Rob Deemer
@robdeemer.bsky.social
Composition professor, Chair of Theatre & Dance, & Senate Chair at SUNY Fredonia, Director/Founder of the Institute for Composer Diversity (www.composerdiversity.com)
Not the first movie one might consider watching on a Saturday night while our country flirts with going to war, but it is so good on so many levels, the brief distraction is appreciated.
June 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Not the first movie one might consider watching on a Saturday night while our country flirts with going to war, but it is so good on so many levels, the brief distraction is appreciated.
May 18 NEA Update
# of organizations affected: 1000
# of NEA grants affected: 1081
Amount of affected NEA grants: $43.2M
# of composers affected: almost/over 100 (see list below)
# of organizations affected: 1000
# of NEA grants affected: 1081
Amount of affected NEA grants: $43.2M
# of composers affected: almost/over 100 (see list below)
May 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
May 18 NEA Update
# of organizations affected: 1000
# of NEA grants affected: 1081
Amount of affected NEA grants: $43.2M
# of composers affected: almost/over 100 (see list below)
# of organizations affected: 1000
# of NEA grants affected: 1081
Amount of affected NEA grants: $43.2M
# of composers affected: almost/over 100 (see list below)
NEA Tracking Update:
-1013 grants impacted
-937 organizations impacted
-$41,212,441 in impacted grants
-ArtsHERE grants (all of which were nixed) kicked this up considerably
-Not many state/regional councils have been impacted yet, but that may change
-1013 grants impacted
-937 organizations impacted
-$41,212,441 in impacted grants
-ArtsHERE grants (all of which were nixed) kicked this up considerably
-Not many state/regional councils have been impacted yet, but that may change
May 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEA Tracking Update:
-1013 grants impacted
-937 organizations impacted
-$41,212,441 in impacted grants
-ArtsHERE grants (all of which were nixed) kicked this up considerably
-Not many state/regional councils have been impacted yet, but that may change
-1013 grants impacted
-937 organizations impacted
-$41,212,441 in impacted grants
-ArtsHERE grants (all of which were nixed) kicked this up considerably
-Not many state/regional councils have been impacted yet, but that may change
NEA Tracking Update:
-850 orgs impacted
-$27.3M funding impacted
-Most state arts councils have not been touched yet
-More info as I find it (# of announcements have slowed since last week)
–If you know of any additional groups, let me know!
-850 orgs impacted
-$27.3M funding impacted
-Most state arts councils have not been touched yet
-More info as I find it (# of announcements have slowed since last week)
–If you know of any additional groups, let me know!
May 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
NEA Tracking Update:
-850 orgs impacted
-$27.3M funding impacted
-Most state arts councils have not been touched yet
-More info as I find it (# of announcements have slowed since last week)
–If you know of any additional groups, let me know!
-850 orgs impacted
-$27.3M funding impacted
-Most state arts councils have not been touched yet
-More info as I find it (# of announcements have slowed since last week)
–If you know of any additional groups, let me know!
Friday morning NEA tracker update:
# of Orgs Affected: 657
Amount of Funding Impacted: $18,806,200
Almost half of all Theatre and Dance grants have been impacted.
Over 1/3 of all Music grants have been impacted.
# of Orgs Affected: 657
Amount of Funding Impacted: $18,806,200
Almost half of all Theatre and Dance grants have been impacted.
Over 1/3 of all Music grants have been impacted.
May 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Friday morning NEA tracker update:
# of Orgs Affected: 657
Amount of Funding Impacted: $18,806,200
Almost half of all Theatre and Dance grants have been impacted.
Over 1/3 of all Music grants have been impacted.
# of Orgs Affected: 657
Amount of Funding Impacted: $18,806,200
Almost half of all Theatre and Dance grants have been impacted.
Over 1/3 of all Music grants have been impacted.
It seems my map didn’t get shown in last night’s post.
For an update, my list just went over 600 impacted orgs and over $17M in grants.
For an update, my list just went over 600 impacted orgs and over $17M in grants.
May 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It seems my map didn’t get shown in last night’s post.
