Performance Incentive Fund
Guidelines
The Gene Gutchë Performance Incentive Fund, implemented by The Schubert Club and supported by the Gene Gutchë Estate, is designed to support and encourage public performances and recordings of the music of Gene Gutchë (1907-2000).
The Fund can award up to $2,500 annually to individuals and organizations through this program, with grants generally ranging from $500 - $1,000. In addition, grant recipients will have the option to borrow scores and parts for Gene Gutchë music, including orchestral works, from The Schubert Club (Saint Paul, MN) and/or the Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music (Philadelphia, PA) at no rental charge.
For complete guidelines and application form, click here: Guidelines and Application Form (pdf)
Timeline and Deadlines
Applications will be accepted twice annually, for performances that will take place up to two years after application date.
Postmark deadlines for the 2008-09 season are as follows:
November 1, 2008
March 2, 2009
Applicants will be notified of funding decisions within 60 days of the application deadline.
Previous Winners
Carrie Henneman Shaw, Minneapolis, MN (2008)
-- multi-state tour including performances of Lullaby, for soprano and piano
Piano Duo Gastesi-Bezerra, Wellington, FL (2008)
-- three concerts and radio broadcast of Concertino for Two Pianos
Matthew McCright, Minneapolis, MN (2007)
-- solo piano concert featuring Sonata, Op. 32 No. 1 and Theme and Variations
Millenium Chamber Players, Chicago, IL (2007)
-- two chamber music concerts featuring Cantilena