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Big Ears Festival

Presentation Grant

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Recipient Information

Location

Knoxville, Tennessee

Year of Award

2022

Grant or Fellowship

Presentation Grants

Grant Amount

$6,506

As part of the annual Big Ears Festival (BEF), clarinetist, saxophonist, composer & bandleader Aurora Nealand will participate in three-days of residency, followed by two days of performance at BEF with her band, the Royal Roses; residency will be focused on working with HS students to make audio recordings documenting stories from their lives & then, collaboratively, creating musical scores to accompany & amplify those stories.