Grantee Events

Experience a groundbreaking film spotlighting diverse women composers spanning twelve centuries. Film Premiere and Live Performance: Thursday, November 4, 2021, 7:30 PM at Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts The film is also streaming on the FirstWorks Virtual Stage on Friday, November 5, 2021, 8 PM EST  Tickets […]

FirstWorks is proud to present this stunning live performance film created by Taiwanese jazz artist Vincent Hsu (徐崇育) and his ensemble, Soy La Ley Afro-Cuban Jazz Band (古巴爵士樂團). Born in Changhua, Taiwan, Hsu is an award-winning bassist and composer who fuses jazz and Afro-Cuban music with his Taiwanese roots. Streaming On-Demand November 12-19 Join the […]

We use Wikipedia for everything: trivia, research, or random deep dives. But Wikipedia is run and edited by humans, and therefore its articles reflect a massive gender gap: according to recent studies, over eighty percent of Wikipedia editors are men, and under twenty percent of the biographical pages are about women. The Museum of Work […]

On Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, David will perform a concert in celebration of his 91st birthday at the historic St. Johns Episcopal Church on the Point in Newport, RI. The concert, the conclusion of the composer's 90th year celebration, is being filmed for inclusion in the movie. Through the better part of a century, David […]