05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
The Thirteen offers its interpretation of a ‘New American Songbook'
Over the weekend, after the local choir the Thirteen gave its Friday performance of 'The New American Songbook' at Hood College's Coffman Chapel in Frederick, Maryland, artistic director Matthew Robertson received a notice from the National Endowment for the Arts terminating a $25,000 grant for its Vocal Fellows Program.
'The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President,' the notice read. 'Funding is being allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration's agenda.'