For an update, my list just went over 600 impacted orgs and over $17M in grants.
For an update, my list just went over 600 impacted orgs and over $17M in grants.
11pm on Monday, May 5 and we're up to 250 orgs that I've found in articles, social media, and the mighty crowdsourced spreadsheet (thank you, Annie Dorsen!) with over $7.2M in impacted grants. Kinda fascinating how Theatre as a discipline has really been kicked in the teeth compared to the others…
May 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
11pm on Monday, May 5 and we're up to 250 orgs that I've found in articles, social media, and the mighty crowdsourced spreadsheet (thank you, Annie Dorsen!) with over $7.2M in impacted grants. Kinda fascinating how Theatre as a discipline has really been kicked in the teeth compared to the others…
First table was from 10am this morning…this was from 1:30pm. Over 150 orgs being impacted and almost $4.5M in grants—I'll keep updating as the day goes on.
May 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
First table was from 10am this morning…this was from 1:30pm. Over 150 orgs being impacted and almost $4.5M in grants—I'll keep updating as the day goes on.
Here's the number of orgs that have been impacted and the grant amount totals so far:
May 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Here's the number of orgs that have been impacted and the grant amount totals so far:
A colleague’s gift after I dropped “Bulls in china shops are not well liked by those who enjoy running china shops” in a meeting last week 😎
April 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A colleague’s gift after I dropped “Bulls in china shops are not well liked by those who enjoy running china shops” in a meeting last week 😎
And yet a third set of images from our chamber music search page—so many ways to find music by composers who are awesome!
February 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
And yet a third set of images from our chamber music search page—so many ways to find music by composers who are awesome!
Here are more images from our chamber database search interface—enjoy!
February 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Here are more images from our chamber database search interface—enjoy!
With recent draconian rulings, you may be tempted to not program composers who are awesome. In case you are still looking for music by composers who are awesome, may I suggest investigating our new search tool for chamber music? Have fun making good trouble!
www.composerdiversity.com/chamber-musi...
www.composerdiversity.com/chamber-musi...
February 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
With recent draconian rulings, you may be tempted to not program composers who are awesome. In case you are still looking for music by composers who are awesome, may I suggest investigating our new search tool for chamber music? Have fun making good trouble!
www.composerdiversity.com/chamber-musi...
www.composerdiversity.com/chamber-musi...
…and you would be correct.
January 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
…and you would be correct.
It looks like the enrollment cliff is much longer and deeper than previously thought. Changes in higher ed need to be thought of in terms of decades rather than years moving forward…
January 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It looks like the enrollment cliff is much longer and deeper than previously thought. Changes in higher ed need to be thought of in terms of decades rather than years moving forward…
The year’s last dregs of sunlight ebb along the banks…I have neither wise nor deep thoughts this evening other than to wish my friends, colleagues, and community much love and health in the year ahead.
December 31, 2024 at 10:03 PM
The year’s last dregs of sunlight ebb along the banks…I have neither wise nor deep thoughts this evening other than to wish my friends, colleagues, and community much love and health in the year ahead.
It’s not the years, it’s the mileage
December 14, 2024 at 2:53 AM
It’s not the years, it’s the mileage
“So you want to connect with the Gen Z kids, hmm?”
December 14, 2024 at 2:44 AM
“So you want to connect with the Gen Z kids, hmm?”
After pushing our return from Thanksgiving break to Western New York till Tuesday, it seems that there’s another 20-30” of snow on its way before we get home. This is what a sidewalk in the region looks like ❄️
December 2, 2024 at 2:34 AM
After pushing our return from Thanksgiving break to Western New York till Tuesday, it seems that there’s another 20-30” of snow on its way before we get home. This is what a sidewalk in the region looks like ❄️
They’re not wrong…
November 23, 2024 at 11:21 PM
They’re not wrong…
Any performers/researchers interested in helping me kick the tires of a Chamber Music database we’ve built for the Institute for Composer Diversity? DM me and let me know!
November 19, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Any performers/researchers interested in helping me kick the tires of a Chamber Music database we’ve built for the Institute for Composer Diversity? DM me and let me know!