Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project

 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project

The Ordway's mission includes working outside of Ordway's walls. Our artistic and education programs create opportunities for artists to interact with community organization that support young people and more. Although located outside of Minnesota, The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters project is another extension into the community interacting with emerging professional songwriters of all genres.

 Applications are now open for this week long intensive, located in Evanston, Illinois! See below for more details.    

CONNECT WITH US mercersongwriters.org APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2014 JOHNNY MERCER FOUNDATION SONGWRITERS PROJECT The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project is a weeklong intensive for emerging professional songwriters in all genres held annually each June on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University.  The highly competitive program attracts applicants from around the world and invites 12 songwriters or songwriting teams to spend a week in residence working with three award-winning professional master teachers. This weeklong intensive will take place at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois from June 22 - 28, 2014.  Master teachers for the 2014 program include Craig Carnelia (Tony Award-nominated lyricist for Sweet Smell of Success), Andrew Lippa (Tony Award Winning Composer/Lyricist for Big Fish, The Addams Family, The Wild Party) and Lari White (Three-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter and performer). Student songwriters will participate in daily master classes with master teachers and will have opportunities to perform their work throughout the week, including at the gala closing concert on Saturday, June 28. Please note that this program is devoted to all genres of the American popular song including country, musical theatre, rock, Latin, and contemporary pop.   The program is created in partnership between the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University and the Johnny Mercer Foundation.  CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW! Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project  June 22 - 28, 2014 Northwestern University Evanston, IL Keep an eye on your mailbox, the WAA-MU brochure is coming soon in the New Year! mercersongwriters.org | mercersongwriters@northwestern.edu Copyright The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project © 2014. All Rights Reserved.