The Marian Anderson Award was originally established in 1943 by African American singer Marian Anderson , after she was awarded The Philadelphia Award (and the cash prize that came with it) in 1940. Anderson used the award money to establish a singing competition to help support young singers; recipients of which include Camilla Williams (1943, 1944), Nathaniel Dickerson (1944), Louise Parker (1944), Eudice Mesibov (1946), Mattiwilda Dobbs (1947), Rawn Spearman (1949), Georgia Laster (1951), Betty Allen (1952), Gloria Davy (1952), Judith Raskin (1952, 1953), Shirlee Emmons (1953), Miriam Holman (1954), Willis Patterson (1956), Shirley Verrett (1957), Joanna Simon (1962), Billie Lynn Daniel (1963), and Joyce Mathis (1967). Eventually, the prize fund ran out of money and it was disbanded. Florence Quivar was the last recipient of this earlier award in 1976.
7-420: In 1990, the award was re-established and has dispensed $ 25,000 annually. In 1998, the prize was restructured with the "Marian Anderson Award" going to an established artist, not necessarily a singer, who exhibits leadership in a humanitarian area. A separate prize, the "Marian Anderson Prize for Emerging Classical Artists" is given to promising young classical singers. In 2022, the independent organization running
14-582: A total of 5 programs: In 2022, POP acquired the Marian Anderson Award originally established in 1943 by African-American contralto Marian Anderson . The independent organization running the award program dissolved and Play On Philly became the administrators of the award. Using the obtained funds, Play On Philly created the Marian Anderson Young Artists Program, which supports students and offers private lessons free of charge at
21-594: The Marian Anderson Award in 2022. At age 28, then Curtis Institute of Music student Stanford Thompson first learned of Abreu and El Sistema. After graduating, Thompson became one of the pioneering Abreu Fellows studying the El Sistema method. After completing his postgraduate studies at the New England Conservatory, he then returned to Philadelphia and joined up with Carole Haas Gravagno to become
28-516: The award program dissolved, and Play On Philly , an after-school classical music education program, became the administrators of the award. Below are the names of those who received the award since its reinstatement in 1990. Bill Cosby's 2009 award was rescinded by the committee after multiple allegations of sexual assault were made public. In 2018, Queen Latifah was poised to receive the award, but later announced that she wouldn't be accepting it due to "personal reasons"; that year's award ceremony
35-551: The co-founders of Play On, Philly! in 2011. After being unable to partner with School District officials or charter schools , POP started its first after-school program with 110 students in grades 1–8. Taking place at a Catholic school in West Philadelphia , St. Francis de Sales. , the program began to take off, inducing a lottery for admission. A year later it expanded to Freir Charter Middle School in Center City . During
42-587: The following academic year in 2012, POP students received three hours of music instruction daily in small group music theory and chamber rehearsals. Students performed in the St. Patrick's Day Parade , to a full orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle , and played Brahms in Marian Anderson Hall (formerly Verizon Hall ) as an opener for the Philadelphia Orchestra . The Play on Philly organization has
49-773: Was postponed indefinitely. The award was not issued in 2020 or 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Play On Philly Play on Philly, commonly known as POP, is an American music education organization dedicated to the development of young musicians. Based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , it was co-founded by Stanford Thompson and Carole Haas Gravagno. Using the El Sistema method to provide musical education, Play On Philly offers free music instruction to students, whom are often from low-income communities and have had little to no exposure to formal musical training. The program acquired
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