The 2019 Cedar Commissions artists have each received $4,500 to create over 30 minutes of new music, drawing from their lives and experiences to create bold new works. Over the course of six months, they have been composing, exploring new ideas, and assembling musicians to bring their work to fruition on February 1st and 2nd. On night one, the artists Tarek Abdelqader, Antoine Martinneau, and Brianna Lane will perform their work.
Cedar Commissions artists make subjective art
Cedar Commissions artists are described as making art that draws from their life experiences and as such that art can be called subjective
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