken from them. Contestants played recitals and concertos (with the Rochester Philharmonic). In addition to performing, the contestants had to talk to their four judges."
Partial list of Affiliate Artists winners:
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Bruce Brubaker
Bruce Brubaker is a musician, artist, concert pianist, and writer from the United States.
Concepts
Brubaker's work uses and combines Western classical music with postmodern artistic, literary, theatrical, and philosophical ideas. He is associat ...
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Myung-whun Chung, conductor
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Andrew Litton, conductor
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Stephen Drury, piano
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Jeffrey Kahane
Jeffrey Alan Kahane (born September 12, 1956) is an American classical concert pianist and conductor. He was music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for 20 years, the longest of any music director in the orchestra's history. He is t ...
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Kent Nagano, conductor
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Christopher O'Riley, piano
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Marc Ponthus
Marc Ponthus pioneered the monographic solo piano recital of leading avant-garde composers from the second half of the 20th century, devoting entire programs to Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis and others. He has performed exte ...
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Hugh Wolff, conductor
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Classical music awards
Piano competitions in the United States
Music organizations based in the United States
Culture of New York City
Arts organizations established in 1965
Conducting competitions